Labor took the glory, but beneath the surface of the election result an ongoing trend holds a warning for both major parties.

Consumers will see the price for home batteries slashed by the federal government. With a mandate to address climate change, investment in renewables is expected to soar.

Hopefully everyone who has been elected can retain a muscle memory of the goodwill that seemed to be abroad on election night.

For decades, India has suffered the deaths of soldiers, security personnel and civilians in its state of Kashmir from cross-border terrorism. Nine years ago, it decided to try something new.

The second week of the Erin Patterson murder trial has seen a cavalcade of crucial witnesses, including the daughter of the accused killer.

Sought-after pieces of coral are sold all around the world, including at rave-like trade shows known as "frag swaps". The insatiable demand for a "piece of the reef" has put coral harvesting in the spotlight.

Designed to probe the devastating downing of an army helicopter that killed four people, the Taipan inquiry became something so much more — exposing deep flaws within the Australian Defence Force and exploring the very core of its culture.