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A heavily pregnant Sydney woman who was the victim of an alleged racially-motivated attack has called on all Australians to protect innocent people from racial and religious attacks.

Australia's energy ministers have committed to ensuring more reliable household power supply in a bid to prevent summer blackouts.

Australia needs to stop burning coal by 2030 if it wants to help limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, a new report warns.

Westpac says it will update investors "in coming days" over how its money laundering and child-exploitation scandal occurred and what it is doing to make sure it never happens again.

A tip off from Australian authorities has resulted in one of the biggest seizures of MDMA across two countries, worth more than $300 million.

Funeral giant InvoCare has been accused of charging fees for no service and gouging hundreds of dollars from bereaved Australian families.

One in three Australians were losing out on $6 billion a year in super, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

Protests in the Colombian capital Bogota turned violent on Thursday, as people across the country took part in mostly peaceful rallies against liberal economic policies and armed conflict.

Teenagers worldwide are jeopardising their health by failing to get enough exercise to reduce their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

The crew of a passenger ferry travelling to Ireland from France discovered 16 middle eastern migrants stowed aboard in a sealed truck trailer, Irish police say.