Australia has some of the best waves in the world and researchers say it could be a global leader in creating electricity from our oceans. So what's the hold-up?

The Catholic Church has won a High Court appeal against rulings it is vicariously liable for the actions of a priest who allegedly sexually abused a five-year-old in 1971, sparking calls for change.

It remains unclear why the Chinese president has failed to attend talks with Pacific-rim leaders in Peru a day after opening a new megaport north of Lima.

Lawyers and Aboriginal police officers have slammed an investigation into racism within the NT Police Force as "flawed" and "an attempt to wipe the slate clean", after the review found no evidence of racist behaviour since 2015.

The bill would allow Russian legal entities to build investment projects in a region of Georgia, which opponents say would price Georgian citizens out of the market.