Earlier this month, the 33-year-old attempted to open an emergency exit while on an international flight headed to Sydney, the AFP has alleged.

Star Entertainment surges on Hard Rock takeover interest as ASX enjoys solid miner-led gains. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 

Treasury has responded to a landlord lobby group's proposal to raise the tax-free threshold on land values by 200 per cent, saying land tax is "critically important" and pays for new roads, hospitals and wages.

After a 30-year career as an Australian food icon, Kylie Kwong announces she is closing her restaurant and quitting the business.

Former Chevron employee Simon McKirdy is the co-chair of a committee set up to consider appeals against a controversial decision that recommended the approval to expand the Karratha Gas Plant — something environmental groups say is a conflict of interest.

David Pendleton makes and sells blankets, bags and pillows from recycled wool, but he has to source the fabric from India. He and others say it's time that changed.

Shaun Christie-David is a radical restaurateur who's employing the "unemployable" and giving away thousands of free meals. 

A growing number of people are trying to leave China — some risking their lives at sea or in the jungle — as the country's political and economic future remains uncertain. 

Power companies are skirting their obligations to warn households about major changes to the way they are charged for electricity courtesy of a "loophole" in Australia's energy rules.

A new ASIC report says banks aren't doing what the law says they must do to help customers in trouble, as the proportion of borrowers in strife rises due to high interest rates, rocketing rents and increases in the cost of living.