The state government has just approved tenders for new gas and coal exploration areas across the state, but the Conservation Council has labelled the government’s agenda “cynical”.
A young backpacker drowned after she was forced into waters by dingoes at a popular holiday destination while on a working holiday, a coroner has found.
Rewind to 2003 and the Iraq war. Labor was in opposition and came out strongly against the action. So if Labor were in opposition now, would it be against the American-Israeli action, asks Michelle Grattan.
US President Donald Trump has sensationally fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, two days after she faced a parliamentary inquiry.
Matildas’ players have voiced their support and admiration for the Iran women’s team after their 4-0 win in the Asian Cup.
Chaos erupted in Lebanon’s capital after Israel ordered a mass evacuation, urging civilians to “save your lives” and flee.
And special coverage from the Gold Coast as the Matilda’s and Iran are set to play tonight in front of what’s expected to be a record-breaking sellout crowd at Robina.
Beloved sports broadcaster Dennis Cometti, who coined some of the AFL’s most memorable phrases, has died aged 76.
The government’s proposed drug reform laws have been slammed by medical peak bodies, the AMA saying it will limit access to life-saving treatment.
Conservationists celebrated the discovery of two female juvenile Northern Quolls with full pouches in Far North Queensland on World Wildlife Day yesterday.
The likelihood of a cyclone forming off the Queensland coast has been revised by the Bureau of Meteorology, as other agencies share their own predictions.
This is The Howard Effect, a three-part series marking 30 years since Howard’s first emphatic election victory.
A young girl has become the third Queenslander to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.
A total lunar eclipse has lit up Australian skies overnight with the moon turning bright red for nearly an hour.
A Sydney-bound flight has left Dubai with Australians urged to stay in close contact with their airlines as Middle Eastern countries allow some planes to leave.
US President Donald Trump says “everything’s been knocked out” in his latest assessment of the war in Iran’s progress.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Australia for a three-day visit which is set to deepen security and defence ties between the two nations.
Police have shot and killed a man after he allegedly threatened officers with a knife in Brisbane’s east.
Local social campaigners started a petition opposing the proposed Gold Coast Trump Tower on January 16; it has already amassed more than 120,000 signatures.
An old scholar from a prestigious Brisbane school has been reportedly named as the spearfisher found dead in the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday.
Australia’s GP appears safe, but there are doubts over next month’s races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – as other events in the Middle East are called off.
John Howard’s improbable rise to the prime ministership redefined the Liberal Party, reshaped the economy and changed the way power is exercised in Canberra. Amy Remeikis traces how.
A defence base in the UAE that’s home to Australian defence force members has been hit by Iranian drone strikes, as thousands of travellers remain stranded.
A woman facing manslaughter and drug charges following her son’s death in a car crash has asked a magistrate to split her charges into separate cases.
A woman riding a tandem zipline through a rainforest canopy felt a sharp drop but her husband thought it was staff playing a prank, a coroner has heard.
