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A truck driver who rear-ended a car and pushed it into oncoming traffic on the Cunningham Highway on Friday has been charged with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm.

More young people are embracing the notion that human sexuality is dynamic, free and cannot easily be categorised. Despite accusations it is "just a phase," sexual fluidity is now firmly in the mainstream, and could change everything.

Markets slipped on Friday but still posted their best week this year amid hopes oil prices are stabilising.

The Victorian Government is looking for a regional centre to co-host next year's White Night festival, the overnight arts event in Melbourne's CBD.

A Launceston man will serve at least 18 months' jail for violently assaulting the four-year-old daughter of his partner last year.

Harper Lee, who wrote one of America's most enduring literary classics, To Kill a Mockingbird, about a child's view of right and wrong and waited 55 years to publish a second book with the same characters from a very different point of view, has died at the age of 89.

Nat Fyfe stars in the second half as Fremantle easily beats Richmond in the NAB Challenge in Mandurah.

Residents of Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills push for the fast-growing town to have its own European-style town centre on an empty site they say the council should buy.

The head of an Adelaide supermarket chain who came from a modest upbringing dedicates his time to helping South Australian youths gain employment.

The US government has ramped up its Apple offensive, firing back at CEO Tim Cook over refusing to cooperate with a judge's order this week to help unlock a terrorist's iPhone.

Perth's most – and least – progressive street verges have been revealed as community debate rages on the roles and rules of nature strips.

Seizure under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act is second at the same property this month.

Surf lifeguards are warning beachgoers to take extreme caution on the Gold Coast's beaches due to dangerous conditions.

A group of scientists, researchers and traditional owners is on the cusp of reshaping Australian history, with experts signalling that Aboriginal rock art in Western Australia may be up to 50,000 years old, making it among the oldest cultural expressions in the world.

Queensland residential property investors are moving back into the housing market according to the latest data from the ABS.

Perth Wildcats take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three NBL semi-final series after defeating Wollongong 80-68 at Perth Arena.

Christchurch is a perversely apt place for Test cricket's No. 1 ranking to go on the line. The city is like the points table: its once familiar architecture is gone, nothing concrete has replaced it yet and everyone is feeling a little disoriented. Test cricket is in such a state of flux that no-one is unabashed enough morally to claim the top rating for themselves, or for that matter to nominate another.

The boy appears to be no older than 12. He hugs his father, climbs into an armoured vehicle packed with explosives and then kisses his father's hand before departing on a mission that ends in a fireball on the horizon.

Three women are dead and two people are injured in a high-speed police pursuit at Marayong in Sydney's west.

Inside the walls of the high-security Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre, prisoners and foster cats come together to help one another towards a positive future.

Child rapist Roy 'Dootch' Kennedy has bemoaned his tough life in a confounding courtroom display that proved too much for the woman he thrice impregnated when she was still a girl.

Newcastle Knights halfback Trent Hodkinson says tonight's trial against Canberra will be a chance to work on combinations with his new teammates.

Newcastle coach Scott Miller says he will be expecting more energy from his side when the Jets take on the Wellington Phoenix this afternoon at Hunter Stadium.

The New South Wales Government's Hunter representative is worried local farmers are not being heard when it comes to development of agricultural land for housing.

Paterson Liberal MP Bob Baldwin says he is determined to win his seat at the next Federal election.

Harper Lee, who wrote one of America's most enduring literary classics, To Kill a Mockingbird, about a child's view of right and wrong and waited 55 years to publish a second book with the same characters from a very different point of view, has died at the age of 89.

Nobody seizes an opportunity quite like PR queen Roxy Jacenko.

Forget process. Forget justice. This is politics raw and simple and as tough as it gets in what was already an election in which all the rules had seemingly been shredded.

A propaganda charm offensive by President Xi Jinping saw him perform a role reversal that threatened to break the Chinese internet.

Australia is negotiating with three countries about taking asylum seekers now detained on Nauru and Manus Island.

 Adelaide United continued their extraordinary run of form with a last-minute smash and grab on Melbourne Victory.

Behind the bright lights projected on to the Royal Exhibition Building for White Night Melbourne is a story of seven indigenous men from Ballarat.

US warplanes carried out air strikes against Islamic State-linked Islamists in western Libya on Friday, killing as many as 40 people in an operation targeting a suspect linked to two deadly attacks last year in neighbouring Tunisia.

A Catholic priest will stop saying mass at a Melbourne primary school where parents have pulled their children out of the fortnightly service as part of a protest over sexual abuse allegations.

The proposed Shenhua Watermark coal mine in northern New South Wales will be allowed to relocate 262 koalas and destroy their natural habitat, the Land and Environment Court has ruled.

 

The pre-season of Fremantle's Hayden Ballantyne has hit a hurdle with a hamstring injury forcing him out of the NAB Challenge clash with Richmond in Mandurah on Friday night.

A substantial settlement is reached in a class action involving dozens of councils and organisations related to the collapse of Lehman Brothers Australia.

The Perth Wildcats have one foot in the NBL grand final after edging the Illawarra Hawks 80-68 in game one of the semi-final series at Perth Arena on Friday night.

Malcolm Turnbull's ascendant Coalition government is bracing for a backlash from voters that could cost it as many as 10 seats.

A group of scientists, researchers and traditional owners is on the cusp of reshaping Australian history, with experts signalling that Aboriginal rock art in Western Australia may be up to 50,000 years old, making it among the oldest cultural expressions in the world.

The WikiLeaks founder says a pen he was given in prison was the only help he's ever received.

The long-serving leader of one of Sydney's most prestigious schools, John Vallance, has resigned as headmaster from Sydney Grammar.

Cardinal George Pell has vehemently denied allegations that he sexually abused minors while a priest in Ballarat and as Archbishop of Melbourne.

The current voting system for the Senate is the equivalent of pulling the names of senators out of a hat.

Yes, David Borger, Parramatta should have its own museum ("Moving the Powerhouse lets everyone have a piece", February 19). But why must the Powerhouse be moved to achieve this? Ninety-five per cent of its collection is in storage.

Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne is set to receive a "please explain" from the AFL's integrity unit after being caught using his phone during Friday's 60-point NAB Challenge win over Richmond in Mandurah.

Australian great Karrie Webb dug deep but compatriot Minjee Lee fell in a hole as two great Brits staked claims on the Women's Australian Open title on Friday.

The clock is ticking. Increasingly, people are asking where is the Turnbull government's vision.