Australia

Australian couples with children earning mid-range or high incomes would be the biggest winners from tax changes in the latest federal budget, according to new modelling. Five metropolitan electorates based ...

Social media executives whose websites broadcast horrific terror attacks could face jail or billions of dollars in fines ...

A laboratory one kilometre below ground in regional Victoria is set to become the southern hemisphere's epicentre for ...

The man accused of the horrific shootings at two Christchurch mosques will face an additional 49 murder charges ...

Two toddlers have died a week after being pulled unconscious from the bottom of their backyard pool. Two-and-a-half-year-old ...

Authorities are investigating how a Victorian woman passed away on March 1 during what would usually be a ...

The Australian government announced the first federal budget surplus in more than a decade on April 2. The ...

A Victorian man has been detained for questioning about a terrifying attack on a U.S. citizen on March 27. Victoria ...

The Reserve Bank struck a cautious note in keeping the official cash rate at a record low of ...

The new NSW cabinet was unveiled by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her deputy John Barilaro on Sunday, March ...

Woolworths announced plans to close about 30 Big W stores and two distribution centres on April 1. The decision ...

Nationalistic Australian Senator Pauline Hanson staunchly defended herself and colleagues on March 28, over controversial video footage that was ...

A fisherman in Australia has found the head of a large shark, with bite marks from an unknown—but ...

An online fundraising campaign launched on March 26 is aiming to give a more suitable home for a ...

Hong Kong already has the greatest concentration of Australian businesses outside Australia but it will now be easier ...

A Melbourne man accidentally won more than $46 million (US$33 million) on March 26 after buying two lottery ...

Heavily-armed police were called in to investigate reports of a potential shooter after a passenger mistakenly confused a ...

SYDNEY—Australia's National Australia Bank said on Monday, March 25, it would end a profitable system of bonuses for ...

President Donald Trump's former foreign policy aide, George Papadopoulos, claims that he was a victim of spying by certain people ...

The Berejiklian government has secured a majority in NSW by winning a 47th seat in the 93-seat lower ...

Residents along Western Australia's Pilbara coast have bunkered down as Cyclone Veronica has hit the coastline. Residents have ...

Residents in the Pilbara region in Western Australia are bracing for cyclone Veronica as it starts lashing the ...

Gladys Berejiklian says whether or not she ends up winning a majority she'll work closely with the three ...

The coalition government led by Gladys Berejiklian has been returned to power for a third term in NSW ...

Cancer, Parkinson's and motor neurone patients could get major savings after three new drugs were listed on the ...

Heavy pollution in China is forcing shoppers to buy bottled air from Australia to improve their wellbeing and ...