
As a high court judge for more than 30 years Michael Kirby knows the law - and he’s using his expertise to call for a national bill of rights.
US authorities say it's unclear where the object, described as the size of a small car, came from.
Officials are blaming at least 60 deaths on Harvey after the storm dumped metres rain on several Texas counties in a matter of days.
A teenage mum who overcame adversity to establish a charity for young parents has been named the 2019 Tasmania Australian of the Year.
A scientific research team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has developed genetically-engineered cells that let them study the behaviour of new and emerging COVID variants. India-born researcher Dr Anupriya Aggarwal makes these cells.
Kirby Short's family lineage helped give her the attitude for top-level sport and now she's trying to make history for the Brisbane Heat in the WBBL final.
In an interview with SBS News ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), former High Court justice Michael Kirby says transgender people are on the front line of Australia's fight for equality.
The US expelled two Russian officials last month, after a Russian policeman attacked an American diplomat in Moscow.
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby has expressed concerns over a same-sex marriage plebiscite - an election promise which the government is set to delay until 2017. Mr Kirby has questioned the constitutional basis for a public vote, saying it should be a matter for parliament. Aaron reports.
There are 'far fewer' Yazidi refugees marooned on Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq than previously thought and they are in better condition than expected, the Pentagon says.

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