All coverage of Australia, ranked by recency.
The Justice Department has signed an $87,000 contract with architects to explore converting an unused quarantine centre in Perth's north-east into a minimum-security prison.
A Gold Coast school is using its greenhouse to grow food and teach maths and science, with research suggesting the hands-on approach can improve attendance and engagement.
Climbers are elated that a new government plan for the area will allow access to all but three of more than 150 climbing areas in the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park.
Nic Maddinson is within touching distance of a remarkable return to the Test team, after Cameron Green's abdominal strain left him a doubt for the series opener against South Africa.
Eneasi Taumoefolau has been found guilty in Tonga of participating in an organised criminal group over his role in establishing a branch of the Comancheros in the Pacific nation.
Some Tasmanian businesses and sports clubs will get a reprieve and refund as TasWater announces it will change the way it calculates fixed sewerage costs. One business was hit with a 500 per cent bill increase.
Australia’s benchmark bond yield looks poised to fall below its US counterpart for the first time in over a year, as expectations for monetary policy in the two economies diverge.
With hundreds of trucks rolling through the centre of Pinjarra each day, calls to construct a long-awaited bypass route have been reignited.
Lani Pallister and Sam Short, Australia's stars of the pool in 2026, continue their terrific year with more success at the national short course championships in Sydney.
A man has been charged for allegedly stalking, choking and sexually assaulting a woman at a park in Sydney's west.
From building a dog park to overhauling Queensland's disaster preparedness, young people are engaging politically with the issues that matter to their communities. While some try out traditional politics, many are turning to newer forms of advocacy.
Data center operator Firmus Grid Ltd. is seeking a A$43.7 billion ($30.3 billion) valuation in its Australian initial public offering this month, the Australian Financial Review reported on Thursday, citing pricing sent to potential investors.
A Lone Pine tree and strawberry plants are among vegetation abruptly cleared from a central Victorian school as part of a state government tree removal program.
Ahead of their first grand final in a generation, Newcastle is ready to hold the Knights closer to their hearts than ever before as team and city show why they are one.
The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defence motion that argued there was not enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.
As bushfire season approaches, new modelling is giving Tasmanian communities a clearer picture of where fire could burn most severely.
Tasmania Police say initial inquiries suggest the 15-year-old boy who died was driving the car when it crashed.
Residential towers ranging in height from eight to 16 storeys would surround the market and include 10 per cent affordable housing under plans to redevelop the site.
Experts have nominated two butterflies, a pair of beetles, a signal fly and a glow-worm as 2026 ABC Insect of the Year finalists. Now you get to help decide the winner.
Carlton have weathered wet and wild conditions to leap into the AFLW's top four with a 12-point win over Hawthorn.
The Australian share market has risen fractionally after Wall Street recovered from early losses as US Treasury yields retreated from multi-decade highs. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.
Matthew John Woodward, 41, had pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of creating and possessing child exploitation material, which the District Court of Western Australia judge said was "appalling".
The eSafety Commission says it has identified gaps in harmful content detection, repeat-offender prevention and information-sharing initiatives in some gaming platforms. Follow live.
A team of citizen searchers has travelled from across the country to dense bushland in Western Australia's south in a bid to find the Nannup Four.
Australia will launch its defence of the men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa next year with a blockbuster opener against India, the powerhouse it defeated to win the crown in 2023.
A notoriously windy stretch of road in Tasmania could be upgraded with pricing revealed to be as high as $2.7 billion to re-route the road.
From laksa cheesecake to toasties and deep fried ice cream, Darwin's annual laksa festival has something for all palettes. And while it might sound "weird", those cooking up a storm promise "it tastes way better than it sounds".
Between interest rate and petrol price rises and falling house values, Western Sydney residents say making ends meet is getting tough.
Businesses in Coffs Harbour are preparing for life without 35,000 vehicles driving daily through the city.
Jazmin Mckay has joined the Adelaide Thunderbirds as the club's inaugural mother-daughter signing, following in the footsteps of her mother, a dual premiership T-Bird and gold medal winning Diamond player.
Retirement of Anne Collins comes as part of a wider leadership transition at the Big Four firm’s global headquarters
There are calls for government departments to speed up decades-old negotiations as markets in Asian countries worsen and Australia faces citrus oversupply.
This weekend, many Australians will experience a time warp, with their clocks jumping forward by an hour on Sunday morning.
Australia's intellectual property agency tells PNG's rugby league franchise that its chosen name, the Chiefs, risks being confused with the name of a Super Rugby club.
Australian and Cambodian police are jointly investigating accused paedophile Mark Dennis's network and links to a celebrated Cambodian charity following his death after being charged with possessing child abuse material.
After a warm and dry start to spring, heavy rain is expected to sweep across south-east Australia this weekend.
Surcharge bans are supposed to save consumers money but retailers say they're being forced to put prices up and are finding ways around the reforms.
Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in the US state of Tennessee in more than 200 years. Instead, she is fighting for life.
Clinicians at Victoria's leading paediatric hospital have been using gloves that were not tested or approved for administering chemotherapy, despite the issue being raised a decade ago.
The Russian president delivers a blunt warning to allies as he concedes Ukrainian strikes are having an impact on his country's economy.
Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.
Several school principals were injured, harassed or assaulted during blockades at high schools.
Tasmania has 400 known serial family violence offenders, while police continue to see an increase in domestic and family violence incidents. Advocates say attitudes are still not changing, and more law reform is needed.
In ordinary people's day-to-day thinking the cost of living dominates, and never more than this week, when the Reserve Bank hiked rates to the highest level since 2011.
Israel has awarded a presidential medal to five of its citizens who helped prevent a flydubai plane crash on Wednesday as it calls for the pilot who allegedly caused the midair altercation to be extradited.
While the Anthropocene is a term most of us are well aware of, it is not an official geological epoch. Now a group of scientists has reignited the push to get it formally recognised.
If only getting the correct answers was as easy as tricking a tipsy AI into spilling the tea.
New music from Beabadoobee, Tinashe, Beck, Julia Jacklin and Orville Peck leads a huge month of albums. Here are our 10 favourites.
As a middle power, with a range of assets and resources, Australia is not powerless in the face of change.
Ukraine has been bombarded with high-speed 'jet-powered' attack drones, with a nuclear facility and a school among the latest Russian targets.
Labor is moving against lawyers and migration agents accused of profiting from visa applications that have little prospect of success.
Plavsic pleaded guilty at a United Nations tribunal to persecution as a crime against humanity for her role in atrocities during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
An absent Isaac Heeney claims the Bob Skilton Medal for a third season in a row following a club imposed suspension for a breach of standards.
UAE, meanwhile, says it will investigate the circumstances and motives, of the incident, including whether it was linked to any militant activity.
Hong Kong police arrested an Australian man on Sept. 30 for allegedly carrying an imitation gun into a Yau Ma Tei bar, and arrested him again the same night for allegedly damaging a police station.
New legislation passed last month gives WA police additional temporary powers to manage next week's Land Forces event, and at least six people have already received letters banning them from protesting inside the security zone.
Writer and actor Eddie Perfect's next show is a black comedy based on Molière's Tartuffe that replaces the 17th-century play's quasi-religious charlatan with an AI hairdressing robot.
Victorian prosecutors have dropped a blackmail charge against a former CFMEU delegate with links to criminal bikie gangs.
