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Four British lawmakers have told a judge they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.

The 23rd asylum-seekers' boat to arrive in Australian waters this year has been intercepted by the Australian Navy.

An inquiry has heard allegations that sailors from HMAS Success were involved in a public sex act which was witnessed by several of their colleagues.

Taronga Zoo's new infant Asian elephant has had a restful night in the elephant barn and zoo keepers continue to be amazed by its progress.

At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers.

Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers.

A Sydney court has decided not to release a man accused of attacking children in prams with chilli powder.

Western Power is confident it will be able to meet peak power demands with temperatures set to reach 39 degrees today.

A call centre operator has begun work to expand its Devonport site and create 300 jobs.

The immigration department says it has started transferring crew members from asylum seeker boats at Christmas Island to an immigration detention centre in Darwin.

Pakistani authorities say unidentified gunmen killed five people, including the head of a hardline religious organisation, in two separate shooting incidents in Karachi.

A New Zealand anti-whaling activist being held on a Japanese harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month is likely to be arrested when he arrives in Tokyo harbour today.

A 22-month-old girl has died in hospital after she was run over by a taxi van in the Mandurah, south of Perth, yesterday.

An emergency system to allow New South Wales train passengers to escape from a crash has been delayed, five years after work started in response to the 2003 Waterfall disaster.

A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report published on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.

US safety regulators are considering whether to make "black boxes" mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.

US safety regulators are considering whether to make "black boxes" mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.

Members of the South West Aboriginal Medical Service say their chief executive is sitting on a 'fat cat' salary while the service looks to cut costs by sacking staff.

Newly released documents prove the previous Federal Government did not do a proper assessment of four sites proposed for a radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory, the Greens say.

US president Barack Obama will give his $US1.4 million ($1.5m) Nobel Peace Prize award money to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families.