People tend to value potential future rewards, such as health and longevity, less than similar immediate rewards when they are forced to choose.

A 19-year-old who sexually assaulted his current girlfriend during a fight walks away with a good-behaviour order, while she cops a suspended prison sentence over the same incident.

Australian sailor Lewis Bennett is charged by the FBI with the second-degree honeymoon murder of his wife, with US authorities alleging he intentionally sank a catamaran during a private cruise from Cuba to Florida a year after he stole $140,000 worth of gold and silver coins.

It's the crest of a digital wave flooding through banks, financial institutions, accounting and law firms, and if you're doing a white-collar job that deals with information, you're in for a bumpy ride.

One in five school principals are overwhelmed by workplace stress, a new survey has found, with an expert saying the results point to a "looming crisis".

Researchers have developed an easier and less harmful way of studying the cryptic species that keep the rest of our marine life alive.

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner says the company's human resources policies have been "stress-tested" after reputational fallout from his ill-fated affair with former executive assistant Amber Harrison.

Kem Ley's wife and her five children are granted special humanitarian visas after fleeing Cambodia in 2016, fearing for their safety after the government critic was gunned down in broad daylight.

Another day of mixed results on the ASX with Seven West Media the big winner, Super Retail the big loser and Oil Search somewhere in between.

WA Nationals leader Mia Davies says Barnaby Joyce has lost the support of the party in Western Australia because his actions have become a "distraction at both the federal and state level", provoking a fiery response.

Actress Shareena Clanton says non-Indigenous Australians need to "keep their mouths shut and start engaging" the Aboriginal community in the political decision-making process, in a passionate speech on Q&A.

The Australian Tax Office is urging staff to report colleagues who take long lunches or waste time by eating breakfast or reading newspapers at work.

Australian vice-captain Alex Blackwell says she will not be lost to the game after calling an end to her 15-year international cricket career.

Shares in real estate listings business Domain rally despite the company reporting a half-year loss.

The two new free flu vaccines will improve protection for the over-65s but neither is perfect, writes Allen Cheng.

Most teenagers celebrate their 18th birthday with a party but Queensland sprinter Riley Day hopes to mark the milestone with a gold medal win at the Commonwealth Games.

Real estate firm McGrath plans to appoint billionaire Kerry Stokes's former top executive Peter Lewis as the new chairman.

The head of Australia's consumer regulator has skipped his own inquiry to slap more regulation on NBN Co.

A photo of Nationals MP George Christensen holding a gun and appearing to threaten "greenie punks" has been reported to federal police, but Ian Goodenough — a member of the Parliamentary Friends of Shooting Group — says it was just a off-colour reference to Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films.

The legendary Australian golfer describes the key role he played introducing Malcolm Turnbull to then president-elect after the 2016 US election, saying that while he did not not normally give out numbers, considering the positions the men held he "thought that would be the right thing to do".