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Paul Denyer, known as one of Australia's worst serial killers could be released from prison from next year after his life sentence was reduced to 30 years on non-parole....

The family of Queensland police officer Senior Constable Dave Masters, who was killed in a hit and run in Moreton Bay last year say there's...

A parliamentary committee has revealed part of the costs taxpayers have incurred in court action by former deputy premier Jackie Trad against the anti-corruption watchdog....

A Victorian man has been arrested over an alleged online grooming attempt....

Jay James Mikaere was arrested on Thursday morning after he allegedly broke into a unit in Yokine, choked and attempted to sexually assault a 24-year-old woman....

The 66-year-old from Yallourn North, in the La Trobe Valley, allegedly travelled to Sydney after communicating online with what he believed to be the mother of the child....

Independent MP Zali Steggall has attacked the prime minister's decision to slash staff for crossbenchers....

Nurses, teachers and train drivers will all strike over a four-day period in NSW next week....

Holiday travellers are set to flock to airports again today with delays expected to result....

When the phone calls began rushing in about a mysterious virus leaving people breathless in a city in China, Sharon Lewin felt a familiar pang of adrenaline....

Regulators should think twice before they seek to discourage Afterpay and other buy now, pay later operators....

A year after lockdown began, Michael Podgoetsky - also known as the limo driver who was patient zero - says he still thinks about the controversy every day....

Not everyone wants to demolish the Cahill Expressway like the Premier. We asked urban planners, architects and other experts what changes they'd make if they could....

Is the Dan Andrews movie is a faithful reboot of the late 20th century Jeff Kennett blockbuster? The answer is probably "not the same, but retains some key elements of the original and the new one isn't over yet"....

Many of us - particularly women - spend a lifetime seeing our bodies as problems, or sources of embarrassment, shame, sin and guilt. Don't waste your time....

Labor shares much of the analysis of the outgoing Morrison government about China but has very different ideas about how to tackle it....

Barnaby Joyce once described fellow National John Barilaro as "grating and pushy". These are just the qualities we'd expect of an envoy sent to New York....

The majority of Australians may not be advised to get a fourth COVID booster shot until a better, Omicron-specific vaccine is available....

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher said that if the government acted quickly the company could have gas running from Narrabri by 2025....

On Saturday, Jacinta Allan will almost certainly become deputy premier, putting her on track to one day be only the second female premier in the Victoria's history....

These sorts of statistics make you wonder what kinds of data insurers collect or possibly purchase that relates our occupations to our habits....

Booktopia has problems that go beyond a shift in consumer behaviour after the pandemic, with concerns about the leadership and loss of investor trust....

Australia's biggest cosmetic procedures operator is facing two class action investigations after dozens of unhappy patients came forward with disturbing stories....

James Packer orchestrated Crown's billion dollar bet on a Sydney casino, but whether it pays off depends on the casino operator's new owners....

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target....

Virgin frequent flyer program Velocity CEO Nick Rohrlach believes Virgin's efforts to reinvent itself as a "new airline" is going under-recognised....

The sweeping infinity pool will rival any beach setting when TFE Hotels opens its first Collection brand boutique-style property within the TOGA group's $200 million mixed-used project....

The latest auction disposing of the huge Harry Oviss investment portfolio fetched a total $29.14 million....

John Barilaro's new trade position is now the subject of two inquiries....

Had the dead man's mother not intervened, the promoted officer may have been allowed to stay in the army, the chief of defence told a royal commission....

People from all over the state gathered on Friday to celebrate progress, 44 years after the historic Mardi Gras march in 1978. Let's look back at that fateful winter's night in June when a revolution was born....

A new pedestrian bridge, an Exhibition station upgrade and a mystery $20 million donation are set to transform the inner-city site that plays host to Brisbane's annual show....

Unvaccinated Queensland teachers will be able to return to work next Thursday, but their QPS counterparts won't be so lucky....

An emergency meeting is underway after four days of industrial action was announced for Sydney's rail network next week....

Readers discuss issues relating to energy and the environment....

A former Newtown Jets player has recalled being told in the 1970s that Chris Dawson had asked a teammate to help "get rid of" his wife, Lynette. It has become a key claim in the murder trial and one that Dawson denies....

Some postings are warranted and valuable, but others, such as John Barilaro's plum New York job, can be a bad look for the government....

The inquiry comes just three years after the NSW government spent $2.4 million on an inquiry which failed clear Folbigg for killing her four infant children....

The pandemic has shown how central state political decisions are to our lives, and how state areas matter at least as much as federal responsibilities when it comes to tackling our biggest challenges....

Andrews has a big job ahead of him ensuring that his new ministers get to grips as quickly as possible with the many challenges facing the state....

Police say a 22-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he fell more than two stories from a building in Adelaide CBD while performing a stunt on a night out....

A grandmother has described being bashed on a street in Melbourne's south-east....

Redland City Council mayor Karen Williams has been caught allegedly drink driving, believed to have blown three times the legal limit after driving into a tree....

Holiday excitement has been replaced with tears of frustration at Melbourne Airport as airlines struggle to cope with thousands of school holiday travellers....

9News takes an exclusive first look at Australia's biggest indoor play centre, set to open within weeks....

A Queensland mother and her partner have been forced to live apart from her three children after struggling to find rental accommodation for over a year....

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron....

Over 70 marine specialists from Sea World on the Gold Coast are practicing their whale rescue skills, undertaking new training ahead of this year's whale season....

The King's School confirmed its council had approved a pool for the headmaster's on-site residence. The news comes on top of fee rises for students and a fierce debate about a recent rowing trip by the headmaster to the UK....

The Age spoke on the phone with Jeremy Maluta, who gained a significant Twitter following for his support of Premier Daniel Andrews during the pandemic, and confirmed he was the user of the account....