The broadcast of the 1969 federal election from the Nationally Tally Room in Canberra.

Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese announces he will contest the party's leadership.

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

Robert Irwin comes to the rescue when an echidna waddles into a Sunshine Coast fruit shop and wedges itself under a fridge.

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.

The mother and three of her children, aged under 10, died at the scene

The mother and three of her children, aged under 10, died at the scene

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.

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.

As David Caffery explains what 60dB sounds like.

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.

Anthony Albanese says the Government must explain how the contract for Paladin to operate Manus Island was awarded.

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

The fiance of a 27-year-old man killed in one of Australia's worst mining disasters is still heartbroken, saying the "pain is still there" on the 30th anniversary of his death.

People are living in squalor right next to the richest mines in the country, and no-one's prepared to take responsibility for maintenance.

Seven years after closing the doors of her famous Kalgoorlie brothel, madam Mary-Anne Kenworthy has listed the property for sale, marking the end of an era for the historic red-light district.

Hidden in outback scrubland lies a once legendary racetrack, where speed records were broken, sometimes even in the nude.

Police say half a tonne of gold concentrate found in a Kalgoorlie man's backyard came from a commercial mine. The 48-year-old says he found it at the local rubbish tip.

Global uncertainty has sent gold prices soaring, resulting in a boom for miners. But it has also had the effect of drying up traditional markets where exploration companies raise cash to explore for rich new discoveries.

The body camera of one of the officers killed in Wednesday's Melbourne freeway truck crash captured Richard Pusey telling Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, "you've f***ed my f***ing car" as she was dying, a court has been told.

A man accused of stealing a six-person spa and a car from the home of a dead work colleague has been denied bail due to his ongoing drug habit.

Todd Robinson speaks out about his partner, Constable Glen Humphris — one of the four police officers killed in a fatal crash — saying he was "so proud" to have joined Victoria Police.

The lawyer for truck driver Mohinder Singh tells a Melbourne court his client is deeply distressed by the "tragic consequences" of last week's crash, when the truck he was driving hit and killed four police officers on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says plans are underway to test 100,000 people over the next fortnight for COVID-19 in order to make an informed decision on which restrictions could be rolled back after the state of emergency ends on May 11.