A ceasefire deal between rebels and the Syrian Government in Aleppo has effectively collapsed, hampering efforts to evacuate tens of thousands of civilians from the war-torn city
The Federal Court will today decide whether it will order internet providers to block copyright-infringing websites like The Pirate Bay. What will this mean for you?
The US Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark interest rate for only the second time in the decade. The rate will lift by 0.25 per cent to a range of 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent
The lead investigator on the Peter Falconio murder case says she knew convicted killer Bradley John Murdoch "was the devil" the first time she came face to face with him. Colleen Gwynne worked the case day and night, but it was a small everyday item — an elastic hair band — that would ultimately convict Murdoch
Here's what's coming up:
10:00am AEDT: Former NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid, 72, is scheduled to be sentenced after being found guilty of misconduct charges
12:00pm AEDT: The inquest into the death of Daniel Morcombe, reopened at the request of his parents, wraps up in Brisbane
12:30pm AEDT: A public service will be held at St Stephen's Uniting Church in Macquarie Street, Sydney, to mark the second anniversary of the Lindt Cafe siege in Martin Place
2:00pm AEDT: The Australian Cricket Team begins day one of the day-night Test against Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane
The Aleppo ceasefire collapses as renewed air strikes and clashes in the Syrian city scuttle plans to evacuate civilians and rebels, with buses meant to be used in the pull-out forced to return to their depots empty.
If the nomination is confirmed by the US Senate, the move will put former Texas governor Rick Perry in charge of a department he proposed eliminating during his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
Interest rates in the United States are increased for the first time in a year and only the second time in a decade, and the Federal Reserve foresees three rate hikes in 2017.
The lead investigator on the Peter Falconio case describes the terror of coming face to face with a murderer after one of the biggest manhunts in Australian history, ending with the help of one single hair elastic.
In an Australian first, doctors are screening people at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer to pick up early warning signs of the aggressive disease, something long thought to be ineffective and expensive.
If all goes according to plan the Federal Court will today decide if it will order internet companies to block copyright infringing websites like The Pirate Bay. It's also expected to decide how that will work.
The appointment of experienced Melbourne barrister Stephen Donaghue as Australia's next solicitor-general is widely welcomed, but one legal expert says it is just the first step in restoring independence to the role.
Finance experts criticise Treasurer Scott Morrison's comments on large amounts of household debt as "inane and stupid", saying assets are only increasing in value because debt is used to buy them.
The Australia-Japan Community Network is set to lodge a Section 18C discrimination case against the Uniting Church over a Sydney memorial commemorating Korean sex slaves in World War II.
Australians are accessing homelessness services in record numbers, and the proportion of people seeking support due to domestic and family violence has risen sharply, a report finds.
Medical professionals and academics are calling for a national law against dowry, as part of Australia's first summit looking at the impacts of the practice.
A photographer visiting Kakadu National Park narrowly escapes the "death charge" of an injured water buffalo after it gores him, gouging out a piece of muscle in his arm.
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