Cy Walsh officially detained in psychiatric institution for killing his father, former Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

SCHOOLS, libraries, and providers of wi-fi internet services will be expected to crack down on copyright pirates.

GLOBAL climate change talks remain split over whether a proposed deal to cut carbon dioxide emissions should be legally binding.

A TEENAGER and a 20-year-old have become the first Australian women to flee to Syria to become jihadi brides.

QANTAS boss Alan Joyce has defended the reliability of the airline after a string of recent unscheduled landings.

Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama wants Australia or New Zealand forced out of the ­Pacific Islands Forum they chiefly fund.

University of Melbourne researchers have found rates of self-harm among asylum seekers as high as 260 per 1,000 people on Nauru, but say unreported rates are unknown and they expect the real figures to be much higher.

An AirAsia flight from Sydney bound for Malaysia ended up in Melbourne by mistake, it has been revealed.

Broncos forward Sam Thaiday says he could consider playing for another club, amid revelations he won't be offered a new contract in Brisbane.

Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer rejects claims that reintroduced legislation to overhaul the governance of superannuation funds is ideological.

COCA-COLA Amatil is to axe 260 jobs under a restructure plan to resuscitate the company’s sales and profitability.

TONY Abbott has shrugged off his government’s unpopularity, comparing himself to Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

ISRAEL has unleashed airstrikes on Syria — likely targeting weapons destined for Hezbollah.

Humans and dogs have lived together for thousands of years, but we may be forgetting how to co-exist peacefully, writes Paul McGreevy.

The works will help counter China's increasing reach into the region and will be completed with the help of the US navy, the head of Papua New Guinea's Defence Force says.

The Federal Government will increase funding to youth mental health service provider Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison says will make a big difference in young people's lives.

DISGRACED former Labor MP Craig Thomson has been acquitted of 49 charges but could still face jail time.

Bryan Dawe speaks about the life of his long-time collaborator, political satirist John Clarke, and the special relationship the pair had with their audience.

Dozens have been injured after two passenger trains collided head-on in Puglia, in the southern region of Italy.

The boy died after falling down a flight of stairs in the Victorian town of Wodonga.

Malcolm Turnbull will use his victory on Senate voting reform to prepare the ground for a double-dissolution election.

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PROFESSOR David Weisbrot will replace Julian Disney as chair of the Australian Press Council in March.

WARREN Mundine has called for radical changes to the way Aboriginal identity is established, and to native title.