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An 11-year-old boy is in a serious condition after being shot in the face and neck in Sydney's north-west this afternoon.

Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has found a Hermannsburg mother-of-three was given "too many drugs and too little care" before her preventable death at the Alice Springs Hospital in 2023.

Is tonight the night Nick Daicos finally gets his hands on a Brownlow Medal?

Authorities across Australia's east coast are cracking down on the fishing black market, conducting raids, issuing large fines and crushing boats soon after they seize them.

Brisbane Lions players have told ABC Sport that a conversation in July with NBA champion Luc Longley has helped the team in its quest for three consecutive AFL premierships.

Around 150 Tasmanian public service jobs have been identified to be abolished as part of ongoing government efforts to shrink the state service.

Return airfares to Melbourne have hit $6,000 ahead of Saturday's AFL Grand Final as Fremantle and Brisbane fans scramble for seats.

On a day marking 100 years since the legendary premier was born, another former premier in Mike Rann recalls his own entry to politics under Don Dunstan's leadership.

A judge is considering the sentence of a man who was four times over the legal blood alcohol limit when he caused a crash at an apple orchard, killing his ex-partner.

Prosecutors told the court on Monday they would no longer press one count of indecent assault in relation to a reporter who alleged Alan Jones touched him indecently in public.

The Wallabies are in Perth to face the reigning world champions, hoping the excitement surrounding the Fremantle Dockers will boost them on Sunday.

Just a year after hundreds of Chinese CCTV cameras were removed from federal government buildings over surveillance fears, cameras from the same company were being used in EVs.

Brisbane's renowned Gabba cricket pitch is set to live on with a plan to preserve and install the wicket into the city's new Olympic stadium, but the premier has refused to reveal how much it will cost.

A 95-year-old man who was taken to hospital for minor injuries after a road collision in Canberra on September 13 dies in hospital after his condition deteriorates.

Australia is getting much older, and it is getting older faster than previously thought.

A Canberra Apple store is ordered to pay damages to a former employee who lived with a disability after the shop was found to have used its accessible bathroom as a storeroom.

Revised figures show the number of Australians living with migraine is about 4 million, with experts saying it highlights how authorities have been grossly under-reporting the chronic disease.

The duo have been sentenced to more than 12 years behind bars for cultivating Victoria's largest illegal hydroponic cannabis crop.

From beans on toast to a halloumi wrap, these recipes are perfect for busy weeknights when something more nutritious than toast is needed.

The Raiders have claimed a first-ever NRLW finals win, downing the Tigers 6-0 to end Wests' fairytale season.

Detectives charge a man in relation to a fatal shooting in Melbourne's north earlier this month, arresting him as he tried to board a flight out of Australia.

North Melbourne has lost for the first time in almost three years, with the two-time defending AFLW premier falling to a shock 7-point defeat to Hawthorn in Cairns.

Seventy ranger teams across Central Australia manage bushfires, protect species and use land practices developed over tens of thousands of years.

A union says 137 workers at the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank are slated for redundancy as part of an ongoing restructure, but the company says its plans are "yet to be finalised".

At least three students have been killed and eight others injured in a shooting at a high school in the country's south, authorities have confirmed.

Sydney looks to book its spot in another grand final as it hosts minor premiers Fremantle in a preliminary final at the SCG.

Katy Gallagher has met with the acting NT chief minister to discuss how federally-funded programs are being administered by the Country Liberal Party government.

With the vote tied, Clarence Valley Council turned to drawing a name out of a hat to decide who should be mayor, only to disagree on who the winner was.

The tourism, hospitality and agriculture sectors in regional Queensland say changes to Australia's migration system, including introducing a ballot system for working holiday makers, will have devastating impacts.

A friend of prominent athlete 'Complainant M' told police he noticed a "sharp shift" in the athlete's relationship with broadcaster Alan Jones around the time of an alleged assault.

Australia's men's team is back in Harare for the second of three ODIs against Zimbabwe after Matt Renshaw's heroics in the first game.

Los Angeles coach Sean McVay is thrilled his Rams' season opener at the MCG is behind them and hopes they do not ever do it again.

Clarice Beckett's paintings languished in a farm shed for decades before she was recognised by the Australian art establishment.

Tasmanian elder Aunty Patsy Cameron has died, leaving behind a legacy of improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal Tasmanians.

A federal inquiry has slammed what it calls a "false narrative" in media reporting that Australia is "in the grip of a youth crime wave", while urging the government to implement national minimum standards in youth justice.

A confluence of high temperatures, dry air and windy conditions is forecast to create a high fire danger rating for much of Tasmania this weekend, with Sunday to have an elevated risk.

A long-running pay dispute between Queensland Rail and seven unions has ended with an agreement, following months of delays for commuters.

Australia is facing an abnormally late surge in influenza numbers this year, but the total amount of cases is predicted to be far fewer than in 2025.

Simon Carman, the Australian man accused of murdering Thai teenager Tunchanok Donhomla in June, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his first court appearance since the girl's death.

Forty-two-year-old Dominic Alexander Carbonari appears in a Tasmanian court charged with the murder of a 48-year-old man in the state's north-west.

Flowers can be a great way to bring more colour into your home, and while growing your own might sound challenging, it's simpler than you think.

A Queensland Police operation to locate a missing man believed to be in possession of a firearm continues in the state's north.

The LNP administration's latest measure to curb crime, breach bail, go to jail, is being examined by a parliamentary committee.

A Geelong man has been charged over trying to import around 2,500 methadone pills into Melbourne after arriving on a flight from Thailand.

Inbreeding could lead to extinction of an endangered owl on a remote island.

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has charged a Victorian police officer with common assault against a teenager.

If you are struggling with current interest rates, the Reserve Bank's leaders delivered the sobering message that they are only just getting back to a "more sensible level".

As Australia, and more specifically Queensland, opens the door to artificial intelligence, here's some things you should know.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have made their biggest land grab in years, reigniting Yemen's 12-year long civil war and pushing up global fuel prices.

A judge has determined Manfred Uhle, now 88, did murder his wife, Wanda, in their home in Canberra's south last year.