The federal government has submitted an offer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to send Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station.

Victoria's police commissioner said the 42-year-old's family had been "very, very helpful" to the ongoing investigation into Monday's attack on Helen Haines.

Satellite monitoring has detected huge plumes of methane above one of Australia's largest gas complexes, triggering a United Nations alert and enquiries by state authorities.

A regional mayor has denied multiple allegations that she bullied and undermined council staff, arising from an independent investigation. 

A global internet flaw is being blamed for delayed communication to parents after a student was attacked at a south Canberra school.

Police arrest 29 people after uncovering two illegal casinos operating in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, as part of a wider investigation into alleged drug manufacturing. 

The ABC is among the more than two dozen Australian government critical infrastructure, universities and media organisations that researchers claim were targeted by an Israel-based company. 

Leafy streets filled with homes are a common visage in the outer suburbs of Melbourne but newly implemented planning regulations may change all that.

Police say a man was threatened with a knife and forced into a car by a 21-year-old who claimed to be interested in purchasing his mobile phone. 

They are yet to make their maiden voyage, but Tasmania's new Spirit of Tasmania ferries have lost millions in value in asset write-downs that also includes TT-line's two new terminals.

A man who allegedly threatened staff at Hannah Beazley's electorate office was known to police, the commissioner reveals, as he urges politicians not to retreat from their communities.

Domenic Perre refused food and medication in the weeks leading up to his death in custody, according to coronial findings published today.

The woman was questioned about her motives in continuing to seek assistance from Alan Jones, while at the same time encouraging her son to report the alleged assault to police.

Five-term Capricornia MP Michelle Landry will not contest the next election.

Here's a breakdown of Israel's upcoming general election and its complicated coalition structures.

Former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend he had shot two people, and asked for help cleaning up his "mess", a jury has heard.

North Korean companies have been accused of setting up an international network of IT workers to evade sanctions.

The New York City Council votes to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets and Central Park.

The education union is calling on politicians to "stay away" from Tasmania's public schools for the rest of term 4, unless the premier apologises for a social media post made about a school's upcoming end-of-year celebrations.

Anastasia Marshall has been jailed for helping cover up the death of her ex-wife Krystal, but a court is yet to decide if she was murdered.