Health Minister Sussan Ley stands aside "without ministerial pay" following pressure over a number of taxpayer-funded flights to the Gold Coast, where she and her partner own property.
Sussan Ley's decision to step down from cabinet amid an expenses scandal has reignited calls for tougher restrictions on politicians' entitlements — but what are they?
Romantic musical La La Land dances off with a record seven Golden Globes, including wins for stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, in a ceremony marked by surprises and a stinging indictment of US President-elect Donald Trump by actress Meryl Streep.
East Timor will tear up an oil and gas treaty with Australia that has been at the centre of espionage allegations, international arbitration and a bitter diplomatic dispute.
US President Barack Obama says his successor Donald Trump cannot manage the White House like he has his real estate empire, warning the businessman's lack on policy knowledge could lead to him being blindsided.
"I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy" says a man in outback Queensland who endured blistering sun and heavy rain to set the world record for the longest continuous game of lawn bowls and raise vital funds for his club.
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo enlists moderate Islamic clerics to try and convince Indonesians they need to resist the lure of intolerant hardliners.
A kitten is covered in olive oil and pulled from a dumpster pipe after it got stuck in Melbourne's north-west, in an unusual rescue mission for firefighters, who decided to name it Brian.
Former Queensland One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin says she will not apologise for the comments that led to her being dumped by the party and reiterates her belief that gay people need "medical consultations".
An internet blackout in Marshall Islands causes withdrawal symptoms in a population that is used to fast internet speeds from an international underwater fibre optic cable.
Australia's ski season could shrink by up to 80 days a year by 2050 under worst-case predictions for climate change — but there are no plans to restrict ski resorts in national parks.
Bicycle couriers carrying portable air pollution monitors are the latest weapons in the fight against the toxic smog that kills about 10,000 Londoners every year.
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