Respected netball commentator and coach Sue Gaudion's clarion call for netball fans to actually turn on the TV and watch the game they play goes viral, saying the game won't need to go through numerous changes if people simply tune in.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is being openly defied by the Victorian Liberals to quickly settle on candidates for the next election — a delay which some put down to a power struggle between the religious right and more moderate members.

A Sydney police officer who secretly filmed a colleague while they were having sex and shared the video with his friends is likely to avoid jail time.

If there is one thing the new Australian coach is even more passionate about than cricket, it is seeing players become better versions of themselves on and off the field, writes Clint Thomas.

A national facial recognition scheme could be misused for social surveillance and cracking down on traffic infringements unless tightly controlled, the Law Council warns.

Experts confirm two shipwrecks discovered by accident during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 likely fell victim to maritime explosions with major loss of life.

We've finally joined the club: the Federal Government will provide $50 million in seed funding to establish a national space agency. And it turns out there are benefits to designing it so late in the game.

Malcolm Turnbull says his wife Lucy found Emmanuel Macron's "compliment" as charming as it was memorable.

Big shipments of wheat and gold in March have supported a big jump in exports, while building approvals enjoyed a surprise rebound as well.

Justin Langer has been named Australia's new cricket coach with the brief of winning matches and shifting an entire culture. There is reason for optimism he can do both, writes Steve Wilson.

The St Kilda defender has had a device implanted in his chest as doctors work to figure out why he collapsed against Geelong.

The first data analysis of what small businesses did with their tax cut shows half of it was pocketed by the businesses, a quarter invested, a fifth created more jobs and almost none went to wage increases.

Liberal backbencher Julia Banks is challenged to live on $40 a day, after saying the current Youth Allowance is sufficient, and a proposal to increase the figure amounts to "socialism".

The Commonwealth Bank confirms it lost the historical financial records of almost 20 million customers without informing them, but insists no passwords or PINs were compromised.

Next week the Federal Government will hand down its 2018 budget and the ABC has you covered, wherever you choose to tune in.

Who benefits the most from negative gearing? While more teachers, nurses and midwives than company executives use negative gearing, the data shows it's not that simple.

The premier of Guadalcanal hits back at reports that a proposed Chinese-backed project on his island could challenge Australia's strategic dominance in the region.

Grammy-winning pop band Portugal. The Man say they felt problems of Indigenous disadvantage were "only being amplified" by the kinds of statements made on the program last month.

Fixing "unnecessarily cruel" dole payments is a more urgent priority than budget repair, a leading economist says.

We've heard physical activity can help alleviate the symptoms of mental health, but a new study finds it can help prevent depression, across all ages and around the world.