Anthony Albanese has conceded he was wrong to tell parliament a $6 million federal grant for Marrickville Golf Club was aimed at stopping raw sewage flowing into the Cooks River.

Anthony Albanese has been forced into a grovelling retreat over false claims a $6m grant for the Marrickville Golf Club was for sewerage issues.

Public servants have contradicted Anthony Albanese’s claims that a $6m grant he got for the Marrickville Golf Club in his electorate included payment for sewerage works and to stop “raw sewage” flooding into the Cooks River.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has admitted he got it wrong after telling parliament a $6m grant to the Marrickville Golf Club golf in his electorate was for fixing sewerage issu

A man has been charged with falsely claiming he was injured in the Bondi terror attack and making a fraudulent compensation claim in the wake of the tragedy.

The man is accused of making a false statement that he was injured in the Bondi shooting and making subsequent fraudulent claims for compensation.

A man has been charged after allegedly lying about being injured in the deadly Bondi massacre and making a fraudulent compensation claim.

A man allegedly lied about being injured in the Bondi massacre and made a fraudulent claim for compensation in the aftermath of the deadly attack. The 46-year-old man was arrested at Parramatta Police Station on Tuesday after an investigation by State Crime Command's Homicide Squad into the actions of police during the incident.

There was no sense of celebration among the Australians about how Steve Smith abruptly withdrew himself from the team for its return to Newlands for the first time since the 2018 ball tampering scanda

Australia have reportedly swung the axe ahead of the third Test against South Africa with two players dropped.

Steve Smith has been dramatically ruled out of the series-deciding third Test against South Africa with Josh Inglis among four inclusions to Australia's XI in Cape Town. Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl first on a sunny morning at Newlands with the upheaval in the Australian XI marking the most changes they have made mid-series since their 2018 tour of South Africa.

Star right-handed middle-order batter Steve Smith is not playing for Australia in the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town. He is one of the four players who featured in the second Test in Gqeberha last week but have been left out of the playing XI for the series decider.Smith suffered a concussion during the second Test against South Africa and was unavailable for the third match due to a neck issue.Along with...

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is joining The University of Sydney, working alongside students and researchers on leadership, public health, civic trust and global challenges.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has joined the University of Sydney where she will lecture and mentor students on "empathetic leadership". The university announced that Ms Ardern, 46,

The long-running mystery of what the former New Zealand prime minister is up to in Australia has an answer. At least for part of the time.

Jacinda Ardern and Labour are spending the NZ election campaign at arm's length, which seems to suit

The 57-year-old man found dead in floodwaters on Queensland's Fraser Coast has been identified as local dairy farmer and former councillor James Hansen.

A man found dead in a flooded Queensland creek has been identified as former Fraser Coast councillor, One Nation candidate and dairy farmer James Hansen.

Emergency services were called to Smothering Creek at Boompa Road on the Fraser Coast just after 11am.

A man's body was found at Boompa on Queensland's Fraser Coast shortly after 11am on Monday.