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Victorian solicitor stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after acknowledging he did not verify case list

Immigration has once again become a hot button issue, from weekend protests featuring neo-Nazis to a new A$408 million deal with Nauru to accept former immigration detainees Australia cannot legally deport back to their own countries.

Aussie shares have fallen for a fourth-straight session as banks, IT stocks and real estate stocks weighed, wiping more than $53 billion from the top-500.

Australia’s 2035 target for cutting emissions will reveal how serious we are about addressing the climate crisis

The Australian team for the upcoming world athletics championships in Tokyo will be even bigger than the one at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Teenager will make his senior national team debut in Tokyo as part of Australia’s biggest ever worlds team

In a significant move today, Qantas, Australia's national airline, is extending its clean-shaven requirement for pilots, sparking a debate on passenger safety and operational standards. The decision follows a detailed report from QinetiQ, a consultancy with expertise in aeromedical issues, which suggests that facial hair may reduce the effectiveness of…

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow has met with Anthony Albanese, as the government promises to hold Vladimir Putin to account.

Townsend will have been in the role more than a decade by the time he leads the Scots to his third World Cup in Australia in just over two years.