Former AMP chairman Catherine Brenner will remain a director of Coca-Cola Amatil for up to another 12 months, despite shareholder pressure for her to step down immediately.

A trainee pilot who was thrown thrown from the wreckage of a plane crash had rushed to the rescue of his flight instructor as flames engulfed the aircraft, authorities say.

Former AMP chairman Catherine Brenner will remain a director of Coca-Cola Amatil for up to another 12 months, despite shareholder pressure for her to step down immediately.

A key measure of wage growth has disappointed again with most Australian workers' pay failing to grow in real terms.

Scott Morrison's third federal budget is the best received in years, but most consumers do not think it will leave them better off financially, according to Westpac's consumer sentiment survey.

Migrant support groups hit back at Federal Government's proposed visa changes that bind them to regional and rural area, calling them "unfair".

Police seek witnesses to a road rage crash that saw a car rammed off a Canberra road, leaving both cars on the nature strip and one almost hitting another behind it.

The inspector-general of taxation announces an investigation into the use of garnishee notices by the Australian Taxation Office to claw back outstanding tax debts from businesses and individuals.

US markets suffered their biggest one-day drop in three weeks, over the looming prospect of higher inflation and further rate hikes.

Female tradespeople are starting their own businesses and tapping into underserved markets, but not all of them are keen to shout their lady tradie status from the rooftops.