South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill promises to "intervene dramatically in the electricity market" as the state swelters in a heatwave which led to power cuts last night and the threat of more to come today.
Last night 90,000 homes and businesses lost power in South Australia after energy companies were told to cut their supply. What is load shedding and why does it happen?
A man who has previously been tried and acquitted of the murders of two Aboriginal children at Bowraville, on the NSW mid-north coast in the early 1990s, is again charged with their murder.
Donald Trump's Twitter attack on Nordstrom for dropping his daughter Ivanka's clothing line raises concerns about the use of his White House platform for his family's businesses and prompts the Democrats to label him "totally inappropriate".
Treasurer Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into Parliament and told the Opposition not to fear it as debate over energy security dominated Question Time.
Australia Post chairman John Stanhope will be called before the Senate to justify the $5.6 million salary for his chief executive Ahmed Fahour, who earns 10 times more than the Prime Minister.
A former Westpac banker is sentenced to three years in prison after signing up elderly customers, including a 98-year-old woman in an aged-care facility, to $4 million in loans they could not repay.
The Federal Opposition says there is no link between two major donations close to policy announcements during last year's election campaign, slamming suggestions the payments were linked to policy decisions.
The turbulent national debate over race, gender and free speech in the US is brought back into the headlines once again after the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions.
Coalition senator Ian Macdonald indicates he is likely to oppose a Federal Government move to abolish the Life Gold Pass, saying "someone has to start arguing for politicians".
A Queensland scientist plays a vital role in the world-first discovery of a "middleweight" black hole in space, after spending 40 years searching the universe to find it.
The Victorian Government approves plans for Australia's tallest building — a six-star, 90-storey hotel and apartment complex to be built by casino operator Crown Melbourne.
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