Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges Australia to help arm his country and send Bushmaster armoured vehicles to help his forces fight against Russia.

If Labor wins the forthcoming federal election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is pledging billions of dollars to fix the aged care industry, which he's dubbed as being in crisis.

Ukraine's deputy Prime Minister says the International Committee of the Red Cross has confirmed Russia has agreed to open a humanitarian corridor to the besieged city. Follow live.

The $25 million is for "defensive military assistance" including radar systems, as well as food and medical supplies.

The helicopter was flying in a convoy of two from Melbourne's CBD when it crashed at Mount Disappointment after 9am, killing four passengers and the pilot.

Following a nine-minute speech to the Senate earlier this week by Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells excoriating the Prime Minister, Liberal senator Hollie Hughes has sensationally accused her Senate colleague of being a bully while defendi...

Pakistan's opposition parties have introduced a no-confidence vote against the country's Prime Minister, former cricketer Imran Khan, largely based on accusations of economic mismanagement.

Stand-up comedian Hannah Gadsby tells ABC's One Plus One about reliving her trauma in front of a live crowd more than 200 times.

Advocates are calling on both the government and opposition to commit to changes that will allow the superannuation of criminals to be used for victims' compensation.

The head of Britain's spy agency says Vladimir Putin has "massively misjudged" the difficulty of invading Ukraine, and Russian soldiers are sabotaging their own military equipment as morale in the army deteriorates.

Australia's Prime Minister and Attorney-General are facing questions about whether they abused their powers to instruct the Commonwealth Solicitor-General for partisan reasons in a bid to resolve a Liberal Party preselection stoush.

Hannah Clarke's parents describe how the murder of their daughter and her three children at the hands of her estranged husband has destroyed their lives, leaving them with "all-consuming" grief.

More than a year after she vanished, Cheng Lei has finally had her day in court in Beijing. But with a conviction rate of 99 per cent in China, the focus is on what sentence is given to the Australian who could face life behind bars.  ...

Pastor Brian Mulheran had been on leave since early February. Parents say the move will allow the school community to move on. 

Police estimate the drugs have a street value of $250 million dollars.

Federated States of Micronesia President David Panuelo writes to his Solomon Islands counterpart over fears his country's new security ties could put the Pacific at the centre of geopolitical tensions between China and the US.

One of the Australian Defence Force's most senior officers has warned if China manages to station warships in Solomon Islands it would force a change to Defence operations. It comes as the Defence Minister says the government will have "more...

Round three of AFL begins with the Western Bulldogs looking to kickstart their season with a win over the Sydney Swans. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

The SES is giving the all-clear to many residents in some of the worst-hit parts of the state, but many are returning to find that what progress they made in the past four weeks has been washed away.

Australian icon and cricketing legend Shane Warne had a magical way of making those around him feel seen and loved. Here's what you had to share.

A former elite soldier who was on a mission in Afghanistan with Ben Roberts-Smith tells the Federal Court he was punched and threatened by the Victoria Cross recipient during a 2012 mission.

Michelle Bubner, who was under the influence of meth when she killed two brothers in a head-on crash south of Adelaide in 2020, has her sentence reduced on appeal by more than two years.

After heartfelt debate in both chambers of parliament, a controversial bill to legalise mitochondrial donation in Australia has passed the Senate without amendment after a conscience vote.

As the world warms, the atmosphere can hold more water. That means we are more likely to see larger floods. But global warming alone can't explain Lismore's second major flood in a month and this is why.

Major flooding continues at Lismore, Grafton, and Coraki in New South Wales, but waters are receding below Lismore's flood levee and rain is easing in the Northern Rivers.