Australia's future gas use under spotlight

More than 2.5 million Australian workers will receive a pay rise from July after a decision handed down by the Fair Work Commission.

A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his chances of winning the White House in 2016.

The opposition has today accused the government of putting its relationship with New Zealand ahead of the safety of Australians.

The Immigration Minister Andrews Giles is under pressure again after it was revealed a direction he issued last year saw convicted criminals avoid deportation.

The daughter of the Perth gunman who last week killed two women is calling for action on domestic violence.

There are fears the death toll from the landslide in Papua New Guinea could be far higher than previously estimated. 

In Papua New Guinea,  authorities fear more than a hundred people have been killed by a huge landslide.

Australia's transition to renewable energy appears to have been dealt a blow, with the nation's biggest coal-fired power plant to be kept open longer than expected.  

The Federal Opposition is continuing its push for nuclear power in Australia, despite another critical report from the CSIRO.

Two Australian defence force planes are involved in an evacuation effort from New Caledonia.