The safety regulator has lashed national carrier Qantas over a "cascade of errors" that saw a 1.25-metre tool left in an engine for 300 hours of flying time.  

Karen Webb has faced criticism for her handling of the case of Clare Nowland. Less than four hours after senior constable Kristian White was convicted of manslaughter, the NSW Police commissioner admitted she was "always learning". 

Temporary migrant workers in Australia are facing "disturbing" patterns of exploitation from some employers, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, has warned after touring Australia.

Labor's Senate leader Penny Wong moved the motion, saying Senator Thorpe's actions had compromised workplace safety in the Senate.

Daniel Andreas San Diego is wanted in the US for bombings in the San Francisco area was arrested and now faces extradition to the America, officials said.