Coalition Senate leader Simon Birmingham has announced his retirement from politics, ahead of the next election.

Negotiations over how much Australians can donate to political candidates have forced Labor to shelve changes aimed at ...

A prosecutor wants one of Australia's worst paedophiles to get a life sentence, saying the "true horror" of his offences is ...

Residents in coastal communities have been told it's too late to leave their properties as an out-of-control bushfire cuts ...

A driver has been hailed a hero after 33 children were safely evacuated from a school bus — with 200 litres of fuel — that ...

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has snuck into the Senate after being suspended, yelling at her colleagues in defiant scenes ...

Large parts of Australia face higher summer bushfire risk, as authorities also warn people to be ready for cyclones, floods ...

The NSW police officer found guilty of unlawfully killing an aged-care resident with dementia has been suspended without pay.

Consumers were tricked into believing they were getting a better deal than was possible on Webjet's platform, a lawsuit ...

With transmission projects facing significant delays, using the existing grid to its full capacity needed to occur before ...

Clare Polkinghorne couldn’t help but grin at the prospect of her Matildas send-off game coming against familiar foe Brazil.

With 36 bills to pass, one fewer senator and only one day left in parliament, Australia's decision makers are in for a wild ...