Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the cabinet minister at the centre of rape allegations "categorically denies" the claims.
Mr Morrison said the allegations of criminal conduct in 1988 are matters for police.
He confirmed to journalists that he has asked the man accused in the documents about the allegations, saying he "absolutely does" deny the allegations.
A royal commission into aged care has found "unacceptably high levels of substandard care" in the crisis-plagued sector.
The final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was released today, with the Federal Government announcing an extra $452 million in funding to address immediate priorities identified by the two-year investigation.
Five teenagers have been arrested following a violent crime spree across south-east Melbourne.
They are accused of carrying out a home invasion in Frankston South, where a young mother was forced to hide in a cupboard as she attempted to protect her family.
One of the teens, aged 15, has been bailed while four others remain in custody – one as young as 14.
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"As a lawyer, it's really frustrating having to turn away my client who is grieving and simply give a referral to see a psychologist or a naturopath and say to them they need to make these appointments when they've already got so much going on," family lawyer Cassandra Kalpaxis of Kalpaxis Legal said.
9News has obtained exclusive CCTV footage of the moment a Land Cruiser ploughed into a Darwin bar, sending a man flying through a glass door.
The stunning vision also appears to show the accused driver being assaulted in a violent street brawl prior to him allegedly getting behind the wheel.
Australia will for the first time move to outlaw a far-right extremist group, A Current Affair can exclusively reveal, potentially paving the way for other neo-Nazi outfits to be subject to the same bans.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton confirmed he had received a recommendation from spy agency ASIO to formally proscribe the Sonnenkrieg Division a "terrorist organisation".
A driver who police claim drank a bottle of wine while she was behind the wheel has been charged.
Queensland Police charged a 49-year-old Bundall woman with driving under the influence.
Were they murdered? Did they get lost in the rugged and hostile bush or have they run away?
On Under Investigation, with Liz Hayes, a team of expert criminal minds have investigated this mystery of the high country.
The only thing police know for sure is that experienced bushman Russell Hill, 74, and 73-year-old Carol Clay, a hardworking member of the Country Women's Association, were secret lovers.
