The Carlton Blues have sacked coach Brendan Bolton mid-season, saying the win-loss ratio had become too dire to ignore.

The Australian Federal Police has raided ABC offices in Sydney over a series of 2017 stories known as The Afghan Files.

NT Police say the shotgun used in the mass shooting in Darwin yesterday was illegally acquired, potentially as far back as 1997.

The ABC's editorial director Craig McMurtrie says the raids by the federal police on the ABC's Sydney offices are an uncomfortable development with implications for press freedom.

The ABC's Head of Investigations has been live tweeting the AFP's raid on the national broadcaster, and says he's never seen a warrant so broad and comprehensive.

Federal Police seized files relating to a 2017 series of stories about ADF forces in Afghanistan.

The man accused of leaking The Afghan Files to the ABC speaks outside the ACT Supreme Court after making his first appearance since being committed for trial.

As David Caffery explains what 60dB sounds like.

A high-rise in the Sydney suburb of Mascot was evacuated overnight after residents spotted cracks in building.

A dramatic daylight high-speed chase in suburban Adelaide involving two allegedly stolen cars has culminated in several arrests, with one of the suspects climbing onto the roof of a home in an effort to evade police.

South Australia Police raid a sex worker's unit in Adelaide.

Victoria Police has re-released footage of a man investigators wish to speak to about the assault on June 9, 2018.

A country football league is moving on from race riots in its community and embracing the AFL's Indigenous round with all five clubs in the small competition to wear specially-designed, Indigenous-themed guernseys.

Australian gold prices reached an all-time high this week but experts are warning investors not to get too excited.

People are living in squalor right next to the richest mines in the country, and no-one's prepared to take responsibility for maintenance.

It is not every day that the rise and fall of an obscure Adelaide mining company mirrors the plot of a deeply trashy 1970s disaster movie but, happily, for this story, the comparison works.

Residents in one of Australia's most famous gold rush towns are divided over plans to explore for the precious metal beneath its streets, amid record prices for gold which have injected new life into Coolgardie.

A 24-year-old Kalgoorlie woman who crashed into an old courthouse building and fled the scene has avoided jail for reckless driving, telling a Magistrate she had "poor recollection" of the incident after hitting her head.

The Pyrenees Advocate will release a new weekly paper from May 1 to fill the void left in Ararat by the closure of the 163-year-old Advertiser.

Joining Virginia is Mornings regular and Insiders ABC presenter David Speers, summarizing the top stories of the week and previewing this Sunday's episode of Insiders.

Boring online classes, long supermarket queues, and a lack of physical touch are just some of the problems identified by young people who are coming up with solutions to life under a pandemic.

Only a few weeks ago Karon Baker was in tears when her local Anzac Day service was called off, but by 6:30am this morning, she couldn't wipe a proud smile off her face.

A 95-year-old celebrates a win after a decades-long fight for an apology from the Catholic Church in Melbourne for the abuse of her daughter by priest Gerard Mulvale.

The Gold Coast property market may avoid a significant downturn amid the coronavirus pandemic, with predictions of an increase in the number of interstate buyers chasing a sea change.

The lawyer for asthmatic prisoner Mark Rowson tells a court his client should be immediately released from Port Phillip Prison, if authorities cannot mitigate the risk of a coronavirus outbreak in the prison system.

A patient who had emergency surgery at Sunshine Hospital tests positive for COVID-19, sending two dozen staff into self-isolation, while a Melbourne childcare centre closes following a suspected positive test.

The coronavirus pandemic has made life harder for most people, but spare a thought for 66-year-old Isabel McLeary, who is looking after three teenagers with disability who can now only access vital support online.

Joining Raf is Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMilan, discussing Australia's success in handling the coronavirus pandemic and how we can maintain progress in the future.

A north-east Victorian alpine village says it will welcome visitors when restrictions allow despite uncertainty whether the ski season will go ahead at all.

Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos says eight employees have tested positive to coronavirus.

Parents and teachers may be finding isolation tedious, but Kurnai College's school captain finds ways to keep the student body engaged and amused.

As some states across the country enjoyed their first taste of social freedom in weeks at the weekend, for many living in border towns it was more a case of confusion than celebration.

Players from NRL club Melbourne Storm wait outside their headquarters as they return to training.

Advice on whether students should attend schools amid the ongoing coronavirus situation varies widely across Australia. Here's the latest on what schools are doing in your state or territory.

Police oppose bail for an IT expert accused of directing the importation of more than a billion dollars' worth of drugs into Australia, after prosecutors alleged he was part of a sophisticated plan of cyber coverup and stolen identities.

Australia is significantly expanding testing for COVID-19 across the country in order to stay on top of the virus and provide a path to re-open large portions of public life, but experts believe some tests are not up to scratch.

Boxing enthusiasts know John Patten as the Bantamweight Champion of Australia that no-one would challenge, but there was much more to his life.