Australia

It will be the biggest IPO in history, but will still fall significantly short of the towering $US2 trillion valuation long sought by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman....

Work on Sydney's major container port has stopped and a major electrical union has advised its members to down tools amid the city's ongoing air pollution calamity....

Glencore shares tumble as UK authorities announce a probe into the trading giant....

It has burnt more than 50,000 hectares, but the Currowan fire still isn't done....

Queensland's Education Minister argues NAPLAN testing puts a large amount of stress on students and teachers to produce what is portrayed as a ranking of schools....

A draft plan for the so-called Aerotropolis in western Sydney will be unveiled on Friday as part of a step towards rezoning 11,200 hectares around the new airport....

It takes more than sensitive taste buds to make a success out of a business in confectionery....

Am I a snob and will I get sacked ?...

Having employees resign is a total pain in the you-know-what....

Australian casino operators Donaco International's woes have continued, with its CEO folding after the departure of more than half its board last week....

After a first double-decker CityCat was delivered, Brisbane City Council has selected Aus Ships as its preferred supplier for six more....

Terri Langley was about to start baking a cake for her husband when a bushfire raced towards her home on the Darling Downs....

Researchers are cautiously optimistic about a potential new treatment for a range of cancers discovered while trying to develop a vaccine against tapeworms....

The bushfire crisis has tightened its grip over the state for the foreseeable future....

The number of emergency department and ambulance call-outs for breathing difficulties has increased....

A replacement has been found for University of Queensland vice-chancellor Peter Hj six months after he announced his plans to retire....

Take your umbrage wherever you can....

For the past few years, the Forrests have turned their considerable influence and wealth towards the fight to save the globe's dying oceans....

Richard Galvin has been granted immunity from prosecution over the ANZ capital-raising scandal that led to allegations of cartel conduct....

When Will Berliner married and bought a tiny plot of land in Margaret River, little did he know that his tiny operation would forever change what consumers pay for wine from the region....

Schools are keeping children inside from the time they arrive to the time they leave to protect them from threats to their health from bushfire smoke....

Police have charged a man with assault after an elderly volunteer lollipop man was punched in the face at a crossing near Cloverdale Primary School on Wednesday, a day before International Volunteer Day....

The campaign follows research that found links between social media use and eating disorder behaviours....

The hottest days will be Friday and Saturday before temperatures plummet as much as eight degrees on Sunday....

Tram speeds cut after driver feedback following 180,000 kilometres of testing ahead of December 14 opening....

The High Court has found NSW Police cannot arrest someone without intending to charge them, but the judges were split 4-3 in their decision....

Fuel retailer Caltex is planning a $500 million capital raising and has sold 25 petrol stations as it navigates an $8.6 billion takeover bid from a Canadian suitor....

Thrill-seekers can trade their sea legs for a seaplane this summer....

The State Emergency Service withdrew three of its members from a music festival last weekend after police recruited them to be present during child strip-searches....

Don Rowe's barrister tells the court the RSL guidelines allow for...

The man, 43, was arrested after a month-long Australian Federal Police investigation sparked by the discovery of an internet site allegedly sharing the material....

Australian shares rebound sharply boosted by a report suggesting a trade deal between the United States and China may still be reached....

Don Rowe's barrister tells the court the RSL guidelines allow for...

A Queensland man has pleaded guilty to possessing and sharing child exploitation material described by prosecutors as having an extraordinary level of debasement and violence....

Will the lack of a regular bus service to Brisbane Airport become a problem as the number of passengers double to 50 million per year over the next 20 years?...

Premier Mark McGowan has labelled wheel-clamping contractors as "thugs and bullies", declaring the state government would develop legislation to outlaw the controversial practice across WA....

After five days of deliberations, the jury in the trial of actor Yunxiang Gao and producer Jing Wang has been discharged with a fresh trial to begin next year....

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is sticking with a plan to lift capital requirements by $19 billion, but concessions should soften the blow for Australia's big four banks....

The border collie-Koolie cross, rescued and trained to find koalas by the University of the Sunshine Coast, went viral last month....

The devastating drought and backlash from the ABC 7.30 report will culminate in excess horses being euthanised after Friday's equine auction in Echuca....

The report says Australia needs a national vision to achieve sustainable development, and that WA's cooperative approach towards lithium is a prime example....

Black Friday sales have pushed buy now, pay later darling Afterpay to a fresh sales record, as monthly transactions cracked the $1b mark for the first time in November....

Working with students from refugee backgrounds is one of the most rewarding roles a teacher can have, says Cindy Valdez-Adams....

Major proxy adviser CGI Glass Lewis has given the thumbs up to Seven West and Prime Media Group's planned merger....

Australia's biggest wine company has switched the head of its American operations after 'unforeseen personal circumstances' prevented an executive from moving to the US....

Terry John Gordon Hickson, now 60, had pleaded not guilty to the 1989 murder of Charles Skarratt....

The Australian Radio Network have announced a shakeup of its Brisbane breakfast lineup, with hosts Bianca Dye and Mike van Acker to depart the lagging program....

One firefighter has been injured and there are fears properties have been lost to a fast-moving bushfire....

Hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys across WA will have support to complete their secondary education after a funding boost to the Clontarf Foundation's academies program....

Bellamy's Organic shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a deal that will see China Mengniu Dairy Company buy the organic infant formula business....