Negotiations on what the Liberals’ new shadow cabinet could look like have broken down as opposition leader John Pesutto makes an 11th-hour manoeuvre.

AUSTRALIAN authorities have made the largest ever seizure of the drug ice in the nation’s history in Nunawading in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

The ASIO boss has broken his silence after weeks of heated debate over visa vetting processes for people fleeing the war in Gaza.

TROUBLED former AFL star Ben Cousins has been refused bail after he was charged with a string of offences related to drugs and family violence, including an allegation of stalking.

TRAVERS Beynon, the Gold Coast tobacco salesman who poses as mega rich playboy — “the Candyman” — pays bikini models to hang off him out of a $2 million promotion fund, his ex-manager claims.

Experts have issued a warning for attendees of the AFL’s Gather Round as thousands flock to Adelaide for four days of sport.

An eerie note has emerged after a separated Perth couple were found dead.

A Melbourne businessman has been accused of trafficking steroids out of a wellness clinic, as footage emerged of police towing millions of dollars in luxury cars.

A TEENAGE farmer from regional NSW has spoken out after he received death threats online including one that stated it would be good if he’d died from AIDS.

Just weeks after a major global IT outage caused chaos around the world, a cloud-based accounting software company has gone down.

A CANBERRA man who killed his ex-partner with an axe while she was carrying her eight-day-old daughter has been sentenced to at least 26 years in jail.

FALLEN AFL premiership player Ben Cousins has been acquitted of an outstanding meth possession charge after prosecutors conceded they did not have enough evidence.

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HE WAS labelled “non-stick” for his ability to emerge from legal scrapes unscathed.

A South Australian homeowner whose driveway was dramatically bulldozed by tradies over an alleged unpaid bill has given his side of the story.

Outrage is building after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved three new coal mine extensions - one fellow MP calling the decision “despicable”.

Australia’s Foreign Minister says the Australian Defence Force is “ready” to help Australians stranded on New Caledonia amid the exploding political unrest.

A Sydney council has been accused of attempting to implement a “treaty by default” under a proposed agreement with Aboriginal owners.

THE bodies of a man and woman have been found inside a house at the centre of an Anzac Day shooting tragedy.

A SYDNEY couple is looking for answers after a major hospital accidentally sent their stillborn daughter to be cremated.