A woman who tried to save Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke's children from a burning car tells a coronial inquest she found Ms Clarke's estranged husband "guarding the car", and she "bolted" when she was told he was armed.

Chinese state media reports the Boeing 737, operated by Chinese Eastern airlines, was flying a domestic route from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou when it crashed on a hill in Guangxi province.

Floods, the war in Ukraine and ongoing supply chain disruptions are set to add up to more pain for consumers for at least the next six months, experts say.

Ukraine says it has struck a deal with Russia to allow civilians to leave some besieged towns and cities — but the port city of Mariupol is not on the list. Follow live.

WA mother Danica Joysdottir is in Ukraine helping the country fight Russian forces despite her partner describing the daring journey as "stupid and selfish".

Russia has offered to provide civilians safe passage out of Mariupol if Ukraine surrenders the besieged port city. Ukraine has rejected the offer. Here's what you need to know.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Israel to sell Ukraine its Iron Dome system — technology that can track and shoot down rockets while they are still in the sky. Here's what you need to know.

A survivor, believed to be aged in his 50s, has been airlifted to Perth for treatment. Authorities believe the vessel involved was foreign-owned.

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold is fined $25,000 after breaching New South Wales COVID isolation rules.

Samoa experiences its first COVID outbreak, with nearly 200 cases added over the weekend and a lockdown expected to be extended later this week.

Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja rebuild after Australia fell to 2-8 early on day one against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for the third and final Test of the series. Follow live.

The family and friends of Samantha Fraser have told the Supreme Court the Victorian mother-of-three was 'lively and joyous' in the lead-up to her death.

The inquest into Annette Mason's 1989 death in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, was put on hold three years ago to allow for more forensic testing.

Former NSW Nationals Leader and deputy premier, John Barilaro is suing Google over two videos posted by comedian and political commentator Jordan Shanks, who is known online as FriendlyJordies.

Hong Kong will lift a ban on flights from nine countries, including Australia, next month, as the city begins to transition away from its long-held COVID-zero policy.

A WA court hears that a woman in fear of her life once jumped out of a car to escape from her partner before leaving a note for police in the event something happened to her.

The Victorian Labor senator's legacy is being celebrated at a funeral service in Melbourne after her shock death at the age of 52 earlier this month.

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne fails in his bid to have his third sexual assault trial moved to Newcastle and hires one of the state's most high-profile barristers to defend him. 

Shokrollah Jebeli had been in a Tehran prison since January 2020 after facing charges in relation to financial disputes.

An Adelaide teenager is remanded in detention, accused of terrorism-related offences.

People whose homes were destroyed in the recent floods travel to Sydney to dump wreckage outside Kirribilli House, with one protest sign reading: "Your climate inaction killed my neighbour”.

A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

Police say another 15 women have come forward, alleging they were sexually assaulted by a security guard who works in a designated Queensland Safe Night Precinct.

The AFLW grand final will now take place on Saturday, April 9, after the league was forced to push back Brisbane's game against Collingwood due to COVID-19.

Health authorities in NSW have confirmed a two-year-old child has died from COVID-19. NSW Health said the child had been well before contracting the virus.