A Chinese national charged over an elaborate phishing scam involving millions of fraudulent text messages claiming to be from agencies including Medicare, Centrelink, and Australia Post was trying to avoid detection, a court has heard.

This social network, hosting figureheads of the pro-chemical lobby, can't be tracked down in a Google search. It collates "wiki dossiers" of vocal opponents of pesticides and chemicals along with advice on how to influence public discourse. Among its members are high-profile Australian industry play...

For decades, a big risk to Australia's electricity system has been excessive demand in summer. Now, it is excessive supply in spring.

Optus failed to provide honest and credible communication during last year's phone outage, and should be forced to provide fair compensation in the event of another, a Senate committee has found.

NFL tight end Travis Kelce is being praised for his acting debut in Grotesquerie, a series about a detective who accepts the help of a nun and journalist as she investigates a series of unsettling crimes.

Three temporary cycling routes have been hastily installed, but experienced riders say not enough has been done to make them safe for beginners. 

Three-line email calls off an international conglomerate's bid to conduct Australia's largest seismic blast survey in search of gas in the Otway Basin.

Licensing approvals have been granted for a uranium exploration project in a remote area of South Australia. The project, spanning a total 3,000 square kilometres, is expected to start in October.

With three SA tomato businesses, including a major supplier, forced into quarantine because of the outbreak of a crop virus, workers like Sharon Tarisesei have lost their jobs, and are apprehensive about securing future employment.

The local share market has closed flat after A2 Milk entered a trading halt pending an acquisition announcement. See how the day unfolded.

Mr Chalmers is in Beijing to co-chair the first Australia-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in seven years, as well as to better understand the challenges facing the Chinese economy.

A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found many Australians have lost trust in supermarkets as it investigates the mega grocers' market power and potential barriers to entry in the sector.

The former Australian treasurer and ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey, says the US dollar will grow weaker under either of the platforms of US presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. He also warned the Republican that he had made "absurd" spending commitments.

A record number of Australian suburbs now have a median house or unit value above $1 million, according to a new report.

An Alice Springs brewery will be allowed to continue selling takeaway alcohol on days other businesses in the town are banned following an investigation by the NT Liquor Commission.