Tragic new details have emerged after a baby's body was found in a stormwater drain, prompting police to issue a plea to the boy's mum.

A strip club patron has learned his fate for violently attacking two dancers after a drunken night out, all because they refused his sexual advances.

A woman has been found dead at a home in regional Victoria, where two children were inside at the time.

Parliament in one state has again been plunged into a confidence battle, with crossbench MPs poised to decide the government's fate.

A Queensland MP has declared paying migrants struggling to secure work up to $9000 would be a fair approach" to tackle Australia's high immigration.

Australia's largest pharmaceutical company will cut 3000 jobs globally, with $12bn wiped from the company's market value.

Tragic new details have emerged after a baby's body was found in a stormwater drain in Perth.

Australia's third-largest internet provider has been hit in a massive data breach, exposing details belonging to 280,000 customers.

Australia's second-biggest company has warned it could close some low-margin" Queensland mines in the face of an extreme" royalty regime.

Out-of-home care staff purchased homes only to rent them back to the provider at a 20 per cent mark-up, a budget estimates hearing has been told.

The One Nation senator took the sixth and final seat for NSW in May's poll but has decided to step down, citing personal health issues".

Tragic new details have emerged after a baby girl's body was found in a stormwater drain in Perth.

There's warnings Treasurer Jim Chalmers' three-day economic roundtable will generate chaos" without concrete outcomes.

A supermarket giant has locked in permanent price cuts across hundreds of pantry staples, with more than 100 items to become cheaper from Wednesday.

A Nationals senator has made a brutal move against the Prime Minister, who is welcoming business leaders to a major economy summit.

A parliamentary inquiry into cat containment in one Australian state has stirred controversy, with some warning it could prove a key election issue.

Australia's second biggest company and the world's largest miner has reported a tumble in profits as lower iron ore and coal prices hit the business.

Police made the grisly discovery after being called to a NSW home amid reports of an alleged assault.

Tradies have made a tragic discovery, finding a baby's body in a stormwater drain in Perth's north.

Three teenage boys were told the community was sick of them allegedly stealing cars and breaking into homes during a dramatic arrest in Queensland.

The ASX 200 has achieved an unprecedented sixth straight day of record highs, driven by strong bank earnings as the index inches closer to 9000 points.

The loved ones of a chopper crash survivor have alleged Outback Wrangler Matt Wright's friend asked to take an injured pilot's diary in the wake of a catastrophic crash.

The key to the background of a young woman who was allegedly drunk when she crashed her $1 million Rolls-Royce could lie in her first name.

One NSW politician is calling for an official inquiry into serial killer Ivan Milat, warning his murders could go into the hundreds'.

Tradies have made a tragic discovery, finding a baby's body in a stormwater drain in Perth's north.

Police have released CCTV of a man's final days before his body was discovered on a riverbank, with a crucial three-day window remaining unexplained.

Police are appealing for information to identify who's behind an 80kg shipment of cocaine worth $26m that was seized at Port Botany.

The investigation into the incident - where a light plane crashed into a golf course on Sunday - is currently being carried out by the ATSB.

A surfer has come within inches of being the second shark bite victim at a NSW beach in the space of two months.

A woman has been charged after allegedly discharging pepper spray inside a popular Canberra nightclub, forcing patrons to evacuate and leaving some struggling to breathe.

A prominent Australian neo-Nazi claims he has made an offer to police over a violent confrontation during a CBD march.

Iconic Australian singer Jimmy Barnes has delivered a special performance during a heartfelt memorial to a beloved priest.

Workers have been issued a major warning as decision makers flock to Canberra for major economy talks.

Police are on the hunt for a brazen thief who broke into a home and stole four luxury cars over three hours, including a $1m red Ferrari.

An ABC host asked the question on everyone's mind during an interview with the Finance Minister - as Sydney roars towards a grim new housing milestone.

A former RAAF pilot accused of murdering his wife and making it look like a lawnmower accident has been in court on a separate charge.

A radical proposal to tax the family home has been described as a distasteful" but necessary measure to reduce inequality". Here's what Aussies think of the plan.

Father Chris Riley has been remembered as an outspoken critic of clerical abuse and a stalwart support of disadvantaged youth in a packed-out memorial service.

One of Australia's biggest railroad freight companies has confirmed it will cut 200 full time jobs in a bid to staunch a slump in profits.

Qantas has copped a landmark penalty after the Federal Court found it illegally outsourced 1820 jobs to prevent industrial action during the pandemic.

A former RAAF pilot accused of murdering his wife, before disguising her death as a lawnmower accident, has denied breaching his late-night bail compliance check during curfew hours.

Bodycam footage has captured the moment a no-nonsense police officer unleashed on a group of teenage boys accused of going on a wild crime spree.

Seven types of soft cheese brands sold across Aussie supermarkets have been urgently recalled over potentially deadly contaminations - which pose severe risks to pregnant women and the elderly.

Jim Chalmers has fired up while responding to Coalition claims that the Albanese government is too eager to roll out red tape.

A man has died and another is fighting for life after a shooting outside a pub forced frightened patrons to huddle under tables.

The country's productivity tsar says decision-makers need to change their thinking to fix the economy.

Details of a secret trip mushroom killer Erin Patterson made after hosting a fatal lunch - and why the jury did not hear about it - can now be revealed.

Qantas is bracing for a landmark penalty after courts found it illegally outsourced 1820 jobs to prevent industrial action during the pandemic.

A man has died and another is fighting for life after an alleged shooting outside a pub - with the police homicide squad now joining the investigation.

There has been an update after two pedestrians - identified as a four-year-old boy and a 33-year-old man - were hit by a ute in a major state.