Australia's biggest bank made $5 billion in profit in the first half, down three per cent from a year ago, but has raised its dividend....

A dairy farmer is dead and around 135,000 properties remain without power in Victoria after storms knocked down transmission towers and...

Community TV channels in Melbourne and Adelaide will be able to broadcast beyond 2024 after the federal government introduced licence...

Not Natural at the University of Melbourne's Science Gallery asks questions about how humans, the environment and technology may shape...

The Indigenous corporation that owns Ayers Rock Resort says it is exploring ownership options for the only tourist accommodation at...

A new study will "care for the carers" by examining the unique trauma faced by rural emergency workers, in the hopes of minimising...

A new report recommends changes to support more diversity in science, engineering and technology jobs, as the industry fails to embrace...

Examinations of potential laws against hate speech and 'doxing' have been fast-tracked after members of the Jewish community had their...

Dozens of schools have been closed in Victoria due to catastrophic fire conditions as southern states brace for hot, windy and dry...

The risk of terrorism to Australians domestically has not spiked despite Hamas' attack on Israel and a citizen's links to a terrorist...

Medibank says workers' stress has fallen and some teams are taking markedly fewer sick days as a result of its four-day working week...

Grain silos have become the canvas for impressive artwork for tiny country towns across Australia, painting a path to pride as well as...

Thousands of new patients have flocked to primary healthcare clinics staffed by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the outback. The scent...

A national regional housing summit in Canberra is exploring solutions for growing country populations, including high-rise units, modular...

Police are keeping up the scale of their search for missing 51-year-old Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy, appealing for dashcam vision in...

A push to heritage-list Sydney's colonial statues has been voted down by NSW Labor and the Greens in a move described as being part of...

AGL Energy has returned to profitability despite the cost of replacing ageing coal-fired power and insists it is operating in a "very,...

Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have declared a health emergency as they try to contain the spread of dengue fever. Rio de Janeiro has...

In the midst of a tense week between farmers and conservationists and Canberra's political class, one peak medical body in Australia has...

Rural and regional Australians from around the country have piled into the capital today to protest against 'reckless renewables'....