The Australian Federal Police have asked for the extra powers, but the penalty for non-compliance is still being "worked through".

Influential Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie says it was his duty to use parliamentary privilege to claim Chinese-Australian businessman Chau Chak Wing (pictured) "co-conspired to bribe" a senior United Nations official.

Influential Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie says it was his duty to use parliamentary privilege to claim Chinese-Australian businessman Chau Chak Wing (pictured) "co-conspired to bribe" a senior United Nations official.

China's Foreign Minister tells Julie Bishop that Australia needs to remove its "tinted glasses" and "translate its words into concrete actions" to improve ties after tensions over Beijing's anger with recent political moves by Canberra.

China's Foreign Minister tells Julie Bishop that Australia needs to remove its "tinted glasses" and "translate its words into concrete actions" to improve ties after tensions over Beijing's anger with recent political moves by Canberra.

A Chinese-Australian real estate developer "co-conspired to bribe" a senior United Nations official, according to claims made in federal parliament.

Sydney Kings star recruit Andrew Bogut, who signed with the club last month after a decorated 13 seasons in the NBA, believes the NBL can become the world's second-best league.

Electronic ankle bracelets used to track criminals in the Northern Territory stopped working for up to four days when Telstra's network was hit by a major outage earlier this month.

Mile Jedinak co-signs a letter telling FIFA it would be "plainly wrong" to stop Paolo Guerrero from playing in the World Cup next month on the basis of findings the Peru captain did not intend to cheat.

Foster carers are calling for state care to be extended from 18 to 21, saying hundreds of kids are being left homeless and jobless each year under the current system.