Almost 40 years after Australia's worst train disaster, the New South Wales Government says it will apologise to the "families left with unimaginable grief" as a result of the tragedy that left 83 people dead.
US President-elect Donald Trump says he may scrap sanctions against Russia and will not commit to the "one China" policy until he sees progress from Beijing in its currency and trade practices, according to excerpts from an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
SpaceX carries out its first mission since a fiery explosion destroyed one of its rockets in September last year, launching a Falcon 9 rocket and successfully landing it on a platform in the Pacific Ocean.
Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe commit during bilateral talks in Sydney to pursuing the threatened Trans-Pacific Partnership and strengthening defence ties.
The makers of Star Wars put a quick end to rumours that the late Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia will be digitally recreated in future episodes of the movie saga.
Singer Jennifer Holliday backs out as a performer at next week's presidential inaugural welcome concert, saying she did not realise that her participation would be interpreted as a statement of support for President-elect Donald Trump.
As their country's security continues to deteriorate, two men from a persecuted Afghan minority are on track to become the war-torn nation's first winter Olympians.
The manager of a high-end jewellery store in Melbourne's inner south-east is injured in an armed robbery, in what is the second daylight attack on the premises in three months.
The Federal Government wins broad support for its planned shake-up of the parliamentary entitlements system in the wake of Sussan Ley's resignation as health minister, but the Greens say it needs to go further.
If US President-elect Donald Trump goes through with plans to move Washington's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, it will hurt the peace process, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says.
A tourist catches a lucky break when he is spotted drifting on a surfboard off the Australian coast nearly 6 kilometres offshore, after spending 16 hours in the water.
Australian music legend Nick Cave kicks off his first live performances since the death of his son with an emotionally-charged concert in Hobart, telling the crowd "we've been in a strange place".
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