Anthony Mokbel, nephew of underworld figure Tony Mokbel, was brutally assaulted last month, with video of the attack circulated on social media.

The partner of British children's author Helen Bailey has been convicted of killing her and dumping her body in a cesspool in a financially motivated murder.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "torpedoing" plans for recognising a Palestinian state, causing "enduring frustration" for diplomats.

The husband of slain Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski is the "number one suspect" for her murder, his lawyer has declared, only hours after detectives confirmed her body had been found.

Failures of the engine and feathering system, that pilots are untrained to deal with, may be behind yesterday's fatal plane crash, experts say.

Canada will continue to accept asylum seekers crossing illegally from the United States.

After a troubled end to his spell across the ditch, Kieran Foran is back in New Zealand. And it's a "breath of fresh air" for the Warriors signing.

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club have today suspended the membership of 14 individuals from the Red & Black Bloc (RBB) active supporter group following their role in the display of an unauthorised banner at the match on Saturday night at ANZ Stadium.

I'll give it to you cold. Electricity prices are going up.

Victorian speaker Telmo Languiller has been charging taxpayers almost $40,000 a year to live in the posh sea-side town of Queenscliff - at least 80 kilometres from the western suburbs electorate he represents.

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There will come a time, when the late Daniel Vickerman's sons, Joseph, 7, and young Xavier, 3, will actively wonder just what kind of man their father was, and how he was regarded by the rugby community for whom he stood as a colossus in the engine-room for over a decade. I humbly hope this article ...

Demonstrators opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline braced for a showdown with authorities on Wednesday, as protest leaders said at least some would defy a deadline to abandon the camp they have occupied for months to stop the project.

The order would reverse the directives put in place last year by the Obama administration to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice.

UK laws which require low-income Britons to earn a set minimum income before they can obtain visas for some foreign spouses, including Australians, have been upheld in the country's highest court

Last Saturday night, for the first time ever, I felt a sense of normalcy as I pulled on the Melbourne jumper. Not in the form of complacency, but a familiarity in my single-mindedness.

The Victorian government is demanding the operator of Australia's main electricity grid explain how the state came close to losing electricity during the recent extreme heatwave to ensure NSW avoided power outages, adding to calls for a wider inquiry.

The local sharemarket ended another big day of reporting season in the red, as a slide in miners led by Rio Tinto offset a number of positive earnings surprises.

Planning minister Anthony Roberts is seeking advice about new powers to refuse coal mining applications.