The Prime Minister insists changes to the Racial Discrimination Act will strengthen the law rather than undermine it, dismissing claims he caved in to pressure from the right wing of the Liberal Party.
New Zealand special forces soldiers in Afghanistan were involved in a joint operation with US military in which a number of women and children were killed in 2010 and the deaths were covered up, according to an explosive new book.
Qantas boss Alan Joyce says same-sex marriage is good for business, but he says the national carrier ultimately doesn't think "some people should have fewer rights than others".
Nationals MP Troy Grant is fined $325 and loses demerit points after taking a photo of a sheep in the boot of a nearby car while behind the wheel at the weekend.
The March minutes underscore the Reserve Bank's concern about how highly indebted households would deal with a shock from a combination of rising unemployment and falling consumption.
Bill Gates tops Forbes' billionaires list again, President Donald Trump slips 220 spots and Gina Rinehart has the "best year" of all female billionaires listed.
Foreign Correspondent goes undercover in Venezuela's capital Caracas, a city where the currency is all but worthless, shops are empty, people queue for subsidised food rations to survive, and the only business that's booming is crime.
Victoria's legal system needs reform after a teenage girl who accused three brothers of rape was too "devastated" to continue with the case against them, the mother of the alleged victim says.
Cricket Australia puts forward a new remuneration proposal, which would substantially increase the wages for female players in a bid to end an ongoing pay dispute with the Australian Cricketers' Association.
FBI director James Comey confirms at a Congressional committee hearing that the bureau is investigating possible links between Russia and Donald Trump's associates, while dismissing the President's claims he was wire-tapped by the Obama administration.
Saliva from a man accused of sexually assaulting a Brazilian backpacker at Salt Creek is found on the woman's bikini bottoms and body, a forensic scientist tells Adelaide's Supreme Court, while police say rape theme pornography was found on his phone and laptop.
Karen Ward pays $450 per week for a two-bedroom apartment and her rent is calculated to be no more than 30 per cent of her income. Could this be the solution to our housing affordability crisis?
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