The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($A750,000) from the Scottish National Party ...

* "The main ‌drivers of development are private, often transnational, parties that are endowed with resources and the capacity to intervene that surpass those of many governments. Technological power ...

The nation's top corruption fighter will step down two years before the end of his term, blaming long-running conflict-of-interest allegations for distracting from the agency's work. Inaugural ...

Victoria will not cap the number of weapons a gun owner can legally have after a review of the state's firearms laws in the wake of the deadly Bondi terror attack. Citizenship requirements for holding ...

US President Donald Trump is hosing down expectations of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war with Iran.

Police concede they should have conducted a threat assessment of Hanukkah events after a Jewish security group warned terrorist attacks were likely. As a royal commission probed the actions of ...

Peter V'landys has revealed he feared losing Andrew Abdo three months ago and concedes the outgoing NRL boss is taking up the nation's "ultimate" sporting administrative position at Tennis Australia.

Emergency services are at the scene of a two-truck crash on the Hume Highway at Paddys River this morning. I've been a journalist working for regional communities spanning southern NSW for the past ...

ENTERTAINMENT: The A340-300 is an old chugger, and its age shows in the entertainment structure. The screen is milky and I cannot find a USB outlet. However, it's showing the latest Superman movie, ...

Double murderer Dezi Freeman and his heroic victim's final moments have been brought to life in new ...

The final moments before double police killer Dezi Freeman died in a hail of bullets have been outlined ahead of an inquest. Holding a police-issued handgun stolen from an officer he had left for dead ...