US President Donald Trump has retaliated after Barack Obama delivered scathing criticisms of the incumbent during Democrat rallies.

A new irrigation scheme in Tasmania's Northern Midlands has provided much-needed relief to parched paddocks this spring.

The ABC visits the outer north Melbourne suburb of Kalkallo, where local residents are calling for more road infrastructure to help ease traffic pains and keep up with the rapid growth of housing estates.

The Nobel Peace Prize recipient's decision comes after US forces captured long-time president Nicolás Maduro in January this year, with the Trump administration leading efforts to open up the country's oil reserves.

A swing from digital to analogue learning is happening overseas, but student performance is yet to improve on at least one international measure. 

A company that holds exclusive salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck wants to auction 100 artefacts. The US says no.

Frustrated psychiatrists and lawyers say an alarming uptick in homicides by people with psychosis is a triple tragedy for perpetrators, victims and the wider public because many of the deaths could have been prevented.

Italian Kimi Antonelli has his first chance to seal the Formula 1 drivers' championship, needing a win and other results to go his way. Follow live. 

Even 'serious' news outlets, like Axios and The Guardian, have reported that El-Sayed is part of the Democrats' midterm strategy of "bringing sexy back".

Right now, some of our largest and most visible institutions are trimming or fighting with employees, in an economy that's powered by the build-out of job-changing technology that is both gargantuan and seemingly brittle at the same time.

Facing the "most difficult set of circumstances" within generations, wineries and breweries are going out of business as data reveals why Australians are drinking less.

Storms are forecast across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast this morning with another round possible in the afternoon and early evening.

Leo Barraclough died in Caboolture hospital just 21 hours after he walked into emergency seeking back pain treatment.

Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.

 

 

Everyone grows up, grows older and learns in Canberra that the politics of passion give way to the business of governing and pragmatism.

Behind the doors of a small childcare centre, a worker went on a violent spree. Parents are still searching for answers. 

South Australia was once the launch site for children under 14 on the NDIS. Now it is grappling with how to handle the federal government’s sweeping changes to the scheme. 

Queensland butchers are battling to survive amid a skills shortage, with one set to stop serving customers due to a lack of available staff, while others have begun recruiting from overseas. 

Western Sydney International Airport opened on Sunday with many of the passengers on the first flight to the Gold Coast also making the trip back.

Bike riders and island residents joined forces with a haze of adrenaline, nostalgia and bittersweet sense of loss to farewell Phillip Island's MotoGP.