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Former patients allege they have witnessed or experienced physical assaults and sexual misconduct in locked mental health wards in Queensland, as calls grow for independent inspections of all facilities.

In NSW, people are noticing bogong moths have been appearing in any crevice they can find, and staying far longer.

The Matildas will return to Victoria this year, with Geelong picked to host the second leg of a two-match series against Colombia

A regional woman says she felt unable to reach out for help for more than eight years because of stigma and a lack of eating disorder support services in her small town.

Two cars have been destroyed and a home damaged by fire in another overnight arson attack in Melbourne.

Some South Australians pay more for their bus, train and tram trips in Adelaide than the equivalent journey elsewhere in Australia.

The privacy commissioner has launched a formal investigation into the Chinese software company behind an influx of cheap smart glasses to Australia.

The Albanese government is tipping in $674 million, while the Minns government is investing $610 million towards the upgrades.

Russia's health watchdog warns fake information is circulating online about a mystery illness amid growing questions about the death of a woman in Siberia last week.

With Tasmania's salmon industry bracing for marine heatwave conditions this summer, one company is about to begin injecting fish with an antibacterial drug — with its preferred antibiotic option still off the table after the permit to use was revoked.

Five males arrested in a dramatic police operation on Melbourne's Monash Freeway yesterday will appear in court today.

Supercars star Brodie Kostecki can surpass Australian motor racing legends Peter Brock and Allan Moffat with a Bathurst record this weekend, but will do it without the support of his engineer.

Israelis are still trying to contend with the October 7 attacks as the country heads to the polls.

The University of Tasmania's finances face twin problems of large debts and little revenue coming in, an economist who fronted a parliamentary inquiry says.

This train station in Melbourne's booming outer west has been open for less than a month, but is already experiencing growing pains.

The Reserve Bank doesn't want consumer prices to come down, but to rise more slowly.

What's the airport code for Sydney's soon-to-open second international airport?

The books we love can become tied to memory, taste, identity and belonging, which makes choosing just 10 favourites harder than it looks.

Patients hiding the use of illegal peptides or weight loss jabs before surgery could face "serious" consequences, after a new study reveals an 11-fold risk of regurgitation or aspiration under anaesthetic.

Undersea experts question the viability of deep-sea mining for critical minerals, fearing the only winners will be early investors and the companies selling the machinery.

Beijing is issuing AI digital humans with identity cards in a bid to hold companies accountable and ensuring state surveillance applies to the virtual world.

Angus Taylor acknowledges that some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage.

The combined company brings together Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures, the CBS News and CNN networks, and the HBO and CBS television brands under the control of David Ellison.

Bulgaria's prime minister says the Russian war in Ukraine risks becoming a "global conflict" if it was not brought to an end, after drones struck two vessels in the Black Sea.

August Hanning, who ran Berlin's BND foreign intelligence service, is accused of paying to access secret documents for a foreign spy service.

The Australian number one said he didn't want the competition "to finish like this" and thanked fans.

Police have fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools as students, teachers and parents take to the streets over school conditions.

"Engage with us, or we will leak it," Asos shoppers warned in an alarming message sent from online retailer's app.

Belgian physicist Francis Halzen wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for work on subatomic particles at the South Pole.

Canadian-owned First Quantum Minerals was slammed over the 2023 incident that left the mine worker permanently injured.

Morecroft was a regular presence on television screens for more than 30 years.

Protesters in Perth gather to oppose the biennial Land Forces expo, held in Perth two years after ugly scenes in Melbourne.

A Tasmanian cafe and Pauline Hanson's daughter have become embroiled in a row over an AI-generated video depicting people ditching their social and political allegiances and revealing themselves as One Nation supporters.

World number one Jannik Sinner will prioritise his recovery from a knee injury, opting to sit out the rest of the 2026 tennis season.

Mystery still surrounds what happened near UK RAF base Fairford but analysts warn US allies may face seeing their bases targeted.

With his long-awaited move to Hawthorn finally done, Zach Merrett says he has "no preconceived ideas" as to what role he will play for Sam Mitchell's Hawks.

OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, made his first public appearance in Sydney after the hack, saying he could not explain why Australians distrust AI.

The 85-year-old ex-radio broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching, relating to alleged incidents between 2003 and 2020.

Russian officials have provided conflicting information about the death of an employee at a Siberian "anti-plague" laboratory.

Splitz Gym in Brisbane escalated the matter after it received information alleging a "serious child safeguarding breach by a coach".

The Northern Territory police will transition to high-tech, long-range, multi-round tasers, with the first 100 to be rolled out in regional and remote areas across the NT.

A trial is told Beau Lamarre-Condon became "fixated" with Jesse Baird after the latter cut ties with the former police officer.

Emergency services are working to free a person that became trapped in a grain silo in central Victoria on Tuesday afternoon.

Former music pastor Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of murdering his wife during the course of an affair with a 20-year-old woman.

About 200,000 spectators will make their way to the NSW Central West for the race weekend.

One Nation wants negative migration in its first years, the Coalition has promised to more than halve it, while Labor has announced measures to ensure migration actually falls to its target of 225,000.

The Northern Territory government is being pressured to reopen a remote police station after the community's only health clinic was shut down amid alleged unrest and threats.

As death row inmate Christa Pike remains in hospital following a failed lethal injection, we take a closer look at the track record for botched executions in the US.

Accusations of ageism, fury over sign placement, ongoing debate over town hall snacks, and a fiery confrontation involving a lord mayor hopeful's parents are just some of the incidents to have unfolded.

A commission of inquiry into the Queensland branch of the CFMEU has heard a group of workers were attacked by union members at a Cross River Rail site in Dutton Park.