A 16-year-old and two men have been arrested after burglars allegedly assaulted a man and kidnapped a 28-year-old woman.

A man who stabbed his wife to death on the forecourt of a service station has been jailed for life, with a minimum non-parole period of 14-1/2 years.

Melbourne police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the killing of Indian student Nitin Garg.

Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson faced tough questions about how mining protected lands was impinging on her environmental responsibilities.

Queensland's crime watchdog has slammed the way police handled the death in custody of Palm Island man Cameron Doomadgee.

Auckland City intends spending $120,000 on a history of itself, which minority councillors fear will glorify the Citizens and Ratepayers faction.

First they took our pav, now they're after our point. Our trans-Tasman neighbours have boarded the All Whites' bandwagon.

Captain fantastic Ryan Nelsen says the All Whites have proved the doubters wrong, and the side has everything to play for.

A group of hen-party guests is accusing a student bar of ageism, saying half their party was turned away for being "too old".

Agricultural scientists say a genetically engineered clover could reduce methane emissions from livestock by 10 per cent.

Conservationists want Australia to lead the anti-whaling charge at a major summit next week, in response to footage of a whale being hit by an exploding harpoon.

Three young men have been jailed for beating unconscious a 14-year-old boy in an inner-city alleyway.