A desperate search for survivors as a massive earthquakes strikes western Colombia.

A political showdown brewing as the Government fights to get its anti-gambling reforms through the Senate

Labor back-benchers are joining voices from across the Federal Parliament calling for the Government to do more to crack down on gambling companies

Business groups warning the Government not to make it harder to attract skilled workers through an immigration crackdown.

NAPLAN results reveal hundreds of thousands of students struggling with literacy and numeracy.

Calls for a crackdown on betting companies after revelations drugs and escorts were supplied to problem gamblers.

How rising fuel prices are driving record numbers of Australians to electric vehicles.

Evacuees from a devastating earthquake in Japan's south are contending with searing heat and aftershocks, as rescue and relief efforts enter a third day.

The ABC reveals the case of a Gold Coast man locked up in a Syrian jail facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering another Australian.

What secrets might a Royal Commission into the Victorian building industry corruption expose?