The South Africa-born former UN human rights chief was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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The Northern Territory is the only place in Australia where the identities of accused sexual offenders are protected until ...

Some businesses are offering customer discounts for the use of cash after the Reserve Bank of Australia banned card ...

Fitness influencer Sam Wood will launch a new fight for bail in the Queensland's highest court after he was remanded in ...

A police watch house designed for adults may be needed to continue to hold Queensland children to meet demand under proposed ...

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As Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books countdown draws closer, novelist, essayist and art critic Fiona Kelly McGregor discusses three Australian books that have had an impact on her life and wri ...

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France last month have been found, and six people arrested, local authorities said.

A waterfront stadium was part of the original plan for Canberra, but a historian says a new proposed venue could "knock out parts" of the architects' legacy. An attempted murder trial in the ACT ...

The Duke of Sussex opens up about his mental health challenges at points in his life, including following the death of his ...