Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and St George join their rivals in another out-of-cycle increase in mortgage rates for investment and owner-occupier loans, after speculation the regulator may step in to rein in property lending.
A tropical low brewing 600 kilometres north-east of the Queensland coast could make landfall early next week as a category four cyclone or higher, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
A Republican bill to dismantle Obamacare is pulled by US House Republican leadership and will not be voted on as planned due to a shortage of votes, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan says.
Australian scientists have trialled a new diagnostic technique in Papua New Guinea they say could help eradicate the malaria parasite in developing countries.
Australia's largest and arguably most complex mural is finished, with artist Guido van Helten putting the final touches on the silos at Coonalpyn in South Australia.
As Lisa Sthalekar begins her "second career" in the commentary box, Ben Pobjie reflects on how the cricketing legend has helped make it easier for a new generation of women players to shine.
"If I quit, everybody's going to believe women can't do this" — that's the thought that latched itself into Kathrine Switzer's head when a male official tried to push her off the course of the Boston Marathon in 1967.
British police say they have made two further significant arrests in the investigation into the attacks on Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament in London.
The Adelaide woman whose foot was crushed in the attack on Westminster Bridge in London is recovering from surgery and is hoping to return to Australia as soon as possible, according to the Australian High Commissioner.
The Trump administration issues a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, reversing the Obama administration's position and all but ending a long-fought campaign to stop the project on environmental grounds.
The photographer who captured an image of a woman wearing a hijab walking past a victim of yesterday's London terrorist attack has defended her actions, saying she looked distressed, and claims his work has been "misappropriated".
The life of a 10-month-old boy hangs in the balance as doctors in Indonesia prepare to remove a strange mass his parents noticed growing in his abdomen, which turned out to be the baby's own twin.
Egypt's 88-year-old former president walks free after he being cleared of the final murder charges against him this month, in a case featuring a litany of charges ranging from corruption to the killing of protesters.
There are fresh hopes for the plight of the endangered loggerhead turtle after an unusually bumper nesting season at Gnaraloo on Western Australia's Ningaloo coast
India captain Virat Kohli faces an 11th hour fitness test on his injured shoulder to prove he is able to take the field in the fourth and final Test against Australia in Dharamsala.
The founder of one of the largest agencies for "skimpies" in Western Australia accuses an activist group — who is campaigning for the end of the practice — of perpetuating stereotypes.
A century after his death, Aboriginal World War I veteran Miller Mack is moved from a "pauper's grave" and laid to rest in Raukken, the South Australian community in which he grew up.
Scientists in Germany flip the switch on what's being described as "the world's largest artificial sun," a device they hope will help shed light on new ways of making climate-friendly fuels.
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