Australia

A deputy chief executive of the NDIS says ‘the scale maliciousness’ is bad but admits it doesn’t know how to measure the overall number of fraud cases, despite $5 billion being stolen from Australian taxpayers.

Police are often failing to document conflicts of interest when investigating allegations of domestic violence involving officers, an independent review found.

A Treasury official has admitted Labor’s plan to tackle the housing affordability crisis has failed to see a necessary lift in the completion of new homes.

The $200 million injection is believed to be the largest ever private commitment for Australian veterans.

A routine stop has turned into a nightmare after a long drop toilet gave way, leaving a tourist trapped in waste for hours before help arrived. WARNING: Graphic images.

Charlotte MacInnes is suing Rebel Wilson for defamation in the Federal Court over a series of Instagram posts she says damaged her.

Charities are buckling under a surge of hungry Australians as fuel price pressures swell into a ‘cost of surviving’ crisis.

A woman who murdered a teenager over a pair of headphones has not been handed any more jail time for biting a prison officer on the arm.

The Health Minister has defended slashing about 160,000 Aussies from the NDIS in an effort to reduce ‘unsustainable’ costs.

Legendary radio and television presenter James Valentine has died through voluntary assisted dying after a cancer diagnosis.

An elderly woman has narrowly avoided losing tens of thousands of dollars after a man allegedly knocked on her door claiming to be a roof repair man.

The Government has warned they ‘can’t rule out’ mass flight cancellations as aviation leaders raise alarm over fuel and booked flights.

Two police officers were injured late on Wednesday, including one pinned between two cars, while a man remains in a critical condition after a shooting.

A senior executive at a supermarket giant denies the retail chain misled customers with fake discounts for a number of items.

Falling immunisation rates, fuelled by misinformation, has sparked a national campaign calling on Australians to speak with their doctor about vaccinations.