Senior Labor figures close ranks to isolate a "freelancing" senator who derided a major Royal Australian Air Force project as Malcolm Turnbull's $250 million "new private jet".

Dangerous thunderstorms bring 100 millimetres of rain in an hour at Mount Mee, before sweeping north.

Sally Pearson's failure to qualify for the 60m hurdles caps off a disappointing day for Australia at the world indoor athletics championships.

Young Victorian batsman Will Pucovski is subbed out of his Sheffield Shield match against NSW, after he is hit on the helmet by a short ball from bowler Sean Abbott.

Former Liberal employment minister Eric Abetz leaps on a Labor plan to overhaul Work for the Dole, warning the Opposition will "trash" the program and leave young people sitting around doing nothing.

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says he had "no choice" but to reveal he had doubts about whether he is the biological father of his partner's unborn son.

Infection rates of the virus that causes cervical cancer have plummeted to just 1 per cent in young women in Australia, which experts say is thanks to a national immunisation program started 11 years ago.

You can be blacklisted as a renter without even knowing it. In fact, being put on one of these tenancy databases could mean you're blocked from renting for years. Here's what you need to know to avoid finding your name on a blacklist and how you might be able to appeal against a listing.

Sydney FC lose only their second game in 22 matches, as the Newcastle Jets thrill the crowd at Hunter Stadium with a win after spending 75 minutes with 10 men.

Amid Liberal party chants of "four more years" and flanked by his wife Nicky and two of his children, Will Hodgman says it is a great privilege to be Tasmania's premier.