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A study of 13 years of crashes in Australia finds a link between car height and risk of pedestrian death, particularly for women and children.

After the embarrassment of having to abort his earlier press club appearance, Tony Burke produced a package that, on his own admission, did not contain all he'd wished.

Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.

In a speech to the Polish parliament, Donald Tusk says there is a "real risk" that Russian drones may fall on "the territory of one or several NATO countries on the eastern flank" and call it an accident.

A Latina Republican lawmaker facing a competitive re-election race in Florida has warned Donald Trump that his immigration enforcement agenda has overreached.

Migration experts slap down a Greens claim that the Border Force crackdown on visa overstayers will be akin to ICE raids in the United States, saying it was an uncontroversial procedure that occurred regularly until 2015.

While best books lists have their detractors, the form has proved popular for 150 years.

Today we have changes of plans for Harry and Meghan as well as Macklemore and Ed Sheeran.

Bill Bailey talks about what makes Australia special, making music across language barriers, midnight rehearsals and preparing for a typewriter solo, jammed keys and all.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the prospect of Canada becoming the first "associate member" of the European Union, as the president of the European Parliament has hinted Australia and New Zealand could follow.

The athlete who had a bout of faecal incontinence during a HYROX competition has issued a public apology and retroactively withdrawn from the race, handing back points earned in the event.

Britain's King Charles III has warned AI leaders of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands while hosting the leaders from top artificial intelligence firms.

Smart glasses could be prohibited in Commonwealth workplaces as the government consults on new rules for Australia's growing AI sector.

A fact-finding mission on Iran, backed by the United Nations, finds Iranian citizens have been caught between crimes against humanity by their own government and deadly conflict with the US and Israel.

NSW Police say a 24-year-old woman "believed to be the mother of the infant" has been arrested.

A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly assaulting a man at a house in Tasmania's north.

Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.

Ellen Fraser-Barbour's drowning at a popular swimming hole in central Australia prompts the NT's St John Ambulance service to install an automated external defibrillator at the site to commemorate her disability advocacy work.

On the anniversary of her grandchildren's burial, Dorothy Papertalk is leading calls for change in South Hedland as a political firestorm grows over Western Australia's child protection failures.

Wider and about as deep as the Roman Colosseum, researchers believe the newly-discovered McGetchin crater was formed after a powerful surface impact in 2024.

Diamonds defender Sarah Klau is handed a $5,000 fine and a suspended two-game ban after pleading guilty to assault and failing to disclose the incident prior to the Commonwealth Games.

The woman, who was wiping her eyes in court on Wednesday, will instead be detained at a facility determined by mental health experts.

The commissioner investigating Fiona Carrick's conduct said she had made "well-meaning" but unsuccessful attempts to bring tension down in her office.

Tens of thousands of North Korean labourers working in Russia and China reportedly raised as much as $US800 million last year for Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program, helping Pyongyang evade UN sanctions.

Cristian Volpato is set for a court battle as the Socceroos star's lawyer confirms he will challenge charges that he was driving with cocaine in his system.

A nationwide teacher shortage affecting the ACT is causing huge teacher workloads and disrupting learning, as the union calls on the government to step up its pay and conditions offer.

Shabtay Yaacoby, 56, was sentenced today for laundering more than $50 million in scam funds.

It's possible that with eight words about migration, Tony Burke has handed his political opponents a campaign ad — and another reason not to reach a legislative compromise.

Northern Territory Police have found a Ford Ranger hundreds of kilometres away after it was stolen from a Royal Australian Airforce base in Darwin earlier this week and arrested three men.

Dragon Search SA has studied reports of dead sea dragons made during the state's harmful algal bloom amid hopes of boosting numbers as breeding season nears.

Higher education stakeholders say sweeping migration changes will jeopardise an export industry worth $55 billion, with international students likely to choose other destinations.

Prosecutors said those interactions included a string of incidents in which the man was accused of assaulting young children and threatening staff at a primary school.

The exiled son of Iran's last shah says he wants to be a "bridge" to democracy in Iran, not a candidate to lead the country.

Nationals MP David Littleproud is backing more coal-fired power stations and nuclear energy to underpin the enormous energy requirements of a $32bn data centre.

A 17-year-old boy charged with murdering a man in Tennant Creek in June will have to wait another three months for a crucial piece of evidence after a key witness went on leave, a court has heard.

A young woman has been found deceased at a property in suburban Darwin, with her partner in custody over an alleged assault hours earlier.

A camera streaming around the clock from a remote Central Australian waterhole is capturing dingoes, wallabies, birds and other wildlife while helping researchers understand how the changing climate is reshaping the desert.

Labor will restrict international student families, cap longer backpacker stays and target visa overstayers as it seeks greater control over migration.

Former South Australian MP Fraser Ellis has avoided jail for deliberately rorting a parliamentary allowance, but maintains his actions showed a "casualness" or "recklessness" and "certainly not criminality".

As local governments in parts of Australia introduce bans on smart glasses, an Adelaide city councillor and a prominent Fringe venue are floating the idea of significantly restricting use of the devices in public spaces.

The federal Labor government has extended its compulsory income management scheme which affects 30,000 Territorians, despite many experts claiming the practice is discriminatory.

Nickolas Wayne Peake, 30, pleads guilty in a Perth court after detectives charged him with aggravated common assault.

New data shows Australia's population has grown by 1.4 per cent over the past year.

Skilled midwives can now conduct forensic examinations in sexual assault cases to reduce lengthy waits for victim-survivors after SA Health figures showed there were only 12 trained staff in the state.

There are arguments for and against an interest rate rise in September but there are some very real ways Australia's economy is different to the United States.

Charlize Zmuda, 17, was swimming at Woorim Beach at Bribie Island in February last year when she was attacked.

Offenders will be based at the regional facilities for up to six months and will be required to wear an electronic monitoring ankle tag.

Tasmanians who had rung Triple Zero were told there were no available ambulances nearly 17,000 times in 2025-26, new figures have revealed — around 46 times per day.

Bailee Lynn Rios is accused of driving her SUV the wrong way down a busy Los Angeles avenue, running a red light, hitting a vehicle and a public bus, killing at least two people.

Robert Toia will have a front-row seat to the last instalment of the tit-for-tat battle between teammate Mark Nawaqanitawase and Ronaldo Mulitalo, and the Sydney Roosters centre is bracing himself for more box-office entertainment.