Two Chinese aircraft carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose defence minister said Tuesday the move revealed the expansion of Beijing's military activities.

Kysaiah Pickett is set to remain at the Melbourne Demons, with the Victorian club offering up one of the richest deals in AFL history that would make him one of the highest-paid players in the game. 

The Darkan Golf Club hosted the annual Great Southern Men’s 4BBB Championships on Saturday, with more than 70 golfers from across the region turning out to compete for the title. 

A Great Southern dog breeder who neglected six caged kelpies and drove unlicensed across WA multiple times has been jailed, fined thousands and disqualified from driving for the next decade. 

BHP is set to demolish an accommodation wing in Port Hedland’s iconic Esplanade Hotel — with pub doors expected to close for up to two years while works are under way. 

The former NSW treasurer Matt Kean has urged the Coalition to listen to voters, or risk “electoral oblivion” taking aim at prominent MPs.

A young man is facing jail time after finally admitting responsibility for his friend’s death, years after the 21-year-old suffered fatal injuries drunkenly car-surfing on a camping trip.

Federal politicians who called for death-in-custody inquiries to be independent of a territory's police force have been blasted by a chief minister.

St John WA paramedics, police and firefighters are responding to the incident.

CITIC Pacific has gained State Government approval for a partial extension of its Sino Iron operation as its fights royalties billionaire Clive Palmer for a long-term fix.