AGL wants to close the coal-fired station because it's expensive and unreliable, but the Federal Government wants to keep it open to avoid power shortages. But why the focus on coal, and who would be footing the bill?
A defiant North Korea has "categorically rejected" a UN Security Council resolution to step up sanctions against the country, saying the US is "fired up" for a confrontation.
State authorities in Minnesota complete their investigation into the fatal police shooting of Australian woman Justine Damond and turn the case over to the county attorney to decide whether charges will be laid.
Almost one in 100 pregnancies in Australia will end with the death of the baby. But a scientist in New South Wales has made a startling discovery which could save babies from stillbirth.
Jacqueline and Jonathan Hoy were all set to welcome identical twin boys this year. They'd set up a nursery with two cots, and picked out their names — William and Henry. But the babies never came home.
Apple reveals the features of its 10-year anniversary model iPhone that promises wireless charging, facial recognition and improved screen resolution — but not everything went according to plan.
Twice a day, Andy Jung takes to the ice in Seoul with one goal in mind: selection for the Australian team in short-track speed skating for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.
FIFA and UEFA install a full-sized football pitch in a refugee camp in Jordan, in the hope that sport can "try to eradicate some trauma" of Syria's civil war.
After complaining for more than six months about a leaking shower tap, Ella Gleeson and Morgana Russell finally had a plumber turn up. But the repair job wound up exposing the tenants to potentially deadly asbestos dust.
Battle lines are drawn between the gas industry and its critics over whether allowing fracking to resume in the Northern Territory could help solve the east coast energy price crisis.
Florida begins allowing some residents hammered by Hurricane Irma to return home, but officials warn that it will take a long time to repair the damage wrought by high winds and pounding surf, particularly in the Keys archipelago.
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