Graziers are set to appeal the finding that they used herbicide to remove critically endangered grasslands on a farm partly owned by MP Angus Taylor.

A Chinese mining giant is being accused of underestimating the impact a proposed open cut mine will have on groundwater on the New South Wales Liverpool Plains.

The Matildas have defeated Vietnam 2-1 and qualify to play in the Women's soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.

When questioned about the incident at a press conference, Klopp said his opinion on coronavirus does not matter as he was merely a football manager.

Frank Mullins has seen drugs, alcohol and violence consume people living rough in Melbourne for 44 years, but he says loneliness is what's killing people.

Police arrest dozens of young suspects in crimes such as carjackings and aggravated burglaries as they admit street gangs have "absolutely" become a problem in Melbourne.

Some parent visas cost up to $40,000 while others have a 30-year waitlist, making them completely out of reach for many migrant families. But advocates say rather than being a drag on the system, elderly family members could actually boost the economy.

High-density developments are cropping up in almost every Melbourne suburb and local resident groups have had enough.

The plight of thousands of "blackbirds" is being highlighted in a short film and helping younger generations to understand the sacrifices of their relatives.

Doug Mackay's Rolls Royce Silver Cloud is fit for a King. It was once driven by Australia's King of Comedy, Graham Kennedy.

Flowers are more than just pretty objects to place in a vase. They are a medium with which to create innovative, contemporary art.

In 1955 Derby celebrated the launch of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the Kimberley. For the Diamond Jubilee, ABC Kimberley joined the celebrations in Derby's RFDS hangar and looked at some of its amazing history.

Moss Vale photographer Ashley Mackevicius couldn't compete with his school friend Nick Cave for music or poetry skills, so he switched to photography. Cave went on to become one of Australia's greatest ever musicians, and Mackevicius did the same for photography.

Trading at around $2,500 per kilogram, more growers are entering the truffle industry as demand for the unique fungi remains high.

Every night Allanah Morel packs her daughter's school bag ahead of time because she knows that by the next morning she could be in too much pain to get out of bed.

A contentious highway upgrade again comes under scrutiny after revelations a land deal was struck between Victoria's roads department and the former Aboriginal cultural heritage authority which approved the development.

More than 500 protesters stop traffic outside the Victorian Parliament to rail against the planned destruction of trees sacred to Aboriginal people in Victoria's west.

George Pell's lawyers lodge an application seeking leave to appeal the jailed 78-year-old's child sexual abuse convictions in the High Court of Australia.

Australia has an extensive list of previously banned books that were once considered "obscene" and a threat to the country's morals and literary standards.

The train Harris Cheung catches to work in Sydney each day takes an hour-and-a-half the same time it took to travel the route on a steam train in the 1930s.

As students stress and cram for final-year exams in the hope of getting into university, a small group of students prepares to finish high school without having to sit one test.

A man is allegedly found with six prohibited substances in his system after being pulled over on a highway in the Northern Territory yesterday morning.

Police arrest three people who allegedly led them on a pursuit in two stolen cars through several Adelaide suburbs, after road spikes failed to stop the high-speed chase.

The Health Department confirms a massive spike in the number of influenza cases in Western Australia this year, with 3,000 extra notifications and 14 deaths in the past week alone.

A high school teacher who had sex with a 16-year-old student from a North Queensland school is found not guilty of procuring a young person for carnal knowledge.

Police arrest a woman they had urged to come forward to authorities after a 23-year-old plunged to her death at a high-rise complex in Sydney's inner east.

My advice to my kids and anyone who'll listen is this: do not buy a new apartment, especially if it is over three storeys high, writes Philip Gall.

MORNING BRIEFING: The ex-girlfriend of a woman who fell to her death from a Sydney apartment block is expected to be charged with her murder, while a backpacker says the alarm about Theo Hayez's disappearance should have been raised much earlier.

A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian friend with the belief he could play a role in the child's life wins a High Court fight to be named the girl's legal father, blocking her mother from moving overseas.

Ticket scalpers who targeted British comedian Michael McIntyre's Adelaide show earlier this year have been fined, but there are calls for a stronger crackdown on the practice including prosecution.

The mother and three of her children, aged under 10, died at the scene

The mother and three of her children, aged under 10, died at the scene

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.

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

Police say half a tonne of gold concentrate found in a Kalgoorlie man's backyard came from a commercial mine. The 48-year-old says he found it at the local rubbish tip.

Global uncertainty has sent gold prices soaring, resulting in a boom for miners. But it has also had the effect of drying up traditional markets where exploration companies raise cash to explore for rich new discoveries.

Fire-affected communities in eastern Victoria are calling for a permanent firebreak to be built along both sides of the Princes Highway into New South Wales.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is helping launch a mobile testing clinic in a small agricultural town in Victoria to reach an "at risk" population of itinerant farm workers and migrants.

The family of a man who went missing in Victoria's Latrobe Valley last month say they "fear the worst" and are urging anyone who has seen him to contact police.