A police officer's cursing just before he tasered an elderly woman who was holding a knife showed the aged-care resident was ...

A former Victoria Police detective who doctored evidence against an innocent woman in a drug investigation has ...

The Nissan X-Trail was already a budget-friendly family SUV, and the mid-spec ST-L just got even cheaper in one Australian state.

Substantial coral losses on the Great Barrier Reef of up to 72 per cent have been recorded following extensive bleaching and natural disasters last summer.

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The federal opposition is calling on the Albanese government to release the findings of a long-awaited review of the nation's spy agencies as Parliament scrambles to pass a flurry of laws ahead the ...

Airline pilot Greg Lynn will appeal his 32-year jail term for the murder of missing camper Carol Clay.

Refugee mothers suffer pregnancy issues compared to Australian-born women but a specialist midwifery service is easing labour ...

The education minister is working to sign updated school funding agreements with states and territories, agreeing to ...

An Indigenous Australian musician has called on First Nations people to "turn up the respect" and talk to children about what ...