A council’s decision to remove an old fig tree from a local park has sparked community backlash, with court action currently halting works.
A Queensland-based data centre giant is shaking up its board and its high-profile boss is giving up his incentives after its shares crashed last week.
A shock result has defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin America.
Demonstrators have taken to the streets of France under the watch of 70,000 police officers, with a rally in Paris erupting in violence near its endpoint.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says the party’s controversial cartoons “will not be going anywhere”.
Grattan Institute CEO Dr Aruna Sathanapally on why she argues we should raise the GST – even during a cost-of-living crisis.
Reality TV star Sam Wood’s lawyers are preparing to make another application to have him released from prison.
Almost everyone would agree political discourse has coarsened in recent times and, at worst, become appalling, writes Michelle Grattan.
US President Donald Trump must sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by early December, a federal judge says.
Child Safety and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Minister Amanda Camm is stepping down, triggering the first reshuffle of the frontbench since David Crisafulli came to power.
An assessment of the world’s coral reef ecosystems has found that almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years.
Médecins Sans Frontières doctor Rupa Narra discusses the children caught up in the Ebola crisis and what happens when the world retreats from helping contain it.
A freak deluge defied predictions in south-east Queensland, dumping hundreds of millimetres of rain in a few hours.
An ABC reporter swam to the rescue of a man whose car was sinking in Brisbane floodwaters after a slow-moving thunderstorm lashed parts of Queensland.
Rigorous investigations taking place within a wildlife refuge to track down a wombat responsible for fathering a unique baby are giving Jerry Springer vibes.
Independent MP Allegra Spender on her own experience, the hypocrisy in parliament, and why she’s calling for change – regardless of what the motivations in Haines’ case are found to be.
The government is urging home-owners to keep the faith as a house-price slump gains the hallmarks of an historic downturn.
A critical flaw in programming that powers the internet has affected government websites, but hasn’t been exploited by hackers in Australia at this stage.
Millions of bogong moths emerging from the Darling river plains of Queensland have weather forecasters in a flutter.
Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has denied murdering civilians in an interview with a radio shock jock.
Helen Haines’ husband has paid an emotional tribute to his wife as he shares a update on the independent MP’s condition.
The family of Helen Haines has confirmed she has had both legs amputated after an alleged attack.
Queensland’s executive appointments column tracking the movements of those driving the state’s public and private sectors.
A mother and daughter have graduated university on the same day and on the first anniversary of the family matriarch’s death.
The social media accounts of a man accused of running down federal MP Helen Haines with a four-wheel drive vehicle will be probed for potential motives.
