Lion dancing and music heralded the Year of the Snake in Canberra on Wednesday. But the celebrations did not last for long as ...

A man accused of killing his own father during an abduction that caused a traumatic brain injury has been jailed for five ...

At the Sydney Writers' Festival, chief political correspondent Laura Tingle said "Australia is a racist country," a statement ...

The last minister standing after a taxpayer-funded ride to her boozy 40th birthday lunch acknowledges she "probably ...

A man has been swept away by floodwaters in another blow to a rain-hit north Queensland community reeling from a deadly ...

President Donald Trump's announcement that the US would take over the war-damaged Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled ...

Ukraine has promised to help secure the release of Australian Oscar Jenkins, reiterating its gratitude to Australia ...

Channel Nine star Liz Hayes has announced her shock exit from the network after 44 years but said it was "not goodbye".

Cooler weather in bushfire-hit areas has finally offered crews a chance to contain out-of-control blazes burning in ...

Accused of trying to make sure everybody heard about "Pam the Bird", alleged vandal Jack Gibson-Burrell has ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has launched an international gender equality strategy to advance the human rights ...