A 19-year-old Victorian woman, Caitlyn Fischer, dies in what is described as a "tragic accident" after falling off a horse during an international equestrian event in Sydney's south-west.
Police charge the 27-year-old uncle of international student Mengmei Leng, 25, with her murder, after her naked body was recovered from inside a blowhole on the New South Wales Central Coast last Sunday.
Hundreds of people gather in Melbourne's CBD to protest against Australia's offshore detention of asylum seekers, days after Papua New Guinea rules detention on Manus Island illegal.
Police are investigating whether the shooting of crime figure Walid "Wally" Ahmad at a south-west Sydney shopping centre was retribution for an earlier shooting in the same area.
The Panthers meet the Raiders for the second time this season, before the Roosters host the Knights and Manly faces off against the Cowboys. Follow our live blog of NRL round nine action.
A Melbourne chiropractor's controversial treatment of a four-day-old baby was forceful but effective, the Victorian president of the Chiropractors' Association of Australia says.
Two Government frontbenchers hint that tax relief is a priority in next week's federal budget, saying addressing "bracket creeping" for middle income earners is a "big issue".
Regime aircraft are pounding rebel areas of Syria's second city Aleppo, which was left out of a deal to 'freeze' fighting despite international outrage over renewed violence.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the Government is still trying to find Kerry Wilson, the Australian aid worker who was abducted in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday.
The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator and one of humankind's most ambitious scientific endeavours, the Large Hadron Collider, is shut down by a weasel.
Hundreds of protesters likening Donald Trump to Hitler jostle with police in riot gear outside a California hotel ahead of a speech by the Republican presidential frontrunner, who is forced to use a back entrance.
An organisation run by volunteer current and former defence force personnel reaches out to help other vets after using social media to identify those at risk of suicide and mental health issues.
Customers owed money following the collapse of six LJ Hooker branches in Melbourne will be able to access compensation through the Victorian Property Fund, the Consumer Affairs Minister says.
Prince Harry responds to US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle's Invictus Games challenge on social media by bringing in a big gun — the Queen.
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Police charge the uncle of 25-year-old former international student Mengmei Leng with her murder, after her naked body was recovered from inside a blowhole on the New South Wales Central Coast last Sunday.
The steady growth in the number of people diagnosed with dementia will ratchet up the pressure on the health budget in decades to come, with 1 million Australians expected to be living with the illness by 2050.
A military investigation concludes a deadly US air strike that destroyed a Medicins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan and left 42 people dead last year did not amount to a war crime.
An explosive decision on the future of penalty rates appears highly unlikely before the federal election with the independent Fair Work Commission not expected to hand down its ruling before a double dissolution poll on July 2.
A gunman is at large after a "targeted" shooting in Sydney's south-west that left one man dead and two others injured with police saying the killer may not have acted alone.
Diggers stationed at the Taji military base outside Baghdad are frustrated at an alcohol ban which prevents them enjoying even a single drink on Anzac day or Christmas, pinning the blame on New Zealand military commanders.
More than 100 customers are owed "substantial" sums of money following the collapse of six LJ Hooker branches in Melbourne, with the couple involved in running the business under investigation for allegedly misappropriating their clients' money.
South African President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a judge says, piling further pressure on the embattled leader.
Hundreds of protesters against the Manus Island and Nauru detention centres gather in Brisbane following the death of Iranian refugee Omid, who died after setting himself on fire on Nauru.
The Treasurer says the acquisition of the cattle empire by a Chinese-Australian consortium is "contrary to the national interest" and gives the company until Tuesday to respond.
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn sells his entire stake in the tech giant, citing the risk of China's influence on the stock and saying the company needs some sort of fiscal stimulus.
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