Secret documents reveal eyewitness accounts from New Zealand soldiers who said an Australian SAS operator brutalised corpses in East Timor in 1999.

Two people have died and two others are in a critical condition after a landslip in NSW's Blue Mountains today.

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein announces he no longer is able to "give 110 per cent" and is resigning from politics, adamant he "leaves the state in a good place".

The government has appointed judges, board members and new heads of organisations in recent days, before the federal election is likely called later this week.

Ukrainian prosecutors enter towns on the outskirts of Kyiv for the first time, finding witnesses so traumatised they are "physically unable to speak" as further allegations of Russian war crimes surface. WARNING: This article contains graph...

Four ADF Bushmaster vehicles are hastily repainted and modified so they can be flown to Europe, after a direct public request for them from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The "winter booster" program is targeting the groups of people who are considered to be at the greatest risk of severe illness from COVID-19. 

After three years of bushfires, a pandemic and rising living costs, Australians face another federal election, with job security and climate change still major issues in regional Queensland.

Fighting in Ukraine continued over the weekend, with Ukraine saying its forces have retaken all areas around the capital Kyiv.

Civilians whose towns and villages were occupied by Russian troops around Kyiv celebrate the invaders' withdrawal, even amid warnings that buildings, vehicles and even bodies have been booby trapped. 

One of the world's worst invasive ants species has been discovered a few hundred metres from the Daintree Rainforest World Heritage area.

Giant waves breach sand dunes and spill into the streets at Stockton as the second east coast low in four weeks leaves residents worried about the coming winter. 

Two former Country Liberal Party members will now run for the Northern Territory federal seat of Solomon against the party's own candidate Tina MacFarlane. ABC election analyst Antony Green says it isn't good news for the CLP.

Most of us know someone who has managed to dodge catching COVID-19, despite being in a household with people who are sick. What makes some of us more resistant than others?

Bo De-Simone faces the Adelaide Magistrates Court accused of the murder of his mother.

Having spent more than 12 years in jail for murder, Scott Austic was acquitted after sensational revelations of planted evidence.  Now, the devastated family of victim Stacey Thorne is demanding police reopen the investigation to find her k...

The latest Resources and Energy Quarterly report says metallurgical and thermal coal price spikes follow the Russian invasion of Ukraine, local weather events and global demand driven by China.

Victoria's hospitality industry is bracing for another tough period as COVID cases creep up again in the state, but one venue says a change to restrictions could soften blow.

Wine, wool and sheep meat exporters are big winners from the freshly inked interim agreement, but other sectors say major opportunities have been missed.

Ancient sandstone quarry sites, believed to be the largest in the southern hemisphere, are on track for national heritage status.

A former One Nation senator accused of breaching quarantine directions when WA's hard border came down last month has told a magistrate he intends to take his case to the High Court.

The former World Cup-winning cricket captain who dissolved parliament to prevent opposition moves to oust him as Prime Minister wants to stay on as leader until fresh elections are held within 90 days.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears in a pre-taped speech at the Grammys, introducing a tribute performance for Ukraine by John Legend. There were also tributes paid to Taylor Hawkins.

The Grammys have returned with a bang. From the wonderful to the weird, here's what this year's red carpet looked like.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will not contest the election for chief executive on May 8, explaining her decision by saying her family is her top priority.