US President Donald Trump proposes a $US54 billion ($70 billion) increase in military spending to be funded by cuts elsewhere in government, including in foreign aid, the White House says.
Those who publicly criticise Centrelink's automated debt recovery program could have their personal information released to correct the record, the Department of Human Services says.
The echidna population at Mulligans Flat Woodlands Sanctuary in Canberra is so strong, researchers are considering introducing goannas and carpet pythons to keep the environment in balance by eating puggles.
The Australian Workers Union is urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to "act decisively and rationally in the national interest" to ensure a portion of Australia's natural gas is quarantined for domestic use.
The Border Force Commissioner defends his agency's decision to ban all mobile phone use in the nation's onshore detention centres, arguing it is a way of cracking down on crime within the facilities.
Tennis Australia is hoping to set up a Crimestoppers-style hotline within the next few weeks for athletes allegedly abused by coaches and others who have control over them, the ABC has learned.
Organisers of an animal shelter for pets of domestic violence victims in Victoria say they are struggling to meet the high demands on their service, meaning women and children are staying in high-risk and violent homes for longer.
Labor, the Greens and crossbench Senators Nick Xenophon and Derryn Hinch write a letter to Senator Brandis asking him to address what they describe as an "inconsistency" between his previous statements on the matter and comments from his WA counterpart Michael Mischin.
Later today a parliamentary report into the Racial Discrimination Act is set to be handed down, with Coalition backbenchers hoping it recommends changes to section 18C.
Byron Bay woman Sara Connor will directly address judges in her murder trial today in a bid to avoid a possible 15-year jail sentence for her role in the death of a Bali police officer.
The owner of a heritage-listed Hobart property containing asbestos will feel the "full force" of the council, the Lord Mayor says, after the home was demolished without a permit and even after locals tried to intervene.
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