Police have defended using a taser and baton on a woman accused of starting a fire inside a service station, insisting she ...

Australia will not return fire if the US follows through on its trade tariffs, a senior minister says.

Brooks Koepka has welcomed LIV Golf's newest major carrots as a sign his breakaway league is "part of the golf ecosystem now" ...

Australian businesses and governments are investing too little in vital research projects, a discussion paper has revealed.

Two senior constables accused of false imprisonment will stand trial after a magistrate found there was enough ...

Captain Marcus Bontempelli says perennial finals hopefuls the Western Bulldogs want to contend again, but talk is cheap.

Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that ...

A teenage boy who attacked a man with a machete as he tried to flee from a mugging will remain behind bars because he is a danger to the community. A children's court magistrate found the risk was too ...

A former Labor leader has quit state parliament to focus on campaigning for a crucial federal seat, launching an attack on ...

Australia's leading bank has delivered a $5.1 billion first-half cash net profit, in what analysts have called ...

The family of American teacher Marc Fogel says it's "beyond grateful, relieved and overwhelmed" that he's heading ...

Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism ...