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An 'island-rock' formation in South Australian is believed to have formed billions of years ago and while it is eroding, experts say it is not likely to disappear ...
Environmentalists reject suggestions tactics such as the Stop Adani convoy cost Labor the election.
'The sensible centre will be an important part of politics going forward,' Phelps says. Meanwhile, Tanya Plibersek to announce Labor leadership run as Coalition ...
Would a climate emergency make climate change a crucial issue in future Australian elections? By most accounts, we're already in one, writes Matt McDonald.
After the winner was announced, Kate Miller-Heidke said representing Australia at Eurovision had been a dre...
Australia's government faces questions over secret deal with US in which the men were granted humanitarian visas.
Coalition seeks final seats to form majority government. Meanwhile Labor faces recriminations. This blog is closed.
Monday: ALP looks to Albanese or Plibersek amid soul-searching over defeat. Plus: Republican turns on Trump.
As news of Bob Hawke's death swept through the country, the Chinese-Australian community lit up with gratitude towards the Labor legend's promise to allow ...
Electric vehicle charging company Tritium is leading the world and only just starting to have an impact locally.
A name and shame register for convicted paedophiles is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
See how your and other electorates voted in the election.
The ABC election computer predicts the Coalition has secured majority government with at least 77 seats, as the Liberals appear set to secure Bass, Chisholm, ...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has secured a third term in office for his Liberal-National coalition with a surprise election victory, after Australian voters rejected ...
Oil and gas companies claiming to support climate change reform initiatives are simultaneously spending billions to stop tougher laws.
Main image: The independent Warringah candidate Zali Steggall celebrates her win in the 2019 federal election. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images.
PM Morrison hopes voters ignore Coalition infighting, while Labor's Shorten has become tabloid target.
Ahead of the 2019 World Cup, take a closer look at Australia's greatest ever one-day cricketers and vote for your favourite.
Scott Morrison has been returned as prime minister, but we don't yet know if the Coalition will get to the 77 seats it needs to form majority government (minus the ...
Australians are this morning celebrating after controversial Queensland politician Fraser Anning was booted from the Senate. The ABC's authority on vote ...
An unbroken run of prosperity has created property millionaires, but it's also left a lot of vulnerable people out in the cold. Brigid Delaney. Fri 17 May 2019 04.32 ...
Main image: Labor leader Bill Shorten meets Eva the Democracy Sausage Dog in the seat of Boothby on Saturday as Australia votes in the 2019 federal election ...
Australia coach Justin Langer has defended the decision to snub Josh Hazlewood for the Cricket World Cup, insisting he's not played enough recent white ball ...
Australia's dollar jumped at the market open after the nation's center-right government clung to power in a surprise election victory at the weekend.
How did it all unravel for Labor? Katharine Murphy is joined by Lenore Taylor, Amy Remeikis and Sarah Martin to examine a shock result and analyse what's ...
After a month of scandal over his controversial social media posts, Israel Folau has little time left to appeal his contract termination.
Pat Cummins says Australia will draw inspiration from its Anzac war heroes when it takes to the field at the Cricket World Cup next month.
Australia coach Justin Langer has identified bowling as the key to success in a Cricket World Cup that looks set to produce a glut of runs. The defending ...
The winner has been crowned in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Read on to find out how your favourite went.
Viewers were left scratching their heads as to why Boy George stormed off the set of The Voice in last night's opening episode.
Demonic, a 'documentary-horror' film exploring the international, media-fuelled panic over Satanic ritual abuse in the 1980s, is the only Australian film screening ...
Compulsory voting is Australia's most inclusive activity, but this year the ritual and national unity was diluted.
An understandably gutted Israel Folau has issued a parting jab at Rugby Australia shortly after his official axing from the Wallabies. The 30-year-old had his $4 ...
After a sea of blue swept across Queensland on Saturday night, crippling Labor's hopes of forming government, some people have taken to social media to ...
Labor's deputy leader Tanya Plibersek is considering running as leader in the wake of the party's shock election loss, as she concedes the opposition's ...
The election, a trade war and a faltering economy has put the Australian dollar under siege and a chorus of analysts are predicting it to fall sharply.
Senior party figures say there is 'no case for change' and leader has three-year term to lift profile.
Forget how Clive Palmer tries to spin it, he won nothing for the $60 million he spent during the election campaign.
Champion jockey plans to ride in Melbourne from as early as June.
A cane toad has been found in Western Australia's south-west, prompting experts to warn people about the encroaching march of the invasive amphibian.
As expectations unravelled on Saturday night, it seemed like Australia's Trump v. Hillary moment. Did your HD TV set cover the indeterminate hue of ashen?
Relevant cars, competitive drivers and free television coverage combine to threaten Supercars' hold on Australian motorsport this weekend.
Voters disagree on importance of climate change, universally dislike current energy and environment policy.
A man has shown off a list of instructions his ex-girlfriend wrote for his new partner, and people were seriously weirded out by the cringy note. On news.com.au ...
Fraser Anning ― the far-right Australian lawmaker who became an internet sensation after being egged by a teenager ― has been booted out of Parliament.
Moments after Scott Morrison left the stage last night, his wife Jenny found herself in front of the camera. This is what she said. After an exhausting five-week ...
Durack covers a region central to Australia's economy, where some of the nation's most pressing issues are lived everyday.
EXPLAINER: The controversial requirement is often the one thing standing between many migrant families and permanent residency in Australia.
MELBOURNE — Will Genia has had plenty of highs and lows on the rugby field, but the Wallabies halfback says nothing he has experienced has quite hit home ...
South Australia has announced the list of approved occupations for sponsorship under the state's Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with the ...
Medicare Madness listing suggests details 'of any living Australian citizen' have been available since September 2018.
The Morgans survive on Maree's age pension and Garry's disability support pension, but at $640 a fortnight, their rent now soaks up almost half of their $1448 ...
Australia's biggest automotive spare parts seller says a slowdown that began a few months ago has not improved as professional mechanics and home ...
Favourite Duncan Laurence hopes to end a 44-year Eurovision drought for Holland when he sits at the piano to sing his power ballad "Arcade".
Were live in The Advertisers Adelaide newsroom as the numbers come in from voting booths around the state and the country.
With jobs and wages key talking points in this federal election campaign, RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look at Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's claim on ...
I have a confession to make. I have rarely spent over $250 on a hotel room.
Remark by Tuilaepa Sailele interpreted as a hope for a change of government given stark differences between major parties on climate.
Scammers have attempted to fly people into the Australia from Southeast Asia to work in call centres that are designed to rip people off by pushing dodgy ...
Northern Australia is synonymous with mangoes. But with a changing climate, does the industry's future lie further south and with different varieties?
Scott Morrison likes to represent himself as a regular Australian bloke but if you look at his career you begin to see how he's deftly manoeuvred himself to be ...
The odds of a three-pedal Toyota Supra just got better, with BMW adding a manual option to the base Z4 sDrive20i in Europe.Although Toyota has hinted at the ...
Thank John Howard or blame him. When Howard was himself in the political wilderness in 1993, having lost his party's leadership, he called Tony Abbott and ...
Biosecurity concerns raised over import from Canada as Australia's winter crop forecast to drop 20% below 20-year long-term average.
Japanese retailer Muji believes Australian shoppers are gradually coming around to its simple charms, and it will respond by opening it largest store yet in this ...
If the polls and the bookies are right and Bill Shorten moves his belongings into the Lodge in Canberra after the election on Saturday, Australia and the ...
Cool seas off WA's north-west could kick off a climatic phenomenon that may exacerbate a winter drought across central and southern Australia.
Australia is in the grip of a horror flu season, with the virus killing 25 people in Queensland and 17 in South Australia so far this year. Health authorities have ...
This wasn't just a victory, it was a complete and utter blackout.
For those who believed this election was a choice about the future, the result feels alienating and painful.
A host of Australia's World Cup and Ashes squad visited Gallipoli ahead of a big few months of cricket.
Australia's 2019 Eurovision Song Contest entrant, Kate Miller-Heidke, has made it through to the grand final after bringing glitz, glamour and spectacle to the ...
French bank Societe Generale is formally returning to Australian banking, lured back by the prospect of financing renewable energy projects.
Alabama's decision this week to outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, has raised questions over Australia's complex abortion laws.
Days out from the election, the United Australia Party has offered few policy details to Australian voters despite bombarding them with advertisements for months, ...
More than 100000 people in 30 countries were surveyed. Here's the results.
Drought-stricken parts of central Australia can expect welcome rain with ex cyclone Ann moving out of Queen...
Ford has finally found a buyer for two of its local manufacturing plants.
BRISBANE has overtaken Melbourne as Australias second most expensive city for construction — and the worst could be yet to come.
Health policy can do much to lessen the wellbeing gap between rich and poor, but inequality is being compounded by climate change.
Australia will be forced to make multi-million-dollar compensation payments to France if the future submarine program is terminated, according to leaked figures ...
Four Australian cities have beaten out nearly 600 rivals to make it onto an A-list of the leading locations taking action against climate change.
Even before the polls open tomorrow, there is one popularity contest where the results are already clear — Fraser Anning and Pauline Hanson have emerged as ...
It may be Australia's fifth year competing in the Eurovision Song Contest, but for some, it remains a mystery how we managed to get there in the first place — let ...
The ALP's candidate for Dawson confirms 'scary incident' where the fuel tank of her car was broken into. This blog has now closed.
Qantas has soared above the competition to be named Australia's most desirable place to work in 2019. The nation's flagship airline beat out a slew of big-name ...
A selection of images from Races 2 and 3 of TCR Australia which were won by HMO Customer Racing's Will Brown at Sydney Motorsport Park. Photos supplied ...
WA is seen as being in play for the first time in a long time in this election, but for the state to determine the result, Labor will have to have a shocker of a night ...
It was a question Arthur B Culvahouse Jr must have heard a dozen times since he arrived in Australia recently. But when he was asked again on live TV, the ...
Migrants who settle in regional Australia are moving to the cities in increasing numbers despite government policies encouraging them to put down roots in rural ...
We can walk the same brutal road Britain has and end up where they are or take a warning from their example.
Chinese social media has lit up with outrage after Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the United States as a "friend" while referring to China as a "customer" ...
ANU analysis finds 'top 20% account for around 70% of the fiscal impact'
Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has announced he will play for the Boomers in upcoming events, giving the Aussies a massive boost ahead of ...
Amid economic uncertainty in Australia and around the world, it's important to flex your portfolio to be prepared whatever the future may bring. For some, that ...
Experts believe they may have found a Kilwa coin that could change what we know about the history of global trade.
Australia has the opportunity to surpass other rich countries to become more prosperous than ever before in a post-carbon world, according to the eminent ...
Surprise forecast from Australia Institute as it also predicts Centre Alliance and One Nation will hold balance in upper house.
Remember when you were taught Australia was first claimed for the British throne when it was discovered in 1770 by James Cook who promptly declared it ...