For a fortnight, Barnaby Joyce resembled someone out in the snow who had broken through the pain threshold, as he defied massive pressure and political common sense to try to cling to his job. But in the end, the tough man crumpled, writes Michelle Grattan.

A Canberra man who posted nude images of teenage girls on Instagram, and threatened young women into sending him more images will spend nine months behind bars.

Michael McCormack's motto is "don't be silent when you ought to speak". Which is curious given he has been notably coy while Barnaby Joyce has been besieged.

Clinically speaking, you can't become addicted to a device, but you can develop behavioural addictions to smartphone functions.

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Two young Aussie women produce the performances of their careers on day 14 of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, with both Sami Kennedy-Sim and Kailani Craine shining.

Australia's patchwork of small local councils is threatening urban liveability, according to the independent infrastructure adviser, which is urging the Federal Government to financially reward states which simply planning processes.

Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris is furious that her athlete daughter Jessica's positive result on a drug test was leaked and ASADA saw fit to issue a statement confirming the test, which is only half complete.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen threatens to 'beat up' protesters if they burn his image at a summit of South-East Asian leaders in Sydney next month, and warns he would boycott the event if there is international pressure.

The ABC understands a formal complaint against Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is in relation to an incident involving a West Australian woman.