The Shadow Treasurer is now in a contest with fellow frontbencher Anthony Albanese.

The decision leaves Anthony Albanese as the only declared candidate to replace Bill Shorten.

The Member for Grayndler is the only declared candidate currently contesting the opposition leadership position.

Victoria Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in Parkville in Melbourne's inner north this morning.

Sacked North Melbourne coach Brad Scott brushes shoulders with commentator David King as he runs out to the three-quarter time huddle. King has been a strident critic of Brad Scott as a coach.

Victoria Police have identified the woman whose body was found in a park in Melbourne's inner-north as Courtney Herron, a 25-year-old woman of no fixed address.

Bill Shorten addresses the Labor caucus after the election defeat, urging the party to continue to think big and progressive.

A new-look federal Labor has taken shape with the ALP caucus endorsing its leadership for the next three years of parliament.

The Australian Federal Police has raided ABC offices in Sydney over a series of 2017 stories known as The Afghan Files.

NT Police say the shotgun used in the mass shooting in Darwin yesterday was illegally acquired, potentially as far back as 1997.

The 45-year-old was on parole after over a year's imprisonment.

The Reserve Bank cut interest rates this week due to anaemic per capita spending rates.

The ABC's editorial director Craig McMurtrie says the raids by the federal police on the ABC's Sydney offices are an uncomfortable development with implications for press freedom.

A group of 1,000 protesters gathered in Sydney on Sunday to urge the Australian Government to condemn a proposed new law in Hong Kong which would allow criminals to be extradited to mainland China.

The Opposition Leader says he will ask his party to expel the Victorian secretary of the CFMEU over comments about anti-violence figure Rosie Batty.

John Setka has denied he made disparaging remarks about Rosie Batty, saying the allegations were made as part of a political campaign against him and there was "no reason" for him to resign.

The man accused of leaking The Afghan Files to the ABC speaks outside the ACT Supreme Court after making his first appearance since being committed for trial.

As David Caffery explains what 60dB sounds like.

Hawthorn captain Ben Stratton will come under fire for repeatedly pinching his Essendon opponent, Orazio Fantasia, throughout their match.

A high-rise in the Sydney suburb of Mascot was evacuated overnight after residents spotted cracks in building.

Bald Archy Prize founder Peter Batey talks about the different entries the competition has seen over the years.

A dramatic daylight high-speed chase in suburban Adelaide involving two allegedly stolen cars has culminated in several arrests, with one of the suspects climbing onto the roof of a home in an effort to evade police.

Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill urged two brothers who allegedly assaulted off-duty Assistant Commissioner Chris O'Neill near a Melbourne train station to turn themselves in.

South Australia Police raid a sex worker's unit in Adelaide.

Victoria Police has re-released footage of a man investigators wish to speak to about the assault on June 9, 2018.

Sailing out of Devonport's Mersey River on the Julie Burgess

Police have located a car belonging to Zixi Wang, who police say may be able to help with their inquiries into the death of a woman who fell from a high-rise complex in the Sydney suburb of Zetland.

Three remote Western Australian Indigenous communities say they have been disadvantaged because their homes lie within national park and reserve areas and they want out.

A country football league is moving on from race riots in its community and embracing the AFL's Indigenous round with all five clubs in the small competition to wear specially-designed, Indigenous-themed guernseys.

The days of stubbing your toe on a chunk of gold may be over, but seasoned prospectors say there's still plenty to be found.