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The Nine board has met to discuss the future of embattled chairman Peter Costello as some of the media company’s biggest names censured his alleged assault against a young journalist at Canberra Airport.

The 86-year-old husband of a woman found dead in her Canberra home is being interviewed by police in what detectives believe is a domestic violence homicide.

A high-noon directive to move looms for pro-Palestine protesters camped at the Australian National University with police threatening action.

Tensions are mounting at universities across Australia over pro-Palestine encampments as two universities warn students to abandon their protests.

A landmark legal challenge that triggered urgent laws and could decide the fates of immigrants across the nation will be heard in Australia's highest court.

When this victim ID specialist sits down at her desk in the AFP’s Canberra headquarters each morning, she faces an excruciating dilemma.

The nation’s top-selling car brand is backing the Federal Government’s contentious clean car plan after it softened targets for utes and delayed the start of a new penalties system

The Federal Government will be given powers to force non-citizens who refuse to be deported to return home or go to jail, and block new visa applications from those applying from ‘removal concern countries’.

A two-year social media ban or prison could be on the cards for Australians who glamorise their crimes, under the coalition's plan to address youth offending.

The collapse of a prominent Canberra building firm has resulted in more than 60 employees losing their jobs.

Paid parental leave will increase incrementally from 20 weeks to a maximum of 26 by mid-2026. Read everything you need to know about the changes.

The fate of some detained asylum seekers and refugees rests in the hands of the High Court, as the Albanese government attempts to block further releases.

The prime minister has rejected claims some eastern states are being deliberately short-changed after NSW and Queensland's share of GST revenue was slashed.

Witness accounts detailing how a public message made them feel will be used as evidence in a racial vilification case brought by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi against One Nation founder Pauline Hanson. 

A new report has ranked states on their performance across 10 economic indicators. So, who came first? And who came last?