Tasmania’s Premier Will Hodgman, has denied allegations of discreetly trying to water down gun laws during the election campaign.

According to the opposition leader Bill Shorten, Adani would receive no compensation and find it difficult to prevent a Labor government’s decision to cancel its mining licence.

A 99-year-old Australian man has broken the 50-meter freestyle world record at Gold Coast trials.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unveiled a spread of nuclear weaponry in a recent speech ahead of an upcoming election.

Dreamworld has announced its plans to demolish the Thunder River Rapids Ride which killed 4 people in October 2016.

Brazilian prosecutors allege the mining company responsible for the country's largest environmental disaster predicted the potential impact six months previously in a worst case risk assessment.

In a move that could have ramifications for political donations across the nation, the LNP lost its bid to keep donations of $1000 or more off the official register.

During Australia’s first week on the UN human rights council, the country has been reported to possess repressive and abusive migration policies.

Brisbane cyclists believe they have been the victims of attacks over the last month, as handfuls of thumbtacks have been spread over popular riding tracks puncturing tyres.