Aussie Curtis McGrath, injured fighting the Taliban, began his race remembering his mates that didn’t come home.

THE fathers of the eight children found dead in a Cairns house have reacted with “absolute devastation”, police say.

Sam Dastyari pressed bureaucrats to reveal advice on how Australia would ­respond to conflict in the South China Sea.

Mining giant BHP's half-year earnings are hurt by operational issues including the forced derailment of a runaway iron ore train.

ANZ Bank remains the only big lender to pledge that financially stressed farmers in drought-affected area can stay on the land.

THE government has refused to comment on “rumour and speculation” that the Cairns family was known to child safety authorities.

Major reforms and spending cuts should be part of tough budget measures, the Business Council warns.

History has repeated itself for the man who police believe is the Godfather of Melbourne’s feared Calabrian mafia.

Indonesian president Joko Widodo has cancelled his two-day trip to Australia amid a deepening domestic security crisis.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the Australian Government is exploring "all opportunities" to help evacuate Australians trapped in Hubei, as the United States and France reportedly try to evacuate their citizens with chartered flights.

After two failed attempts to leave Victoria during a week of border closures, players and staff from Melbourne Victoty, Melbourne City and Western United finally arrive in Sydney.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten vows to restore $83.7 million dollars in funding, saying Labor will "fight against the conservatives' ideological war against our public broadcaster".

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WORKERS at Clive Palmer’s nickel refinery received a very special gift from the boss yesterday.

Cy Walsh officially detained in psychiatric institution for killing his father, former Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh.

Dozens have been injured after two passenger trains collided head-on in Puglia, in the southern region of Italy.

An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo vanished from radar screens yesterday, with terrorism not ruled out.

Bundaberg-born forensics specialist Angela Williamson was part of the team that noticed a disturbing pattern among a few unsolved killings — but she had no idea the killer she found would start confessing to more than 90 murders.

AUSTRALIANS have been scaling back their health insurance to save money on premiums, the industry regulator has warned.