Four-year-old Shayla Phillips has been found "safe and well" in southern Tasmania more than two days after she was reported missing, police say.

An Australian television journalist detained in China for more than 19 months will be put on trial, likely in a closed court, on state secrets charges that could see her face anything from a short sentence to life behind bars.

The Solomon Islands government is standing by a controversial draft agreement that Australian officials fear could pave the way to a Chinese military presence in the Pacific Islands nation, declaring it has to "broaden" its security ties. ...

Australia's top vaccine advisory group has recommended a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for vulnerable groups. Here's what you need to know.

Britain's Ministry of Defence says Ukraine has launched strikes on "high-value" Russian logistical targets, after Kyiv said it had sunk a Russian ship unloading armoured vehicles in an occupied port city. Follow live.

NATO has agreed to ramp up its military presence on Ukraine's doorstep, but Volodymyr Zelenskyy's calls for tanks and jets have so far been rejected. With no clear picture of how the war will unfold from here, experts warn the world is faci...

Police were unable to charge Rowan Baxter despite his "disgusting" abduction of one of their children just months before he murdered the family, an inquest is told.

One of Australia's biggest renewable energy investors says a court's decision to uphold complaints against a Victorian wind farm will have "serious ramifications" for the transition from fossil fuels.

All possible results are on the cards as the Pakistan vs Australia series goes down to the final day of the final Test in Lahore. Follow live.

The former NRL player tells a Sydney court he asked the woman he met at a hotel in Bondi more than once if she consented to have sex with him, because of education on respectful relationships conducted by his football club.

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells a Sydney court he "pities" war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing the publisher of several newspapers for defamation. 

Young women in Afghanistan who dreamed of going to university say they feel "hopeless" and "heartbroken" at the Taliban's unexplained backflip on their pledge to allow older girls to attend school.

All eyes will be on Lance Franklin as he chases his 1,000th career goal in a tasty clash between Sydney and Geelong. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

Federal Labor promises to help ease the burden of skyrocketing house prices in Australia's regions by creating a standalone regional first home buyers support scheme, if the party wins the next election.

A leaked draft security agreement seemingly proves Chinese spending "bought" enough influence to get the Solomon Islands government. But such an interpretation misses two key issues, write Joanne Wallis and Czeslaw Tubilewicz.

The definition of a close contact has been changed in South Australia, along with quarantine rules for household contacts as the state records 4,549 new cases.

The United Nations Children's Agency says 4.3 million of an estimated 7.5 million minors have now fled their homes in Ukraine, in one of the largest such displacements since World War II.

The federal government has sanctioned the Belarusian President and members of his family, as well as 22 more Russian propagandists, in response to their role in the war in Ukraine.

A mother whose daughter's disability support worker is in jail for child sex offences is warning other parents that NDIS-funded workers are not automatically screened.

School students gathered outside Kirribilli House say they have been left scared and devastated by the deadly floods that swept through Australia's east coast. 

Coach Adam Simpson says as few as 17 listed players could be available for the game against North Melbourne, leaving the club reliant on state top-up players.

The vice-chancellor of Bond University on the Gold Coast apologises to victim-survivors of sexual assault on his campus, saying he's "shocked" at the number of reported cases.

The federal government is ditching a requirement for overseas travellers to provide a negative COVID-19 test before they fly to Australia.

Kim Jong Un says North Korea's latest missile test demonstrates the might of its nuclear forces and should deter any US military moves.

Wiradjuri elder and Stolen Generations survivor Isabel Reid last saw her brother when she was seven years old at Sydney's Central Station.