Australia

Australian children from poorer families - including babies under one-years-old - are more likely to be prescribed antipsychotic drugs for behaviour problems than others the same age.

Three firearms licensed to Peter Miles, who was found dead - along with six others - in a suspected murder-suicide near Margaret River, have been recovered at the crime scene, police say.

Australia's government has increased aid to the Pacific, with the region set to receive US$979 million over the next two years.

Australia's Budget has delivered small tax cuts with the promise of more if its centre-right government is re-elected, with a dramatic shake-up of the tax system beginning in July.

Five Australian trainers and three stablehands face long bans after being found guilty of doping horses in what may be the thoroughbred racing industry's biggest ever scandal.

The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed it lost the financial statements of almost 20 million accounts, but insists its customers' information has not been compromised.

France's President Emmanuel Macron has been left slightly red-faced after a lost in translation moment during his visit to Australia.

New South Wales Waratahs back Nick Phipps has been fined after admitting to urinating on a bar while wearing a cow costume during his stag night at a Sydney venue.

Australia's most senior Catholic Cardinal will stand trial on a historical sexual offence charge, an Australian magistrate has ruled.

There's been another high level resignation from within Australia's beleaguered banking and financial sector.

Australia remain unbeaten after two days of competition at the Oceania Youth Olympic hockey qualifier.

Australia made an ominous start to the Oceania Youth Olympic Hockey Qualifier, with the men thumping Vanuatu 20-0 before outclassing the hosts Papua New Guinea 21-2 on the opening day in Port Moresby.