Pressure is mounting on Crown director Harold Mitchell to resign amid a gambling probe into the embattled gaming giant. Four directors, including chief executive Ken Barton, have quit after a scathing report deemed the company ‘not suitable’ to hold…

Australians are waking to the news that Facebook has dramatically banned local news from the popular social media platform. The tech juggernaut’s shock decision was made in response to a proposed new Media Bargaining law, with the federal government…

Ten kilograms of white powder, believed to be cocaine, has washed up on a north Queensland beach. Beachgoers at Ramsay Bay, Hinchinbrook Island, contacted police on Sunday after discovering 10 one kilogram packages on the shore at the…

Virgin Australia has launched another push to reignite the travel sector by introducing two new direct flights and expanding flight frequencies over the Easter holidays. New direct services from Adelaide to the Sunshine Coast and Melbourne to Ballina (Byron…

Queensland has unveiled a taskforce to consult on proposed laws as it moves to criminalise a form of domestic violence known as coercive control. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement on Wednesday morning, saying there were similar laws…

South Australia’s child protection minister is again under fire after an independent investigation revealed five pregnancies among girls in state care. A report released on Tuesday probed the Child Protection Department’s handling of two separate cases of young…