The Federal Government is working to ensure "disappointed" intelligence partners' trust will not be eroded after the "very, very grievous breach of national security", Cabinet minister Michael Keenan says.

Football Federation Australia’s venture into the world of online gaming hits controversy after one of its players appeared to have the username "Grim_rap_er".

On Wednesday, the ABC published The Cabinet Files — highly-classified cabinet documents that should have remained sealed for at least 20 years, but were instead discovered at a second-hand shop in Canberra. Here's how it happened.

Police prosecutors drop cocaine possession charges against Wallabies and Queensland Reds star Karmichael Hunt due to insufficient evidence, his lawyer says.

The crossbench senator defects to the Liberal Party in a move that will boost the Federal Government's fortunes in the Senate, restoring its voting bloc to 30.

If Malcolm Turnbull's assurances this week that his economic plan is working is to have any resonance on the ground, voters need to see it when they look at their bank balance. So far, by and large they haven't, writes Tom Iggulden.

Malcolm Turnbull's suggestion that "too many kids do law" has merit. But a law degree offers much more than legal training, writes Rosalind Dixon.

ABC journalists behind this week's explosive reporting on secret cabinet documents could have faced 15 years in jail if proposed espionage laws existed today.

The concerted efforts of policy makers, both locally and offshore, are reshaping the property market but confidence in the NSW and Victorian markets has taken a hit.

Every festival in Australia sends countless bits of glitter down the drain (and into the ocean). But you can still shine on — in bio-glitter.

FFA's failure to learn from the past and to go forward with wisdom helps explain why Australian football is still struggling to fulfil its vast potential, writes Richard Hinds.

Matthew Wade and Ben McDermott cracked blistering half-centuries to help power the Hobart Hurricanes to a crushing 71-run win over the Perth Scorchers in Thursday's BBL semi-final at Perth Stadium.

ASIO officers have taken custody of a cache of cabinet documents obtained by the ABC after they were left in a filing cabinet.

Pensioner Paddy Moriarty is missing from the remote Northern Territory town of Larrimah, where feuds run deep and grudges hold fast. Police suspect foul play and believe his missing dog Kellie holds the key to unravelling the mystery.

Despite an apparent insistence by selectors to make Nathan Lyon a red-ball specialist, the world's leading bowler refuses to accept he is a one-trick pony.

New coach Bert van Marwijk immediately puts his stamp on the Socceroos as he takes charge in the build-up to the World Cup in Russia.

With the opening Davis Cup against Germany around the corner, the Australian team keeps tight-lipped on Bernard Tomic's latest tirade against Lleyton Hewitt and Tennis Australia.

There are warnings Australia's relationship with its allies may be in jeopardy, after a massive security breach and release of top-secret cabinet documents.

A new paper describes the idea of "genetic nurture", where parents' genes, even those not passed on to their child, have major effects on kids' health and educational attainment.

Australia's elite track cyclists push themselves to the limit as they train for a place on the team for the Commonwealth Games on Queensland's Gold Coast in April.