Despite resistance from the coalition, the federal government is pushing ahead with national laws requiring employers to set and meet gender equality targets.
Maeve Bannister
A mountain in New Zealand has gained the same rights as a human being under a new law.
Staff Writers
A father has defended his son over allegations he helped bash two off-duty officers, saying the incident was out of character for the "young kid".
Duncan Murray and Alex Mitchell
The Court of Arbitration in the Hague will hear whether a British ban on fishing sand eels in its waters breaches the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement.
Stephanie van den Berg
WA cyclists fear minimum-safe-passing laws are not doing enough to protect them after a horror start to the year that has left two dead.
Kate Emery
A businessman has been granted bail, five years after he was charged with complicity in the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
A coroner has identified serious deficiencies at a faith-based aged-care centre during a devastating COVID-19 outbreak that led to the deaths of 19 residents.
Miklos Bolza
Police are on the hunt for four vandals who decapitated two statues of Australian prime ministers and damaged another 18 figures.
Holly Hales and Callum Godde
An aged care centre's operator has apologised after a coroner found residents were left without medication, food and water during a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.
Miklos Bolza and Duncan Murray
South Korean investigators have asked prosecutors to indict detained President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Ju-min Park and Hyonhee Shin
A centrepiece Labor policy will be put to the test months before an election as mining companies, clean energy groups and unions comb through its implications.
Kat Wong
President Prabowo Subianto plans to grant amnesty to convicted Papua prisoners if they pledge loyalty to Indonesia, a law and human rights minister says.
Ananda Teresia
A major pride march will not feature officers after a state police force withdrew from participating following a ban on uniforms.
Callum Godde
Managing toxic forever chemicals already in the environment is becoming increasingly difficult and work needs to be done to prevent the introduction of more.
Jack Gramenz and Stephanie Gardiner
The federal government is considering legal reforms to require businesses to set and meet gender equality targets, with penalties for non-compliance.
Afghanistan's Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo has appeared in court, pledging to answer any questions.
Joyce Lee
Residents in one coastal village cannot fish, swim or grow food due to contamination by "forever chemicals", and live in fear of getting cancer.
Stephanie Gardiner
Authorities investigating the death of a "seriously malnourished" man with Down syndrome have released footage showing his living conditions.
Fraser Barton
Police allege a mother gave her child unauthorised prescription medications to build a social media following and gain thousands of dollars in donations.
Savannah Meacham
Veteran independents say a minority government could get more done but caution crossbenchers against trying to set deals in stone with the major parties.
A grandson rocked by brutal sex attacks on his beloved grandmother has made an emotional plea for information about the assaults that haunt his family.
Rachael Ward
An SUV was driven at high speed on the wrong side of a highway before hitting a taxi, killing its driver and his two passengers in a fiery crash.
Aaron Bunch
How a chopper fell from the sky and crashed next to Leicester City's stadium, killing five people including the club's owner, is set to be probed at an inquest.
Ellie Crabbe
