An Australian man has died after being attacked by a kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet, police say.

Australia is raising its cap on permanent migration for the first time in a decade to help fill massive workforce shortages.

Three men are accused of being part of a criminal syndicate that imported almost 750 kilograms of methamphetamine in shipping containers into Sydney.

About 5,450 Australians are in hospital with COVID-19 amid the spread of highly contagious new Omicron sub-variants.

Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home.

Australia’s environment is in a “shocking” state and faces further decline from amplifying threats, according to an anticipated report.

An unassuming patch of red dirt in remote Australia has made history as the site of Nasa’s first rocket launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US.

Australia has announced a €555m ($585m; £475m) settlement with France’s Naval Group as compensation for scuppering a submarine contract with Paris.

Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia’s 31st prime minister, as his incoming Labor government takes power after almost a decade of Coalition rule.

Anthony Albanese will return Labor from the political wilderness to government, seizing power from the Coalition after it has been almost a decade in office.

With a one-in-100 year pandemic and devastating natural disasters setting the backdrop, the 2022 federal election is historic for a variety of reasons.

Australian politics has experienced a seismic and profound shift.