Police say it was "almost a miracle" that two children survived Queensland's worst theme park tragedy at Dreamworld. CCTV footage is being used to determine how the incident happened, and the rafts from the ride have been taken for forensic examination
The Coalition's plan to tighten access to paid parental leave is unlikely to start in January next year. The Government needs the votes of senator Nick Xenophon's party, but he said he would not support the scheme if the current start date remained in place
An Australian cleaner has won the world's richest portraiture prize, worth $150,000. Megan Sere's painting of her daughter Scarlett depicted as a colonial girl took out the The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.
Here's what's coming up tonight:
7:30pm AEDT: Defence Minister Marise Payne will be a guest on 7.30
9:00pm AEDT: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will attend Jakarta Fashion Week in Indonesia
Police say it is a miracle that two children survived Queensland's worst theme park tragedy, with four adults dying when a ride malfunctioned at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast yesterday.
Maintenance issues are more likely to be responsible for the deadly Dreamworld accident than the age of the family-friendly ride, an amusement ride engineer says.
Benjamin James Milward is sentenced to life in jail for the rape and murder of French student Sophie Collombet, whose naked and battered body was found in an inner-city Brisbane rotunda in 2014.
Family First senator Bob Day's political party is signalling he could stay on in Parliament and serve the rest of his three-year term, if a potential investor steps in to save his troubled construction company.
The Coalition's plan to tighten access to its paid parental leave scheme is unlikely to start on January 1 next year, with crucial crossbench senators arguing women who are currently pregnant should not be caught up in the changes.
As generous government rebates for solar users wind up across parts of Australia, advocates have accused some energy retailers of taking advantage of the confusion about the range of options available to consumers.
Australian artist Megan Seres's painting of her daughter Scarlett wins the richest portraiture prize in the world — The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.
Outgoing Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson refuses to answer more than 100 questions from a Liberal senator, arguing he considers them "an attack" and they imply a "deficiency" in the evidence he gave to a Senate committee.
French workers begin demolishing the "Jungle" asylum seeker camp in Calais, wielding sledgehammers to tear down makeshift dwellings as former residents are moved out.
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