
Brain disease found in former NRL players
A disease linked to repeated concussions in American sport has been found in the brains of two former Australian rugby league players....

Police officer slashed in the neck with makeshift spear
A NSW police officer is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed and slashed with a makeshift spear while on...

Tony Abbott’s sister Christine Forster pulls out of Wentworth race
Tony Abbott’s sister has pulled out of the Liberal preselection race for Malcolm Turnbull’s former Sydney seat amid fears it might stoke...

Public sector staff are lying in their resumes, ICAC warns
The NSW corruption watchdog has called on the state’s public sector to tighten its screening of potential employees to help avoid being...

Federal government wants licence photos for expanded facial surveillance
The threat of hacking won’t be enough to stop the federal government from collecting the photos of every licensed Australian driver to...

‘This is a time for builders, not wreckers’: PM
Malcolm Turnbull has taken a fresh swipe at Tony Abbott, saying it was time for builders “not wreckers” and declaring himself sick...

Identity fraud costs federal government more than $1.2 billion
Identity fraud is becoming a costly issue for the federal government, with more and more Australians misusing documents to access benefits like...

Mental health wellbeing a ‘wicked’ problem in the ADF
Getting Australian servicemen and women to admit they have a mental health issue remains a “wicked” problem, Defence says. The department’s top-ranking...

Dutton takes shot at Malcolm Fraser’s refugee legacy
Australia is now paying for mistakes former prime minister Malcolm Fraser made in letting certain people into the country, Immigration Minister Peter...

Reclaim Australia and their ilk a security threat: ASIO
Radical anti-Islamic groups are posing a growing threat to Australia’s security, according to the country’s head of intelligence. Director-general Duncan Lewis said...