One of the National Party's top hopes for an election pick-up in Western Australia has blasted the Coalition's opposition to Labor's resources production tax credits, saying "good policy deserves ...

A US report says Russia has put in a request to station long-range aircraft on an Indonesian air force base relatively close to the Australian mainland.

A woman in her 30s is taken to hospital after being rescued from a suspicious house fire in the beachside Perth suburb of Scarborough.

Perhaps the most important character for The Last of Us season two is angry Firefly Abby (Apple Cider Vinegar's Kaitlyn Dever). She's sworn a vendetta against Joel for killing her friends and mentors ...

Police have issued more than 46,000 fines in six months to Adelaide drivers caught using mobile phones and are "disappointed" at the number of repeat offenders – including one driver detected 41 times ...

A woman who was abused at the hands of her ex-partner – a former police detective – says she felt "silenced" after reaching out to SA Police, a court has heard. Their daughter also recounted his abuse ...

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Casino firm Star Entertainment pulled back from the brink of collapse thanks to a deal with US giant Bally's and pub billionaire Bruce Mathieson. Now its shares are set to return to trade, after it ...

A new $4 million wetland at Belconnen oval in Canberra opens in a bid to help reduce pollution caused by stormwater runoff into Lake Ginninderra and decrease its likelihood of toxic blue-green algae ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is refusing to say how much he wants Australian house prices to rise, as Labor remains tight-lipped on the impacts of its first home buyer policy on the housing market.

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With home ownership more out of reach than ever for younger Australians, some are pondering whether their retirement fund would be better off used now, to buy a house.