Ukrainians from the east of the country are seeking refuge in the city of Lviv, which feels like a world away from the tensions near the Russian border.

The United States and the United Kingdom are expected to announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, amid increasing fears of an imminent invasion of Ukraine.

Western Australia reports another 258 local COVID-19 cases as Deputy Premier Roger Cook invites Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to "eat some delicious humble pie when he comes to WA and sees how good it is here".

Balnaves brought Blue Heelers, The Secret Life of Us and Bananas and Pyjamas to Australian screens - until an accident prompted him to shift gears from TV mogul to philanthropic champion.

There is not much room for creative diplomacy that does not reward Vladimir Putin's intimidation and Joe Biden needs to show he's serious when he says America is back or risk gambling with American prestige, writes Stan Grant.

With so much attention on COVID-19 vaccinations over the past year, GPs are urging people to check they're vaccinated against other diseases, including one highly contagious virus that can lay dormant in people's bodies for life.

Western Australia is expected to record almost 500,000 COVID-19 cases and 129 deaths in the six months after the border comes down on March 3, according to long-awaited Omicron modelling. 

A forensic pathologist tells the court the scissors used by Mr Walker to stab Constable Rolfe in the shoulder during an attempted arrest were too blunt and small to cause fatal injuries in the circumstances.

The results of three NSW council elections remain undecided after the Supreme Court was told the polls should be declared void because of problems with the electronic voting system.

Using parliamentary privilege, Brent Mickelberg blames the loss of high-level public health staff on the Sunshine Coast on a toxic culture in the hospital and health service, which he says has been ignored by the board and Queensland Health...

Osman Shaptafaj is jailed for life over the "cold-hearted" and "cowardly" shooting of his daughter Lindita Musai and her husband Veton Musai on the doorstep of a Yarraville home on New Year's Eve in 2019.

When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies, we didn't expect to discover an entirely new social behaviour rarely seen in birds, writes Dominique Potvin.

Health Minister Greg Hunt flags that the country's expert health panel is considering recommending close contacts of COVID-19 cases no longer be required to isolate for seven days.

Trains to run on enhanced weekend timetable for the rest of the week before full weekday services resume on Monday, the Transport Minister has announced after talks with the union.

A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith surprised colleagues when he ordered the mock execution of an unarmed prisoner during a training exercise.

Tonga has been reconnected with the outside world, more than a month after the nation's international internet and phone cable was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

The foster parents of missing toddler William Tyrrell are set to face separate court hearings as they deny assault charges related to another child.

Wildlife carers in Western Australia are donning full PPE to care for a pair of Victorian possums that sneaked across the state's hard border.

Trailing by 24 points at three-quarter time, the Bulldogs launch a spirited fightback in the final term to share the competition points with the Suns on the Gold Coast.

Recent rain over Australia's inland Channel Country is breathing new life into the Lake Eyre Basin, with graziers and businesses excited for a big year ahead.

A year after he was banned from the world's major social media platforms, former US president Donald Trump launches his own social media platform as he suggests he is considering a third presidential run.

There may have been a bit of a lull in the weather of late, but that is coming to an end this week.

More than 250,000 kilograms of illicit tobacco, weighing the equivalent of 13 bulldozers, has been destroyed by authorities in southern New South Wales.

Andrew Chatburn is living with his wife in a car. He says using empty state assets for crisis housing would help him and many others struggling to find accommodation.

Police in Far North Queensland say officers had been working with Victorian authorities for several years, investigating a number of sightings of Graham Potter across the region.