Bruce Lehrmann this week suffered a bruising defeat in the Full Court of the Federal Court as his appeal was dismissed. The three judges made one very grave finding.
Steve Zemek
Photos of Jelena Dokic in hospital have been revealed as the tennis star shares a major health update that will leave her taking things “slow for a bit”.
Clareese Packer
Millions of Australians have been urged to pull out the fans and air conditioners as a heatwave sweeps across much of the country.
A university student accused of carrying out an “underworld execution” was allegedly acting on orders from a crime syndicate involved in the illegal tobacco trade, a court has been told.
Liam Beatty
Six native Australian trees have been deliberately poisoned in Noosa, prompting a council investigation with fines reaching $141,865.
Pamela Rontziokos
Suspected human remains have been found after the search for missing schoolie Astin Gerstl, who was swept out to sea, was suspended.
Emma Kirk
The grim warning on Beijing’s flotilla in the Philippine Sea came the same week that Beijing flexed its maritime muscle with more than 100 vessels in the region.
Andrew Greene
A key date has been scheduled in the ongoing court proceedings against former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who faces two charges of rape.
Andrew Hedgman
The increase to payment rates will hit bank accounts from January 1.
Sarah Keszler
European duo Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Daniel Rodrigues have seized the Australian Open lead after capitalising on calmer conditions at Royal Melbourne.
Marco Monteverde
A young woman already facing hacking charges has been arrested and charged with allegedly sending more than 100,000 fraudulent emails to students, police say.
Rhiannon Lewin
Queensland’s Attorney-General has been given the nod to appeal the sentence of a teenager who murdered a mum-of-two on Boxing Day to the country’s highest court.
Blake Antrobus
SA Liberal leader Vincent Tarzia has resigned from the top job, in the fourth leadership hit for Australia’s embattled state divisions in just two months.
Ria Pandey
As Australia reviews a highly secretive US investigation into the AUKUS defence pact, it remains unclear whether the findings will ever be made public.
Matthew Gruter has landed in South Africa after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke cancelled his visa for participating in a widely condemned anti-Jewish demonstration.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer, Pamela Rontziokos
One of three people facing charges in relation to the death of teenager Pheobe Bishop has suffered a massive setback in court.
Police have charged a 21-year-old man after he allegedly grabbed a 12-year-old girl walking on a path.
Qantas’ final superjumbo A380 is set to return to the skies after nearly six years in storage, offering Aussies daily flights on a key US route.
This is everything we know about the convicted rapist, including the details of his depraved crimes - and when he can be named.
Police have revealed a huge update on their search for wanted fugitive and alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman.
Alexandra Feiam
How Australians can access pornography will change within weeks under sweeping new online safety rules.
Paramedics were unable to save a woman who was mauled by a dog at a home on the Eyre Peninsula.
A Nationals senator has lashed Labor’s healthcare policies for going in the “wrong direction”, amid rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
A major bushfire has claimed four homes and threatens more properties as authorities in one state warn of dangerous winds and heat on the weekend.
Alexandra Feiam and Emma Kirk