Firefighters have been kept busy by windy conditions and a "difficult to control" bushfire threatening properties in Tasmania's north. 

Residents tell the NSW Land and Environment Court the dispute over the recycling plant is affecting their health, retirement plans and taking psychological toll due to sustained uncertainty.

Under a new three strikes policy for Northern Territory public housing tenants, "minor" anti-social behaviour breaches attract one strike, "moderate" breaches two and three strikes can be handed down for "significant" breaches.

The cost of removing a massive humpback whale that washed up on a popular Perth beach last month cost almost $180,000, with the local council fretting about how to pay for it.

Corporal Brendan Hannam has been remembered as a "man of character" and "a loving partner" at his funeral today. The 28-year-old Australian soldier was killed during a military training exercise in Darwin a fortnight ago.

The arrests were made after the United States, France, Belgium and Poland called on Israel to take action after diplomats and a photojournalist were attacked. 

With four words, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid bare the horrifying nature of an attack that has sent shock waves through Australia.

Russell Brand, 51, denies the allegations as he is tried for three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denies intelligence-sharing with Ukraine is suspended as Vladimir Putin proposes a summit with Xi Jinping and Donald Trump to discuss the war.

Protests are sweeping across Europe, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets in dozens of cities across the content. This is what you need to know.

The evacuation of Macquarie Island over bird flu concerns was "unnecessary" and could increase environmental risks, expeditioners told the government in a letter obtained by the ABC.

The National Student Ombudsman hands down its finding after complaints were made against UTS following a National Day of Action for Palestine in 2025.

Half a dozen unauthorised mountain bike tracks have been closed across Kunanyi/Mount Wellington this year. It has led a small group of riders to use popular walking tracks as an alternative.

Labor's proposed trust tax could result in tax rates of 60 per cent in some circumstances as part of a crackdown on so-called "bucket companies" the government says are used to reduce tax.

At one regional NSW aged care home, more than 80 per cent of staff were born overseas. Providers say a dedicated visa is needed to insulate the sector from changes to migration policy.

Some experts suggests shifting away from the more than 300-year-old tax on property transactions could ease housing affordability.

More than 60 megalitres of Australian-made biofuel products were being sold offshore at the same time as the nation's petrol and diesel pumps ran dry. The government is consulting on whether to force petroleum companies to buy Australian-made fuels to help…

The ABC has traced an alleged ghost investment scheme across the globe and found its enigmatic CEO may have links to terrorism.

The unwritten agreement between workers and the democratic state is fraying, and the costs of inequality are becoming increasingly apparent.

Helen Haines has fought for integrity in politics. She deserved to be treated with respect and integrity too. Instead, she is apparently Australia's first victim of a targeted attack on a politician on this scale.