The United Nations fears the battle to drive Islamic State from Mosul could make one million Iraqis homeless. Explosions could be heard on the city's eastern front after the operation began yesterday
A family of four, including two children with "significant disabilities", found dead in a home in Sydney's north yesterday have been identified as Colombian nationals. Police said they were not willing to discuss the cause of death but did not rule out the possibility of a man hunt
A panellist on the ABC's Q&A program has suggested people without a job should start a business instead. Industrial relations expert Grace Collier made the comments, which sparked heckling from the audience
Policewoman Yvonne Berry was drunk when she was arrested in Ballarat and the police who allegedly assaulted her in the cells didn't know they were dealing with a fellow officer.
Helicopters release flares and explosions are heard on Mosul's eastern front as Iraqi Government forces launch a high-stakes battle to retake Islamic State's last major stronghold in the country.
A five-year-old boy found wandering at a rural property in the NSW Hunter Valley leads rescue authorities to a car that had been driven over a cliff, killing three men.
Tensions flare on Q&A as industrial relations expert Grace Collier says the unemployed should just start their own businesses. Meanwhile, the panel considers what Australia needs to do to avoid a Trump-like leader.
It has been 100 days since three frontbenchers were given the responsibility of the Defence portfolio, but with none able to confirm their precise powers, department officials and military companies are becoming frustrated.
A damning report by Amnesty International says refugee children on Nauru feel unsafe, police are not properly acting on claims of abuse and the Australian Government is enforcing a policy to "inflict harm".
Nick Kyrgios is banned from the ATP Tour for eight weeks as a result of his conduct at the Shanghai Masters tournament last week, copping a $33,000 fine for good measure.
The Federal Opposition is questioning Attorney-General George Brandis on whether the nation's second law officer was consulted on the final draft of anti-terror laws.
Millennials have joined the growing debate over home ownership, arguing an out-of-reach housing market has nothing to do with a penchant for "smashed avocado".
A scheme which allegedly signed homeless people up as the directors of failing companies is under scrutiny by the ATO and AFP, with Philip Whiteman (pictured) accused of leaving former clients stuck in a web of debt.
As global high-tech companies rush to be the first to develop fully autonomous driverless cars, an Australian expert warns the technology is currently "too unsophisticated' to be safe.
Fourteen members of the same family are killed in an air strike in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, emergency service workers say, as the Syrian Government pursues its Russian-backed campaign to capture opposition-held areas of the city.
More than 80 bikes from the personal collection of late actor — and avid cycling fan — Robin Williams are put up for auction, with the money raised to be donated to charities supporting people with disabilities.
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