Allergy authorities call out Sony Pictures for its depiction of "blatant food allergy bullying" in the film Peter Rabbit.

More than 60 prominent Indigenous Australians urge the Government not to abandon existing Closing the Gap targets, with one saying healing historical trauma is vital.

The Federal Government is spruiking its welfare crackdown as a success after saving $1.4 billion over 18 months, including one case where a man was jailed for three years for fraud.

It was a trying week for the AFLW, but it ended in the same way as so many of the men's league's toughest weeks — with a packed out stadium playing host to a wonderful game of footy.

Australia is still in contention in its Fed Cup tie with Ukraine, but even coach Alicia Molik had to admit Daria Gavrilova had a "shocker" in her day one loss.

A huge thunderstorm in Sydney sees a huge delay to an AFLW clash between Carlton and Greater Western Sydney, with the lightning threat and heavy rain sending broadcasters scurrying.

Liam Miller, who played for the Brisbane Roar in their 2013-14 championship season after stints with Celtic and Manchester United, dies aged 36 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

The former treasurer and deputy prime minister says it is time to put his family first and he will bow out of politics at the next election, after a career spanning decades as a Labor stalwart.

A Canberra man who invaded a home he thought belonged to people who stole drugs from him, leaving a victim with a punctured lung, is jailed for at least 10 months.

The Winter Olympics kicks off ahead of the opening ceremony with moguls qualification — Australia's medal hopes Britt Cox and Matt Graham make their finals, but it's tough news for Brodie Summers.

David Pocock has spent a year away from Australian rugby union. Now the former Wallabies captain returns — for however long he has left in his career.

Instead of buying your Valentine a rose imported from Kenya, try gifting a living plant that will bring happiness for years to come.

After tumbling 1.7 per cent on opening, the ASX spent the rest of the day recouping around half the $35 billion it shed in the first 30 minutes.

A new ABC documentary presents a nostalgic but compelling overview of one of Australia's most successful prime ministers, writes Frank Bongiorno.

A young girl from the Nauru detention centre must be brought to Australia for urgent psychiatric treatment, a court finds, warning she could take her own life without intervention.

The ABC's editorial board has fielded criticisms from members of the public during its first annual public meeting at the broadcaster's headquarters.

From hookworms you can feel wriggling in your feet to metres-long tapeworms growing in your gut, parasitic worms are truly gross. But what is the real risk of picking up a nasty one in Australia?

Rather than remove it, a Sydney council sprays an urban beehive with poison, killing tens of thousands of bees and leaving residents and beekeeping authorities angry.

The Reserve Bank governor dismisses any chance of a rate hike any time soon, and says higher wages are the way to go to boost the Australian economy.

On January 31, 2018, ABC News reported on a document prepared in April 2009 for the Strategic Priorities and Budget Committee (SPBC) warning of critical risks in the roll-out of the Energy Efficient Homes Package. In reporting on that document, the ABC did not intend to suggest that Mr Rudd reckless...