A Canberra woman accused of running a dating scam allegedly claimed she was a sports doctor who had worked for the Australian cricket team, and that she had a baby with former captain Michael Clarke, court documents say.

Melissa Sheldon's melanoma spread to her lungs and her brain, and her doctors said it was probably because of her sunbed use. Now she has issued a warning to others thinking of using one of Australia's illegal solariums - "stop".

A group of Liberal MPs determined to increase the party's number of women in federal parliament are planning to set up a fighting fund to give female candidates the money they need to succeed.

Men and women who work in and around Parliament House in Canberra don't usually see eye to eye on much, but on Q&A last night they all agreed on one thing.

Test cricket has so much more to offer than personal conflict between the players. This week, it offered a bit of everything, Geoff Lemon writes.

Australia's Nathan Lyon could be fined up to half his match fee after being charged over his drop-ball send-off of South Africa's AB de Villiers on day four.

Federal Government officials are increasingly pessimistic about Australia's chances of dodging the US steel and aluminium tariffs unveiled by Donald Trump.

The NRL does not thrive on scandal, it survives despite it — so the league's decision to allow the controversial return of Matthew Lodge will not be of benefit to the game, writes Richard Hinds.

Father-of-six Ian Fackender was suffering from schizophrenia when he was shot and killed by police. NSW officers shot dead 35 people in the past 20 years, and new data shows more than half of them had a mental illness.

Younger, low-income households are bearing the brunt of a housing affordability crisis, largely caused by community opposition to development, according to a new report from the Grattan Institute.

Senior Labor figures close ranks to isolate a "freelancing" senator who derided a major Royal Australian Air Force project as Malcolm Turnbull's $250 million "new private jet".

Dangerous thunderstorms bring 100 millimetres of rain in an hour at Mount Mee, before sweeping north.

Sally Pearson's failure to qualify for the 60m hurdles caps off a disappointing day for Australia at the world indoor athletics championships.

Young Victorian batsman Will Pucovski is subbed out of his Sheffield Shield match against NSW, after he is hit on the helmet by a short ball from bowler Sean Abbott.

Former Liberal employment minister Eric Abetz leaps on a Labor plan to overhaul Work for the Dole, warning the Opposition will "trash" the program and leave young people sitting around doing nothing.

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says he had "no choice" but to reveal he had doubts about whether he is the biological father of his partner's unborn son.

Infection rates of the virus that causes cervical cancer have plummeted to just 1 per cent in young women in Australia, which experts say is thanks to a national immunisation program started 11 years ago.

You can be blacklisted as a renter without even knowing it. In fact, being put on one of these tenancy databases could mean you're blocked from renting for years. Here's what you need to know to avoid finding your name on a blacklist and how you might be able to appeal against a listing.

Sydney FC lose only their second game in 22 matches, as the Newcastle Jets thrill the crowd at Hunter Stadium with a win after spending 75 minutes with 10 men.

Amid Liberal party chants of "four more years" and flanked by his wife Nicky and two of his children, Will Hodgman says it is a great privilege to be Tasmania's premier.