A young First Nations woman has won an international environmental award in recognition of her grassroots advocacy.
A 56-year-old woman has been found guilty of committing unlawful acts intended to cause bodily harm after her husband attacked their neighbour with a chainsaw.
Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl after a younger girl was allegedly found dead in their home in Lake Macquarie.
Believed murdered by persons unknown, model and escort Revelle Balmain's disappearance is being re-investigated by a coroner after 30 years of no answers..
A music festival has failed to recoup close to a million dollars after the Federal Court ruled council conditions, not bushfires, forced its cancellation.
A pedophile who targeted girls on Snapchat has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars.
Former St Kilda footballer Sam Fisher's spiral into drug addiction after retiring from AFL has been laid out in court as he awaits a prison sentence.
Millions of dollars will be spent to increase policing and community support as the prime minister lands in Alice Springs after a youth curfew was lifted.
More electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are hitting the streets in outer suburbs where drivers are in the box seat to save the most money on petrol.
A coroner has called for an urgent review into mental health services available in Tasmanian prisons after an inmate took his own life.
A safety evaluation of a software upgrade used by military pilots in a helicopter crash that killed four servicemen found it posed a risk.
Children in Queensland police watch houses have been sexually and physically assaulted, with an advocacy group saying the system is not coping.
The aunty of a toddler who died in a hot car alongside her sister has told an inquest a child safety worker texted the girls' mother about staying off drugs.
Former Greens leader Bob Brown has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to a trespassing charge stemming from an anti-forestry protest.
Doctors are leading a fresh push for all drivers aged 75 and older to have yearly health checks but say driving tests should be up to regulators.
An inquiry into the suitability of Star Entertainment to manage its Sydney casino has been told a transformation of the troubled venue is yet to occur.
The mobile phone numbers of Ambulance Victoria personnel are suspected to have been exposed after being mistakenly entered onto the service's intranet.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is fronting the Yoorrook Justice Commission in an historic first, but what is it and why is it important?
A woman who was suing Hillsong Church after being indecently assaulted eight years ago is on the verge of reaching an agreement with the embattled mega-church.
Calls are growing for a royal commission into family violence as the NSW opposition floats ankle monitors for men accused of serious domestic violence offences.