Indigenous leaders say a debate about the cost of installing a third flag pole on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which also includes the refurbishment and replacement of two existing poles, is being used to divide people.

In Victoria, liquor licensing laws are supposed to stop bars and bottle shops from serving anyone who is intoxicated, but Linda Smart says her son was never refused service.

A deadly earthquake has struck the east of the Afghanistan and has also been felt in neighbouring Pakistan.

Internal emails reveal United States officials described the signing of a security pact between China and Solomon Islands as "very troubling".

A series of clandestine, high-speed helicopter missions to reach the Azovstal defenders have been celebrated for rescuing survivors, but some flights did not make it back.

Notorious former public servant Paul Whyte began the web of deception that lead to him stealing $27 million from the Department of Communities almost as soon as he started working there, a CCC hearing is told.

Two of the four victims remain hospitalised 11 days after the assault, which has led to the firing of one official and an investigation into the handling of criminal cases by the local police.

The former government was told to simplify claims processes for veterans three years ago, but made no decision to adopt the "significant" recommendations, a royal commission hears.

A man who tracked his sister before she was the victim of an alleged "attempted honour killing" and barged into the wrong house searching for her loses a bid to be released from home detention bail.

Nineties pop icon Robin S opens up about her unexpected involvement in Break My Soul, Beyoncé's first single from her first album in over six years.

In the days after marrying the love of his life, Sydney man Robbie Morgan is preparing a funeral for his wife, Marina Hanna.

For single mother Kerryn Griffis, who has been on the Cashless Debit Card for more than three years, its removal can't come soon enough. But not everyone wants it gone.

How can skyrocketing prices drive a "green energy" retailer out of a market grappling with a mix of renewable power sources?

Chilling and tearful public testimonies are revealing more of Donald Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 US election. Here are the key takeaways from the latest hearing into the January 6 riots.

Russia threatens "serious" consequences for Lithuania over its blockage of a key rail line, a senior US official visits a border town and pictures show Ukraine's bombing of Snake Island. Here's your quick catch-up with what's going on in th...

The WA government apologises to and pardons a woman convicted of assaulting a police officer after her partner violently bashed her before abducting and killing her baby.  Warning: This story contains images and names of Indigenous peop...

The former Australian of the Year is calling on the Anthony Albanese's federal government to close a legal loophole that allows paedophiles to quarantine their superannuation from sexual abuse survivors. 

As 1 million Muslims prepare to make the journey of a lifetime to visit Islam's holiest sites, the Saudi government makes a surprise announcement devastating Muslim communities across Australia and the Western world.

Dominic Perrottet again defends the decision to appoint  former deputy premier John Barilaro to the New York-based trade job, despite emails showing two earlier candidates met or exceeded all criteria.

Former national swimming mentor Dick Caine is facing nine charges over allegations of abusing teenage girls in the 1970s.

Electric vehicles are increasingly being viewed as sources of power, not just users of it, and Adelaide Hills winemaker James Tilbrook says one of today's options might have helped when he confronted an inferno.

Police say they feared for their lives, protesters say they were startled by armed men in camouflage who refused to identify themselves. What happened in Colo on Sunday, and what has it got to do with NSW's beefed-up protest laws?

Australia is losing an important source of foreign funding, with Chinese investment in the country plummeting by 70 per cent last year — its lowest level since the global financial crisis.

Supermarket giant Coles is fielding a spike in pricing appeals from suppliers, who are under the pump to provide low-cost goods in the face of rising production costs.

The US is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang region.