Cruise ship workers will get some new protections following an ABC investigation, but critics say the exemption that left them vulnerable should never have existed and remains largely in place through...

Looksmaxxing promises young men a way to improve their faces, bodies and lives. But the pursuit of perfection comes with risks of self-harm, misogyny and endless insecurity.

Death row inmate Christa Pike was still fighting for life in a Tennessee hospital when the US federal government revealed it was ready to conduct its own high profile execution.

There were high hopes for the Firmus float, but it sunk amid concerns about debt and ambitious expansion plans.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is responsible for providing the Australian people with an independent electoral service which meets their needs and encourages them to understand and partici...

The news of data centre operator Firmus' share market float being pulled has been met with disappointment from some investors. But for Firmus' opponents, the response has been relief.

Antonios Van Eldik killed an elderly couple when he slammed into the back of their car…

Tasmania's arts sector is fearing for the future of a nation-leading purchasing scheme that looks to be affected by government job cuts.

Activists, politicians and the resources sector are fired up about a High Court ruling over a planning statute.

Fury is growing around the Catholic Church's handling of jailed outback bishop Christopher Saunders, who remains a senior cleric despite being convicted of sexually assaulting young Aboriginal men.

A ban on card surcharges has led some cafe owners to lift coffee prices. It's an unintended consequence of the Reserve Bank's card surcharge ban, which was intended to lower prices for consumers.

Israelis are still trying to contend with the October 7 attacks as the country heads to the polls.

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Michael Rowland and Leigh Sales lead tributes to newsreader who read the ABC’s 7pm bulletin for 20 years

With Tasmania's salmon industry bracing for marine heatwave conditions this summer, one company is about to begin injecting fish with an antibacterial drug — with its preferred antibiotic option still...

Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s milita...

Lee Hanson says she has been a regular at the shop since it opened…

Lee Hanson says she has been a regular at the shop since it opened…

Angus Taylor acknowledges that some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage.

The University of Tasmania's finances face twin problems of large debts and little revenue coming in, an economist who fronted a parliamentary inquiry says.

Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed