A huge crowd favourite hunted down the race frontrunner near the finishing line in a thrilling end to today’s running of the Melbourne Cup.
A police officer who photographed the scene of an apparent accident now alleged to be murder wasn’t aware of a concern it was staged, he says.
Mortgage holders face more pain as the Reserve Bank makes its Cup Day call on rates.
Dangerous storms threaten parts of Queensland with locals warned about damage from giant hailstones and flooding.
A mother says she was left sobbing in a Queensland airport after staff demanded she prove her daughter was medically cleared to fly.
Cafes hiked coffee prices three times faster in October than in any other month, new data shows, as small businesses grapple with soaring costs and the end of surcharges on card transactions.
The RBA’s big decision on interest rates could impact millions of Queensland mortgage holders.
The Liberal-National coalition is gaining ground in new polling as the cost of living “erodes” the Labor government’s credibility.
A former Beauty and the Geek contestant has appeared in court in a wheelchair as she was arraigned on charges of murdering and dismembering her partner.
Irish master trainer Joseph O’Brien has five runners in a strong Melbourne Cup hand and his outsider might just be the surprise packet at Flemington.
The TV show defied Australia’s dire property market with all five teams selling their homes for more than their reserves.
Dashcam footage has captured the terrifying moment an aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.
Nationals leader Matt Canavan will contest the seat of Capricornia, setting up a potential showdown with One Nation’s James Ashby.
In-home aged care risks becoming less accessible, with most applicants for subsidised assistance already receiving social welfare to get by.
Latest data shows house prices across the nation are falling their fastest in 40 years.
A big four bank has posted its first annual profit decline as its chief executive pushes ahead with an ambitious cost-cutting project.
Understanding your current investment options, how much risk it takes and whether it makes sense as retirement approaches.
Brisbane is a buyers’ market as Australia’s property market tracks towards its fastest decline in 40 years.
After recently clearing another ten tonnes of waste, one local council is still working on an intensive clean up project years after a cyclone hit the region.
A report identifies progressive anti-Semitism as the most pervasive form facing Australia but not all Jewish groups agree, with one labelling it “Orwellian”.
Aged care expert Professor Kathy Eagar on the human consequences of handing decisions to an algorithm, and the people whose needs are not being met as a result.
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole more than 1400 litres of fuel – worth more than $4000 – from a Queensland service station.
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will have her last meal in prison, after she was re-sentenced to life without parole for her “cold and calculated” offending.
The embattled Albanese government has delivered a grim message to Australians battling the cost of living crisis, writes Michelle Grattan.
