Australians are set to ring in the New Year but revellers have been urged to party with a plan to ensure a night to remember - not one to forget.
Rex Martinich
Police are warning bushwalkers to be prepared before they set out on their treks after two men died in separate incidents and another pair needed to be rescued.
William Ton
US President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay a ban on TikTok so he can weigh in after he takes office.
Kanishka Singh
An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy's foreign ministry says.
Staff Writers
A 29-year-old Melbourne man has been arrested after he allegedly led an anti-Semitic protest attended by 20 others on the steps of Victorian parliament.
Holly Hales
A lawyer accused of working for the Chinese government by MI5 has lost her legal challenge against the UK intelligence agency.
The venues for the 2032 Olympics venues may not be delivered on time, a construction leader has warned as he took aim at uncertainty surrounding Games planning.
Savannah Meacham
Some regional residents worry nuclear power could stymie growth and clean energy projects, while others say planning laws have left landholders "high and dry".
Stephanie Gardiner
Male sex offenders in Australian immigration detention centres are being housed next to vulnerable women, human rights inspectors have found.
Farid Farid
Attorney General John Quigley has made barrister and failed Liberal preselection candidate Hayley Cormann a District Court Judge, in a shock move in one of his final judicial appointments.
Dylan Caporn
Discrimination and sexual harassment have impacted Queensland Police's entire culture, according to a scathing independent report that has 36 recommendations.
Laine Clark
Debate about nuclear power and the energy transition is causing fear and dividing rural communities.
An increased reward is on offer for information about the murder of Jonathan Mitchell, found dead in his house after attending a music festival 21 years ago.
Jack Gramenz
A respected scientist is urging Australia to abandon its nuclear power ban and seriously consider it as a future energy source.
Abe Maddison
The forcible injecting of an immigration detainee with an antipsychotic drug as he was being deported has been slammed by a federal government watchdog.
The government should appoint an artificial intelligence commissioner to oversee the technology, an inquiry has heard, amid concerns over unfair uses.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Police have shot dead a man who threatened members of the public with a knife and ignored warnings from officers to drop his weapon.
Ethan James
Police need to influence victims to "confide in them" when domestic violence offenders breach no-contact orders, a senior police officer has told an inquest.
Proposed legislative changes to juvenile offending laws have been heavily criticised by stakeholders at a public parliamentary hearing.
Fraser Barton
A veteran Chinese state media journalist has been sentenced to seven years jail for espionage.
Laurie Chen and James Pomfret
Hundreds of officers walked off the job from police headquarters for one hour, as their union accused a state government of running away from their pay dispute.
Caitlin Powell and Rachael Ward
Daniel Abed Khalife, a British soldier, has been found guilty of collecting sensitive information for people linked to Iran.
The parent company of TikTok is seeking $A1.7 million in damages from a former intern in a lawsuit filed in Beijing.
The police officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker in a botched arrest has been labelled a racist by his former employer at an inquest into the death.
(A)manda Parkinson
