A Zumba instructor accused of killing his girlfriend and possibly dumping her body in a suburban Brisbane tip told detectives “I didn’t do it” during his police interview, moments after being shown photos of authorities excavating his front yard.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hoping to use a visit to Melbourne and Sydney next month to unlock a flood of uranium imports and boost defence ties with Australia in a move that will be closely watched by China.
We already have McDonalds, Carl’s Jr and Five Guys. Now American fast-food franchise Wendy’s (not to be confused with Australian ice-creamery Wendy’s Milk Bar) is trying its luck in the local market. Its first Melbourne restaurant will open in Dandenong South on June 24.
Joondalup councillors will consider the contents of their liquor cabinet at next week’s meeting at the behest of disgruntled locals who don’t believe they should pick up the $1000 tab.
New charges were laid against the surviving Bondi Beach Massacre terrorist on Wednesday, according to the Australian Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, the first update of charges since December.
Australia’s leading constitutional lawyer says Whitten could be disqualified over Snowy Hydro contracts, but Pauline Hanson says there is no question over his eligibility
A Melbourne socialite was allegedly captured on CCTV pulling a bag of drugs out of her jacket at a Mt Buller bar before lacing her friend’s drink with the powder.
MANILA, Philippines -- Australian Foreign Minister Sen. Penny Wong said Canberra was ready to provide humanitarian aid to the Philippines as more countries expressed solidarity with Filipinos following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao.
A row over noise between an Osborne Park day hospital and a gym has landed in court, with a judge forcing the temporary closure of the fitness centre ahead of a trial next month.
A push to improve access to rooftop solar for Australia’s 2.5 million apartment dwellers is gaining momentum, but owners are still facing headwinds from strata and government bureaucracy.
Boomers icon Patty Mills is playing on and his cohort of veteran stars are also in Olympic calculations, ensuring a battle for the ages with Australia’s next generation of talent.
Australian swimming star Cam McEvoy has laughed off the performances at last month’s Enhanced Games but admits he is concerned about an erosion of public confidence in clean sport after athletes using drugs failed to break world records.
Victorian gun owners should be forced to provide a doctor’s certificate proving they are medically fit before renewing their firearms licence, a coroner has urged.
MANILA, Philippines — Almost nine in 10 Filipinos believe that the Philippines should ally with like-minded nations such as the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea to defend its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a Pulse Asia survey revealed.
Tensions have flared again between Australia and Israel after the federal government joined a coalition of countries to impose extra sanctions on extremist settlers in the West Bank and the organisations that support them.
Moonlight Resources has tabled another swag of broad, near-surface gold hits from drilling at its Clermont project in Queensland, with the latest results successfully extending the company’s Leo Grande Central prospect towards its Leo Grande South target area.
Readers discuss the critical role of superconnectors in a fragmented global economy, China’s ability to thrive in the face of adversity, and US sanctions on Cuba
The identity of a high-profile married Queensland man named as part of an extortion case will remain suppressed for almost two months, after a media challenge of a magistrate’s ruling was pushed back.
A mysterious streak of light visible over parts of Australia, including Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, on Tuesday night has been revealed as a Chinese rocket carrying two satellites into space.
State admits former Greens candidate entitled to damages and agrees to pay medical costs, but denies malicious prosecution and malfeasance in public office
Sydney’s music scene has been rocked by the news that a leading Australian professional vocal ensemble has folded, in a further indication of the dire financial straits of the arts during the cost-of-living crisis.
The head of Queensland’s inquiry into the CFMEU and construction industry has suggested a former building regulator boss might have committed misconduct in public office, based on evidence heard from a former staff member.
The reopening of hostilities between the US and Iran has reignited fears that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed for months or even years, shutting off the key shipping channel from the Middle East that carries 15 per cent of the world’s oil supply.
Construction on a harbourside skate park in the eastern suburbs has begun, sparking a last-ditch community effort to permanently halt a project that has been in the works for 13 years.
The owner of Australian pharmacy group Chemist Warehouse is in talks with UK pharmacy chain Boots to buy the business in a deal reported to be worth more than $14 billion.