New Animals Australia footage of sheep transport conditions has shocked many, but live export has a history that stretches back to colonisation, writes Nancy Cushing.

Steven Freeman's mother says she hopes the coronial inquest into her son's death in custody means she will never see another parent experience what she has been through.

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet suspends an employee after they are arrested for alleged indecent acts against minors.

A Facebook tool telling users whether their data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica appears to have gone live ahead of the social media giant's planned newsfeed notifications about the link.

Spaceship, a superannuation fund targeting millennial investors, has been fined by the corporate regulator over misleading claims in its marketing.

Bronte Campbell follows up Monday's epic 100m freestyle win by anchoring a nail-biting medley relay tussle with Canada, as Australia picks up eight golds on the last day of Commonwealth Games swimming.

Power in the housing market is shifting towards buyers and that means sellers can expect prices to fall, especially for apartments, according to an economic analysis of listings and sales data.

Lawyers for the driver of a car involved in the death of Luke Newsome at the 2017 Summernats car festival say a "momentary lapse" of judgement led to his car lurching forward, throwing Mr Newsome to the ground.

Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle describes Wallabies star Israel Folau, who last week said on social media that gay people were going to hell, as a "really strong role model in the Pacific Islander community" who should have put a "positive spin" on his comments.

The Australian Tax Office denies reports of a toxic workplace culture where staff are pressured to meet revenue-raising targets and aggressively pursue small businesses.

Amid robust a discussion on Q&A about police culture and officers' attitudes towards ethnic communities, Commander Stuart Bateson says the force's internal investigations process is working and "we don't want to outsource our own integrity".

Amid robust a discussion on Q&A about police culture and officers' attitudes towards ethnic communities, Commander Stuart Bateson says the force's internal investigations process is working and "we don't want to outsource our own integrity".

The threat of war in space is no longer just the stuff of science fiction, according to academics who are warning of the inevitability of armed conflict beyond Earth.

The threat of war in space is no longer just the stuff of science fiction, according to academics who are warning of the inevitability of armed conflict beyond Earth.

South Africa's Akani Simbine wins the men's 100m, ending the title dreams of Jamaica's Yohan Blake, while Trinidad and Tobago's Michelle-Lee Ahye takes the women's sprint title on night five at the Commonwealth Games.

South Africa's Akani Simbine wins the men's 100m, ending the title dreams of Jamaica's Yohan Blake, while Trinidad and Tobago's Michelle-Lee Ahye takes the women's sprint title on night five at the Commonwealth Games.

We cannot change the weather, but we can plan our transport systems to be more resilient and better shield us from the weather when we travel.

After weeks of rumours, the director of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Nick Mitzevich, will be confirmed as the sixth director of the nation's pre-eminent temple of fine art, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

Ethiopia-born Oboya's name is often mentioned in the same breath as 400m great Cathy Freeman, but a tough Commonwealth Games debut shows the 17-year-old still has a way to go.

Mark Freeman lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after being wrongly targeted by the Tax Office. Seven years on, his debt has been cleared but he's still fighting for fair compensation.