The new PM has conceded that his party faces a tough task holding on to office

Government announces that contaminated whey protein has entered products distributed to eight customers

Buyer did not check inside the boxes and on arriving home found they contained real apples

Senior minister from the collection of low-lying coral atolls in the north Pacific says the end of this century will spell 'the end of my country and many others like it'

Two former New South Wales Labor Party ministers facing potential criminal charges and long jail sentences

Kevin Rudd's draconian and controversial plan has already outraged human rights campaigners

A humpback whale trapped in a shark net overnight has been rescued after being spotted by a boat.

Wetsuits designed to make wearer more safe in shark-infested waters

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will attempt to win a seat in Australian Senate elections while still confined to Ecuador’s embassy in London.

But Billionaire Clive Palmer's monsters mustn't roar too loudly

Mr Assange announced his own candidacy for a seat in the Australian Senate in the national elections later this year

Staff at Papua New Guinea facility ‘turned blind eye to abuse’, claims former guard

Tragedy comes days after prime minister changed refugee policy so that people who arrive by boat will no longer be allowed to settle there

US and Australian authorities have embarked on an investigation

New Zealand's capital Wellington has been rattled by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that ruptured water mains, smashed windows and downed power lines.