Taxpayers fork out $4.5m for Liberal spill

The political knifing of Malcolm Turnbull cost taxpayers more than $4.5 million in severance payouts.

Motorcyclist dies after Melbourne crash

A teenage motorcyclist has died after he crashed into a parked car in Melbourne's suburbs.

Vic woman, 73, allegedly hit with pole

An elderly Victorian woman has allegedly been hit with a metal pole during an attempted street robbery, with a man arrested over the attack.

Victorian burglar admits hitting cyclist

A burglar stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewels in heists across Melbourne, and nearly killed a cyclist during a period of drug addiction.

SA fire station checked for toxic chemical

Testing is underway at an Adelaide fire station after staff were found to have concerning blood levels of a chemical used in firefighting foam.

Remote Qld evacuates over cyclone

Residents in far north Queensland have been warned to prepare for heavy rains and gale force winds as tropical Cyclone Owen intensifies.

Perth woman’s death treated as suspicious

A woman's body has been found in a Perth unit and police are treating her death as suspicious.

Grog tax best way to tackle Aust obesity

A tax on alcohol is the most cost-effective way to tackle worrying rates of obesity in Australia, researchers at a Victorian university say.

Adelaide to host Australia’s space agency

Australia's new space agency will be based in Adelaide, reinforcing South Australia as a hub for innovation and technology, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Aussies listening in as NASA makes history

NASA's Voyager 2 has breached the final frontier in space - but the world wouldn't even know if not for a group of Australians listening in.