The gender pay gap in Australia has narrowed marginally, though women employees on average still earned $28,425 less each year than their male colleagues, a government report said.
Australians travelling to and from Bali face continued delays after a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian holiday spot created a dangerous ash cloud.
The family of a kindergarten worker killed when a truck smashed into a Victoria pre-school says she was the light of their lives and they will "miss her like crazy".
A police officer told an elderly woman with dementia symptoms they were "not playing this game" before he tasered her in dramatic footage played to his criminal trial.
Melbourne Cup debutant Robbie Dolan has had to fight back tears as he celebrated winning the race that stops a nation with rank outsider Knight's Choice in a thrilling finish.
Family and friends are grieving the loss of a "talented and sociable" young rapper who died after he was shot in North Melbourne by a gunman who remains on the run.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government plans to cut student loans for around three million Australians by 20%, wiping off about $A16 billion ($NZ17.6 billion) in debts.
A 5.48-metre Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died. He was thought to be more than 110 years old.
The Australian prime minister will launch his attack in a contest of energy policies, as he draws on hard-learned lessons from the Queensland election.