* 1992 – The Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund is set up. * 1992 – ACBF shut down briefly after an injunction by NSW Fair Trading. * 1993 – ACBF begins trading again, going door to door to...

A man has been shot by police after officers were called to a domestic violence incident in Queensland’s far north. Police attended an address on Love Street, Mareeba, about 11.30am on Saturday following reports a man...

Premier-elect Chris Minns has promised to build a government all NSW can be proud of following a definitive election victory which shattered coalition hopes of a historic fourth term. Labor took at least nine seats from...

Chris Minns will be the 47th premier of NSW after leading Labor into power for the first time since 2011. “Friends, after 12 years in opposition, the people of NSW have voted for a fresh start,”...

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging Moscow’s forcible deportation of Ukrainian children is a war crime, as the Kremlin reacted with outrage. Russia has not concealed a...

Southeast Queensland households and small businesses are set to get a bigger rebate on their electricity bills than the $175 they got this year. The Australian Energy Regulator is considering allowing electricity retailers to hike annual...

Australia have finished on 480 after Usman Khawaja’s epic 180 and Cameron Green’s debut Test century made India’s bowlers toil for almost two days in the field. The tourists made the most of the best batting...

A majority of voters approve of the government’s superannuation tax plan but Labor and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have been marked down, the latest Newspoll shows. The poll conducted for The Australian shows almost two-thirds of...

Oscar Piastri has suffered a wretched start to life in Formula One when his debut Bahrain Grand Prix ended after just 14 laps, with the young Australian still stuck in his car in the pit-lane...

Sydney is sweltering through its hottest day in two years with temperatures soaring to 38C in the city as an autumn heatwave bears down on NSW. Fire authorities are bracing for three days of sizzling heat...