Australia

Ketamine might be better known as a recreational drug or anaesthetic. But there's growing evidence for its use for people with hard-to-treat depression.

Earlier this year, researchers raised eyebrows when Australia's traditionally conservative medicines regulator approved the use of psychedelics to assist therapy sessions.

A senator from Australia's main opposition Liberal Party facing accusations of sexual misconduct by female politicians has resigned from the party but will stay in parliament, the senator's office…

The bus was travelling from a wedding when it rolled at a roundabout late on Sunday night.

Travis Head's hundred and his unbroken 251-run stand with Steve Smith put Australia in charge after the opening day of the WTC final against India.

Australian war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith may have committed a criminal offence by sending threatening letters to a former SAS colleague, a judge has found.

Analysis - The mānuka honey trademark case shows how Aotearoa New Zealand's law lacks substantive protections for Māori intellectual property rights, writes David Jefferson.

Twenty years after she was jailed for killing her four children, Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned and released from jail in Australia.

Earlier this month the Australian government introduced restrictions on vape sales, and teachers and public health experts say the measures are much needed.

One of Australia's highest-profile TV hosts, Stan Grant, has stood down from presenting a prime-time show after receiving "relentless" racist abuse.

The next few days will be "critical" for a 95-year-old woman who was tasered by a New South Wales police officer the state's police commissioner says.

New Zealanders in Australia have accused the Department of Home Affairs of a cash grab, saying their permanent visa applications appear to have been fast-tracked just months before it was announced…

Australian journalist Cheng Lei's partner is hoping for an end to her "awful situation".