An overhaul of domestic airport security will be considered by the Federal Government with support from some aviation experts who say "it's about time" the "serious gap" is eliminated.
Dr Galarrwuy Yunupingu sits in a wheelchair — he has battled ill health and recently undergone a kidney transplant — but he stood taller than either of the national leaders seated next to him, writes Indigenous affairs editor Stan Grant.
Authorities traditionally discourage pilgrims from photographing the two sites of Mecca and Medina, fearing it could detract from the focus of worship and turn the pilgrimage into a tourist attraction.
US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions takes up an issue that has infuriated President Donald Trump, going on the attack against leaks and saying policies on compelling journalists to reveal sources will be reviewed.
The Brisbane Lions gear up to face the premier Western Bulldogs after the Giants wallop the Demons in a windy Canberra. Get all the scores and stats in our live ScoreCentre.
A primary school student applies for the role of "planetary protection officer" at NASA, offering to "learn to think like an alien" to keep Earth safe, and receives an encouraging reply from the space agency.
Victorian snow lovers are embracing some of the best falls of the season, while authorities call for caution as blizzard-like conditions are forecast to come through on Sunday.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull uses his speech at Garma to further defer any official response to the Referendum Council's recommendation of constitutionally enshrining a voice for Aboriginal Australians in Parliament.
The Titans face off with the Broncos and the Sharks battle the Raiders, after the Newcastle Knights put their bottom-placed ranking aside to beat the Warriors. Follow the action with our live NRL ScoreCentre.
The intensity of light — or luminance — has a correlation with financial risk-taking, a new study shows, with an economist saying the finds could even explain unknown market fluctuations.
Two murals believed to be by Australian graffiti artist Lushsux — the artist behind a controversial mural in Melbourne of a sexed-up Hillary Clinton — showing an oversized Donald Trump have appeared on Israel's West Bank separation barrier.
About 15,000 used tyres dumped on a property near the Great Barrier Reef will be shredded and converted into biofuel, after they were discovered by the Queensland Government.
Rough sleepers camped out in the cold along busy thoroughfares have become regular sights in Melbourne's CBD, but welfare agencies say the homelessness crisis is actually much worse on the suburb fringe — just less visible.
Taking a leaf out of history's book, Tasmanian artisan Darren Simpson is adding animal dung to his list of paper-making ingredients, which already includes items such as rags, hemp and even old bedsheets.
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