Roman Quaedvlieg rose through the ranks to reach the pinnacle of a prosperous career in law enforcement. But he's just been booted from the top job. So who is the Australian Border Force boss and what led to his dismissal?

One of the Federal Government's most highly paid public servants is sacked from his job as Australian Border Force Commissioner, after a lengthy review found his conduct with a younger female staffer was inappropriate.

As it hosts a meeting of ASEAN leaders this weekend, Australia must look critically and objectively at the Myanmar Government's treatment of its Muslim Rohingya population and at Aung San Suu Kyi's refusal to denounce it, write Nicholas Farrelly and Adam Simpson.

We may not have backyards in five years' time, but our city's one hell of a playground, writes defiant Sydney-sider Dom Knight.

Australian alpine skier Melissa Perrine collects her second medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics with bronze in the giant slalom vision-impaired class.

The number of homeless people in Australia jumped by 14 per cent in the five years to 2016, according to census data which also reveals a "significant" increase in older women on the streets and a growing group living in overcrowded accommodation.

A National Australia Bank executive admits to the royal commission that the bank breached responsible lending laws through its Introducer Program, which saw people including a gym owner and a tailor refer customers to the bank for loans in return for commissions.

For the past 10 days, a security guard has stood outside a room at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court while Cardinal George Pell's complainants gave evidence. Today, the court has reopened to the public.

Labor's plan to abolish cash refunds for some shareholders reopens the debate about how much government support retirees deserve.

Ipswich, west of Brisbane, has won the race to build hundreds of Boxer CRV lethal fighting vehicles as part of the largest purchase in the Australian Army's history.