South Korean and Japanese jets join exercises with two supersonic US B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula, two days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan, sharply raising tensions.
An Indonesian man accused of killing a toddler in a terrorist attack at a church appears in court wearing an Islamic State-inspired head dressing, as prosecutors seek a life sentence for him and criminal damages from the Government for his victims.
Fires and two explosions rock a Houston-area chemical plant in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey, even as floodwaters from days of relentless rain began to recede.
Crossbench senator Derryn Hinch may not refer his parliamentary eligibility to the High Court after all, stating "if the Government says 'we think you're clean', I'll take it as a green light".
Leon was 16 when he summoned the courage to tell his parents he was transgender, after many dark days. He is just one person among many contributing to the alarming statistics on the mental health of trans youth today.
You could be forgiven for thinking the President has left his economic agenda behind, but there are frantic efforts going on behind the scenes, writes David Taylor.
Farmers on Queensland's McIntyre River say the Federal Government's $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin plan has failed because it allows cotton irrigators to replace water sold back to the Commonwealth with extra floodwaters caught off the plains.
Australia misses the opportunity to keep World Cup qualification in its hands, succumbing to a 2-0 defeat to Japan that leaves the Socceroos relying on other results going their way.
The phrase "marriage equality" potently summarises one of the central claims to marriage reform. But courts have had different ideas, writes Mark Fowler.
A single degree of warming in the shallow waters off the Antarctic Peninsula can produce massive changes in the seabed communities, the "most realistic ocean warming experiment to date" shows.
Winx has already eclipsed Phar Lap's record of 14 on the trot and is closing in on Black Caviar's all-time mark of 25, but the mare bucks the trend for champion racehorses — and it's all about her stride.
The far north Queensland town is planning to erect a series of statues to commemorate the first recorded reconciliation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia.
The United States tells Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two annex buildings in Washington and New York, in response to Moscow last month ordering cuts in the US diplomatic mission in Russia.
Scenic Tours will have to fork out over $16 million after 1,200 travellers successfully sued the luxury cruise company after flooding in Europe meant they spent much of their holiday on buses.
A coroner calls for better alcohol education for high school students following the death of Nicole Bicknell, who recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.319 after consuming a vast quantity of spirits at her 18th birthday party.
When the two female founders of an internet start-up found themselves facing the industry's well-known culture of misogyny, they decided to create 'Keith Mann'.
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The creation of two new electorates in Victoria and the ACT, and the loss of one in SA, is tipped to benefit the Labor Party at the next federal election.
Nearly half a million of the devices have been recalled in the United States because hackers can remotely cause the batteries to go flat or force the pacemakers to run at potentially deadly speeds.
All Australian businesses are set to be banned from slugging customers with excessive surcharges for using EFTPOS and credit cards to pay for purchases.
A coroner calls for better alcohol education for high school students following the death of Nicole Bicknell, who recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.319 after consuming a vast quantity of spirits at her 18th birthday party.
When the two female founders of an internet start-up found themselves facing the industry's well-known culture of misogyny, they decided to create 'Keith Mann'.
One of the world's most prominent anti-vaccination advocates, Kent Heckenlively, is denied entry to Australia, which he planned to visit as part of an international tour calling on parents to stop vaccinating their children.
A woman charged with using poison to endanger life after a female customer went into cardiac arrest following a "procedure" at a Sydney beauty clinic is an unlicensed Chinese tourist, a court is told.
Crossbench senator Derryn Hinch says details of a US social security number which has embroiled him in the dual citizenship debacle were leaked by a "close friend" who "doesn't like me" — and he's going to the High Court to try to stay in Parliament.
A former health official who avoided jail over an elaborate compensation scam involving death threats and blood-stained clothes will now spend time behind bars.
Peter Molloy transformed a hospital antiseptic into Betadine in 1984, revolutionising the treatment of sore throats across the country. Now he's tackling the rare cancer treatments Big Pharma companies have rejected.
Paul Pisasale is struggling with health problems, his brother says, as the former Ipswich mayor faces criminal charges and a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation.
An audio recording of the dramatic moment NSW Police realised they had shot a man dead in Bathurst is released. The ABC understands officers were threatened with a samurai sword.
There is an urgent need for rescue and relief services on the Indian subcontinent as severe monsoon flooding spreads across India, Nepal and Bangladesh, leaving more than 1,200 people dead since the rains started.
The Yaegl people of the lower Clarence region on the NSW coast are looking forward to fewer boundaries and restrictions after a historic decision grants them a native title over a stretch of ocean.
Drones will be the most disruptive technology in human history, a US futurist says, predicting that by the year 2030, there will be 1 billion drones in the world doing things people cannot yet imagine.
The damage bill from Tropical Storm Harvey is likely to be enormous, and that leaves US President Donald Trump with a tough decision to make about his plans for a border wall with Mexico.
The US military shoots down a medium-range ballistic missile during a test off Hawaii, officials say, in a bid "to stay ahead of the threat" posed by North Korea.
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