Drastic action against nine childcare operators for failing to meet minimum standards shows authorities are "not mucking around" with the safety of kids, Australia's education minister says.

Australia will eventually follow Denmark's lead and abandon its letter service, with deliveries of handwritten notes, ...

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a congressional committee she never met the late sex ‌offender Jeffrey ...

It's time to check your change, Australia. The one-dollar coin has a subtle, new design - its first update since it was first ...

Hopes of ending a series of legal actions against high-profile actor Rebel Wilson before the year is out are dwindling as she ...

Neither flood nor fire has slowed the enthusiasm and progress of a revitalised go-kart club in Mount Isa. But both have tried ...

As Oliver Laxe's meditative multilingual film opens, giant music speakers are being set up in red desert sand, against a stunning backdrop of rugged ochre-coloured cliffs.

Posties delivered a record 3075 parcels every minute during their Christmas run, driving a modest profit for the nation's mail service as Australians send fewer letters.

Tough reforms are set to tighten a state's gun laws following Australia's deadliest terror attack, though they will stop short of capping the number of firearms an individual can own.

A Tamworth man has admitted to firearm and harassment charges following an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation into ...

Political candidates are jostling ahead of a crucial by-election test after Sussan Ley was deposed as opposition leader.

Ousted ‌Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to throw out his ‌US drug trafficking case, accusing the government of interfering with his ‌defence.