The Federal Government will spend almost $1.1 billion in the next four years to promote business-based research, development and innovation, under innovation plans unveiled by PM Malcolm Turnbull today.
US president Barack Obama brands Islamic State fighters "thugs and killers" in a rare address to the nation in the wake of last week's California massacre.
A lawyer for Cardinal George Pell quizzes two victims over allegations Australia's top Catholic offered a bribe and turned a blind eye to claims of abuse, ahead of his royal commission appearance.
Eight months after the death in custody of 25-year-old Baltimore man Freddie Gray, #BlackLivesMatter has made the leap from hashtag to mass political movement.
Vice Admiral Tim Barrett warns Russia's military will "significantly" increase its engagement in this region over the next few years, as former Soviet figures in Moscow try to re-establish the nation's once-powerful Cold War position.
The head girl at Ravenswood on Sydney's Upper North Shore uses a speech to accuse those running the school of putting its image ahead of student welfare.
The mother of a young girl swept to her death after the collapse of a dam wall in Queendland's Central Highlands tells an inquest how she "couldn't stand up" when the water suddenly rose from her shins up to her chest.
The parents of a Queensland man who has returned home after fighting against the Islamic State group in Syria criticise Australia's foreign fighter laws, saying their son is a "hero in everyone's books".
Australian surfer Mark Matthews is rushed to hospital with a suspected dislocated shoulder after being "crushed" by an avalanche of white water during a warm-up for a specialty big-wave competition in Hawaii.
Independent senator Nick Xenophon targets a number of seats held by high-profile Coalition politicians as he unveils the first of the "Nick Xenophon Team" candidates.
No income benefits or support packages, but tax-free cash payments instead — Finland is planning to pay 800 euros a month to each of its citizens as part of a national basic income.
Australian Neil Robertson becomes the first player to make a maximum 147 break in the final of the UK Championship, en route to winning the title for a second time.
Jar Jar Binks, a goofy amphibious character who irritated many Star Wars fans in 1999 film The Phantom Menace, will remain far, far away from new movie The Force Awakens, producer Kathleen Kennedy says.
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