The Latest Breaking News from Australia

“Obviously, there's a lot of pressure," the 21-year-old senator said

Australia has just welcomed its youngest senator ever, with 21-year-old Charlotte Walker snaring South Australia's sixth upper house seat.

Gas giants have called on the Australian government to approve projects faster and let them explore more mining opportunities.

Paintings by Margaret Preston that have never been on show to the public before feature in an exhibition of Australian women artists.

A European royal is set to make Australia home, relocating to study at one of the country's prestigious universities.

Australia's online safety regulator said the penalty submission reflected the seriousness of the breaches and its significant impacts on victims.

This month, a woman bravely testified in court she was subjected to a “degrading and humiliating experience akin to sexual assault” at the hands of New South Wales Police. The young woman was forced to remove her tampon in front of officers during a strip search, which police later admitted…

A Labor backbencher is pushing for the Albanese government to impose sanctions on Israel and its top officials over its blockade of food and medicine in Gaza.

The 46-year-old knew that Digby Young had been a prisoner of war during the Second World War after moving from Australia, but did not know details.