The Prime Minister is preparing to hand down the eighth Closing the Gap report card, which is expected to show limited progress in most of the six target areas. Some Indigenous leaders are calling for the commitments to be scrapped
Household energy prices increased by 61 per cent in six years despite an overall drop in energy use. One energy analyst said the biggest cost impact was not from the carbon tax, but from companies spending on infrastructure they don't need
German authorities are investigating how two commuter trains fitted with automatic braking systems collided head on in southern Germany, killing at least 10. Rescue teams are still searching for one missing person
Hollywood comedy star Rebel Wilson originally studied to be a lawyer and used to accompany her mum to dog shows. Find out more about the Sydney girl ahead of her appearance on Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery tonight
Here's what's coming up:
7:30am AEDT: Close the Gap campaign co-chairs Mick Gooda and Dr Jackie Huggins will launch their 2016 Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report at a parliamentary breakfast in Canberra
10:00am AEDT: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will address Parliament about the Government's Closing the Gap progress report
11:15am AEDT: Mick Gooda and Dr Jackie Huggins will speak to the media
12:30pm AEDT: Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek will address the National Press Club
5:00pm AEDT: Western Sydney Wanderers are due to reply to a show cause notice regarding fan misconduct at last weekend's match
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will face his first test in Indigenous affairs today when he delivers the annual Closing the Gap report card, which is expected to show limited progress has been made.
The Immigration Department moves to offer asylum seekers on Manus Island alternatives to a controversial anti-malarial drug known to cause or exacerbate mental health issues, after Lateline reveals it has been the only option for several years.
Health Minister Sussan Ley is confident new legislation to legalise the cultivation of cannabis in Australia for medical and scientific purposes will attract support from Labor and the Greens.
German authorities investigate how two commuter trains fitted with automatic braking systems collided head on in southern Germany, leaving at least ten dead and scores injured.
Republican Donald Trump calls on supporters to propel him to victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary, with Democrat Bernie Sanders primed to upstage Hillary Clinton.
Government senator Arthur Sinodinos gives his qualified support for "good man" Stuart Robert, as Labor calls for the Human Services Minister to be sacked over a 2014 trip to China.
Six months after deciding the issue of same-sex marriage would be put to a plebiscite, the Federal Cabinet has not yet considered a formal proposal for the public vote.
Hundreds of galaxies hidden from view behind the Milky Way are unveiled in unprecedented detail for the first time by astronomers using Australia's Parkes Radio Telescope.
Consumer watchdog the ACCC says a review of dozens of IVF clinics has found evidence of misleading information being given to people hoping to conceive.
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