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A man linked to a now-defunct Adelaide youth detention facility who is accused of dozens of alleged sexual offences — many of them against children — has been granted home detention bail.

The South Australian government has announced a $109 million support package for the state's struggling wine industry.

The Bank of Japan today increased rates to 1.25 per cent, in a widely anticipated move to counter inflation fuelled by high energy costs.

After a breakout season, Newcastle lock Mat Croker has proven himself the most underrated player in the NRL and is at the heart of the Knights' rise from wooden spooners to semifinalists.

Mat Ryan's Socceroos days are not over, coach Tony Popovic insists, despite the decorated captain being left out of his first squad since the World Cup.

Emergency services respond to a suspected shark attack at Sorrento beach north of Perth.

Two people including a female staff member have been taken to hospital after an alleged assault at a nursing home in Adelaide's west.

Police say the 40-year-old female driver will face two charges of culpable driving causing death and one charge of negligent driving causing actual bodily harm.

The Bureau of Meteorology has made major updates to the rain radar on its website, nearly a year since its widely criticised launch.

AI companies could be legally required to report rogue incidents such as the hacking of another company, under a proposal from the Albanese government as part of its plans for new safety, environmental and industrial rules for the technology.

A woman who killed and dismembered her husband before disposing of his remains in bins around south-west Sydney has been handed a minimum jail term of three years.

The A-League Men and Women seasons are just one month away.

The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.

Bailee Lynn Rios was speeding and drug-affected when she drove her SUV the wrong way down a busy avenue and struck a vehicle before ploughing into a bus, prosecutors say.

School holidays start in Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory next week, and planned Qantas industrial action could hit regional flights and freight.

Earlier this year, businessman David Penman brought charges against five of the Hepburn Shire Council's seven councillors, who were forced to stand down.

A major developer was disciplined.

The senate inquiry, which began its hearings in June, heard claims an independent Defence Flight Safety Bureau (DFSB) had been corrupted by a conflict of interest and contained "manipulated" evidence.

K'gari's Kingfisher Bay Resort is set to be taken over by US-owned "experiential tourism" giant Journey Beyond.

A judge has blocked any immediate efforts to destroy the Kennedy Center, after Donald Trump was photographed through the windows of Air Force One appearing to look at plans for the building's demolition.

A remote area nurse who has previously worked across the Pilbara and Kimberley is encouraging other regional nurses and midwives to seek peer-to-peer counselling if experiencing burnout, anxiety or isolation.

One in 60 people in the Pacific nation now have the virus, prompting authorities to boost testing.

Rare Foods Australia winds down operations amid a Chinese supply glut and falling prices for abalone, after once being the biggest employer in the WA seaside town of Augusta.

NSW Police are seeking to extradite a Melbourne woman after they allege they have linked a gun used in two other shootings to the death of Marco Tapia in Sydney's south-west in early September.

The Western Australian government was seeking "immunity from liability" in cases put forward by child sex abuse victim-survivors, but the Supreme Court has ruled against it.

Acting on a tip from the FBI, Queensland officers executed a search warrant at a Warner home in May, allegedly finding extremist material targeting Muslims, Jews and migrants.

Netball has long lacked Indigenous representation at the elite level.

Keen surfer Shannan Dunn hopes to get back in the water soon, after he was the first to assist a fellow surfer bitten by a shark this week.

Architect Adriano Pupilli creates a flat-packed tiny home that meets the second-highest bushfire attack level after enduring the 2019 Black Summer bushfires.

The NT government has floated the idea of ambulance officers carrying pepper spray and employing body-worn cameras for their safety, as assault rates against paramedics remain high.

Australian shares head for a positive start after Wall Street rebounds, with tech stocks rallying as oil prices and global bond yields retreat.

Tropical fruits previously rare to Far North Queensland are finding a booming customer base in capital cities as retailers stock more of the unusual produce.

Andrew Grero, 40, who was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease four years ago, aims to explain how it affects those living with it through his colourful artworks.

It was meant to cost $3.3 million to turn Norman Griffiths Oval into a synthetic field, but a new report has suggested another seven-figure budget increase for what critics say is Australia's most expensive football pitch.

Blooming canola is a drone photographer's delight, but reports of potentially fatal near misses with aircraft have prompted a warning for operators.

Mike Burgess tells a podcast that he, media and politicians should have done more to call out antisemitism following the October 7 attacks.

The state government is seeking a single operator to tender for the operation of two aeromedical services in central Queensland.

Five years after the pact between Australia, the US, and the UK was announced, three of its key architects assess its progress toward its goals, including arming Australia with nuclear-powered submarines to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

Australian long-distance runner, Haftu Strintzos, shares his "double life" from being a barefoot shepherd in Ethiopia to claiming the national marathon record on just his fourth attempt.

In a ballot that will have implications in Canberra, the South Australian Liberal Party is set to decide whether its future lies with the controversial right-wing senator.

Canterbury-Bankstown is the first Sydney council to introduce a blanket ban on smart glasses, following similar action by local governments in Queensland and Victoria.

Adam Walton's path to professional tennis began far from the bright lights of the ATP tour, on courts tucked inside a racetrack in the small Queensland town of Home Hill.

The road to repair Sealer's Cove is a tale straight from the pages of Swiss Family Robinson and includes helicopters, barges, and a temporary camp and mess hall created to get the job done.

Drink and drug drivers will face higher penalties under new laws passed in Queensland parliament.

Instead of star power, the Swans are relying on structure and balance to drive them deeper into the finals.

A new report has found Victoria's TAFE system receives the lowest "per hour" funding in the country, prompting fears the growing state will fail to meet critical skills requirements.

Princess Diana's brother has accused King Charles III of sounding "giddily elated, like a lottery winner" on the night his ex-wife was killed in a car crash almost three decades ago.

Warwick Levy spent hours trying to get his brand's T-shirt designs removed from Temu as its reporting platform kept crashing.

The Northern Territory's tiny crocs are freshwater crocodiles not a separate species.

The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.