Officially, the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 ended this week; but unofficially, the company leading the search continues to scan the ocean floor.

Australia owns a sizeable chunk of the narcotics market on the dark web and most of it is going to the local market, according to new research released by the Australian Institute of Criminology.

The Brumbies defy the Wallabies' request to rest three of their biggest stars, naming a full-strength side for this weekend's Super Rugby clash.

The convergence of super fund growth, alongside the increasing demand for consumers to see their money managed responsibly and ethically, is starting to redefine the way business is done in this country, writes Simon O'Connor.

The former Labor leader vowed to get off the public stage when he quit nearly 14 years ago. But he has spectacularly failed to keep that promise, writes Louise Yaxley.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson fights tears on television after revealing her colleague Brian Burston has tried to defect to the Shooters and Fishers Party.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson fights tears on television after revealing her colleague Brian Burston has tried to defect to the Shooters and Fishers Party.

North Queensland makes the most of having Johnathan Thurston during State of Origin by scoring a sorely needed 26-12 win over Manly at Brookvale Oval.

North Queensland makes the most of having Johnathan Thurston during State of Origin by scoring a sorely needed 26-12 win over Manly at Brookvale Oval.

The costs of Cate Blanchett's Broadway debut and converting Muriel's Wedding into a stage musical have left the nation's busiest not-for-profit theatre with the biggest deficit in its 39-year history.

The costs of Cate Blanchett's Broadway debut and converting Muriel's Wedding into a stage musical have left the nation's busiest not-for-profit theatre with the biggest deficit in its 39-year history.

Australia's first city-based esports league launches in Sydney this weekend as the billion-dollar industry's growth extends to its own piece of prime real estate.

The online retail giant will prevent Australian consumers from accessing its global sites to counter new laws to force it to collect the good and services tax on transactions.

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young uses Senate Estimates to raise an allegation that a school chaplain told a student with anorexia that she was "hungering for the word of God".

One Nation's senators are further divided, with Brian Burston telling the Government he will vote for company tax cuts that Pauline Hanson says she will block.

Former Labor Senator — and right-wing union powerbroker — Joe Bullock switches from red to blue, joining the Liberal Party after 39 years in the ALP, saying he felt "isolated and lonely" inside the Labor Party.

Footage showing excrement-covered Australian cattle being unloaded from a ship was not proof of mistreatment, federal bureaucrats say as independent observers found conditions on board passed the test.

Labor MP Julian Hill calls for an urgent Senate inquiry into dowry abuse in Australia in a bid to stop family violence, murders and suicides caused by perpetuating a "culture of ownership of women".

Victims of institutional child sexual abuse are one step closer to receiving compensation, after the Catholic Church announced it would sign up to the national redress scheme.

Coca-Cola is aiming for a 10 per cent reduction in sugar across their range by 2020. But a single can of reduced sugar Coke still contains almost 40 per cent of your recommended daily intake, plus these drinks remain a "dental disaster", writes Rosemary Stanton.

Commercial television networks peddle an ever more urgent message that the ABC is hurting their business and should be held back, but to blame public broadcasting for the challenges they face today is wrong-headed. Fringe political interests and commercial media have a shared interest in weakening t...

An investigation into a massive Telstra triple-0 outage several weeks ago rules out lightning as the cause of damage to a cable near Orange, in central-western New South Wales.

The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court will be combined as part of a raft of changes to the financially and emotionally crippling family law system, in an announcement by the Attorney-General Christian Porter today.

The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court will be combined as part of a raft of changes to the financially and emotionally crippling family law system, in an announcement by the Attorney-General Christian Porter today.

The Nationals backbencher takes almost 11 weeks' leave, hours after defending what he said was his partner Vikki Campion's decision to accept payment for a joint TV interview.