Oceania

The state government introduces legislation to repeal a requirement for a coal mine to house its workforce in a nearby town.

Believing his domestic duties are done, Nikita Tszyu is ready to take on America after changing his tune and claiming victory in his controversial draw with countryman Ben Mahoney.

Under-fire Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says he had a conversation about tariffs with US President Donald Trump just before dinner at Mar-a-Lago — despite the Trump Organization claiming no such dinner…

A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic.

The withdrawal of a touring band and support acts for Ed Sheeran's Loops tour is a saga involving the removal of Macklemore from shows over pro-Palestinian comments. Here's how it's played out thus…

The government admits delays in response to reports more than a dozen children had been living unsupervised in squalid conditions in South Hedland.

Bushfires Northern Territory have issued an emergency warning for a fire at Stockwell Road in Blackmore, west of Berry Springs.

Australian Travis Bazzana has continued his impressive rookie season with two home runs, helping Cleveland secure a crucial 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox in its battle for a Major League…

After deliberating for one day, a jury has found two country New South Wales footballers guilty of raping a woman at Scone in 2023.

International students would effectively be banned from bringing family members to Australia under a long-awaited overhaul of the immigration system.

Police are trying to fill in the last four days of Payge Leembruggen's life.

British backpackers are coming to Australia in record numbers, but the traditional working holiday has changed. As the government grapples with migration, the 88-day rule has become part of a bigger…

Former spy boss Dennis Richardson has criticised the media's handling of "blatant antisemitism" in Australia after the October 7 Hamas attacks and has called for an "open discussion" about extremist…

The Greens have blown up their relationship with the ACT government, but the minority Labor government remains safe for now.

The NRLW will farewell two of its most influential figures with Sydney Roosters pair Millie Elliott and Corban Baxter announcing their retirements.

Up to 150 residents at a Darwin homeless shelter will be relocated 100 kilometres south to Batchelor after the site's owner and the Northern Territory and federal governments could not agree on a…

At least three people have been killed in Los Angeles after a helicopter crashed near the site of a separate fatal bush crash, according to local authorities.

The Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy has only been operational for about 10 months in two years, but replacement parts have been secured following its most outage and it's expected to be transmitting…

The redevelopment of a youth centre providing crucial support to disadvantaged Aboriginal children in Alice Springs is in jeopardy due to federal funding delays.

An emotional Tara Cheyne defended her track record as she was censured in the ACT Legislative Assembly over reduced library hours, a move criticised by independent Leanne Castley, who said her former…

A Queensland family that feared 80 years of dairying would end after a contract was not renewed has been offered a last-minute lifeline.

A man has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually assaulting a woman in an underground car park in Canberra's north.

Offensive social media posts from former Play School star Rhys Muldoon have resurfaced after reports he had been hired by Labor senator Richard Dowling.

A growing religious community in the city's south-east will have to keep looking for a new spiritual home, after councillors rejected a bid to build a church on protected green wedge land.

Saudi authorities say a drone attack, which they claim was launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, was intercepted before it could reach the holy city of Mecca.

Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their…

Additional capacity for the long-awaited new Spirit of Tasmania ferries was released this morning, with high demand crashing the website.

The youngest of the "bodies-in-the-barrels" serial killers, James Spyridon Vlassakis, would be subject to conditions while on parole, including restricted movement and random drug testing, SA's…

There is an urgent need for parents to discuss the risks of sexual strangulation with their children following the recent death of a 16-year-old girl from Sydney, experts warn.

Matt Renshaw admits he may not have experienced his milestone moment had he opened the batting for Australia against Zimbabwe.

Two lavish post-wedding parties for Donald Trump Jr and his wife, held in the Bahamas in May, were funded by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, who has strong ties to President Vladimir Putin,…

Two lavish post-wedding parties for Donald Trump Jr and his wife, held in the Bahamas in May, were funded by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, who has strong ties to President Vladimir Putin,…

All four supporting acts for upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour have withdrawn in solidarity with rapper Macklemore who has been dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments.

AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely…

Kash Patel’s time at the FBI has been marred by his firing of veteran employees with little explanation, alongside other negative headlines.

A heritage-listed hotel in Western Australia's Goldfields, infamous for its connection to the murders of two police officers a century ago, hits the market with an asking price of more than $1…

The North Queensland fishery produces between 200 and 300 tonnes of seafood annually, with some fishers fearing there is no viable replacement for gillnets.

Throughout the algal bloom crisis, citizen scientists off the coast of South Australia helped with research. Now, with deadly bird flu impacting wildlife, they are taking to the ocean to keep watch.

The WA Police Union wants tougher penalties for offenders who assault police officers amid a high number of "disgusting" assaults across the state's north.

The Australian share market is likely to rise slightly and bounce back from its three-month low. Wall Street extended its sell-off as oil prices spiked on further signs of disruption in Saudi Arabian…