Australia

Veteran compensation and treatment payments continue to grow as the Federal government makes cuts to other areas of the portfolio to balance the budget.

Seven women affiliated with ISIS and their 14 children have left the Al Roj detainee camp in north-east Syria to make their way to Australia.

Australia and Turkey have revealed that the global oil crisis will prompt a major focus on electric vehicles at the United Nations climate talks in November.

A stranger's violent outburst at a petrol station nearly sparked a catastrophic disaster.

Jurors heard attempts to stop the bleeding with shopping bags and sticky tape failed.

A United States naval university has questioned Australia’s ability to operate nuclear-powered submarines, warning it risks being left with ‘a potent but politically constrained’ fleet under the AUKUS deal.

A damning inquiry has found systemic failures, lax regulation and the rapid corporatisation of childcare allowed predators to abuse children, while warning the entire sector requires urgent national reforms.

Commando and Special Air Service regiments once competed with each other for the most exciting and dangerous missions in Afghanistan, now the lower-profile Sydney-based unit is making changes.

The Treasurer has given a firm commitment to maintaining WA’s current GST share, on his post-Budget trip to Perth.

The likely next US ambassador has praised Australia’s mining prowess saying he wants to tap into the our expertise on rare earths processing and refining.

‘I thought I was safe from this mouse plague . . . I’m not, they’re everywhere.’

More than 40 school children were on board at the time of the crash, along with a driver and their teacher.

A former AFL player will likely be imprisoned for fraud after he improperly installed pools in the backyards of regional families with little means.

New details about a teenager’s alleged attempt to hijack a Jetstar flight have made public in court documents.

A man who killed his ex-partner's friend in an alleged crime of passion sent his victim threatening messages and a photo of a gun, a jury has heard.