The prime minister has congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House in a phone call following the incoming US president's re-election win.
Emergency services are searching the water and land for an 11-year-old boy who was pulled into the ocean while trying to cross a channel with his father.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been ordered by a judge to delete a racist and offensive social media post telling a Greens senator to go back to Pakistan.
Australia's second-largest telco says it failed to meet expectations after the consumer watchdog alleged "unconscionable conduct" against vulnerable customers.
A community is in shock after a boy was killed and four other children injured in a "tragic accident" where a car crashed through a school fence and into them.
Queensland's premier-elect has hit the ground running after a tight election race, summoning staff at parliament after Labor's Steven Miles conceded defeat.
Anthony Albanese's decision to buy a $4.3 million home on the NSW Central Coast has attracted scrutiny in the middle of a debate about affordable housing.
Newsman George Negus, instantly recognisable with his trademark moustache, will be remembered for his sharp mind and direct but disarming interview style.
In resisting a bid for "unemployable" Bruce Lehrmann to pay $200,000 ahead of a defamation appeal, his lawyer says he deserves a chance to clear his name.
The government will spend $95 million preparing for the inevitable outbreak of a devastating and deadly strain of bird flu that experts warn will hit Australia.
Former TV star Andrew O'Keefe will enter rehab in a bid to turn his life around after pleading guilty to drug possession and a string of other charges.
