There is "a really quite important cultural difference" in Asia that epidemiologists suggest is having a dramatic impact on their daily rate of COVID-19 deaths.

The purchase would give China control of an island in the Solomons with a port that could be used immediately for large vessels, an airstrip, and large areas of land, the Australian government has been warned.

China’s presence is everywhere in Solomon Islands, but not everyone was happy when Four Corners arrived to film it.  

Support for the principle of a Voice to Parliament is currently strong, but the campaign has not begun. Nor has the opposition settled on a position, writes David Speers.

Fossil remains of a black hole's past feeding frenzy, a plasma shockwave that defies physics, and a halo of radio energy are discovered deep within one of the largest galaxy clusters in our sky.

House prices in Australia are dropping at their fastest since the global financial crisis — and market conditions are "likely to worsen" as interest rates continue to rise, according to property analytics firm CoreLogic.

Two different versions of job panel reports appear to reveal different scores for John Barilaro, who went from being ranked second for a lucrative US trade role to becoming the recommended candidate.

Gas producers are told to prove there will be enough supply for the domestic market next year, or face the threat of export restrictions.

The Sunday Times newspaper reports the prince accepted the donation from Osma bin Laden's half-brothers to his charitable trust despite the objections of his advisers.

Carrying 26,000 tons of corn, the Razoni cargo ship has left the port of Odesa bound for Lebanon, according to Turkey's defence ministry.

The commander of the United States military in the Pacific says he wants to expand and strengthen ties with New Zealand amid deep concerns over China's growing ambitions in the Pacific.

A maternity clothing brand creates a new device designed to help dogs and cats amid record temperatures in Japan.

The US President was treated with antiviral medication Paxlovid and tested negative four times. He's among the small percentage of patients whose coronavirus test was positive again.

Emma McKeon wins her record-breaking 11th Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 50m freestyle as Australia breaks the 50-medal mark on just the third day of competition in Birmingham.

Kyle Chalmers has been open about his mental health struggles, and yet, questions about his private life continue to pepper his press conferences – and it's time that changed, writes David Mark.

Having promised to curb escalating power costs at the recent election, the only realistic option for the government — if it wants to dent inflation — is to take decisive action on east coast gas exports, writes business editor Ian Verr...

Homelessness Australia launches an ambitious plan to solve the housing crisis in Australia.

A former police commissioner will lead a review into government agencies in light of detectives investigating another child's death by suspected criminal neglect.

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each state and territory.

Cold weather and more transmissible subvariants have seen daily reported COVID-19 cases reach tens of thousands. Here are the symptoms you should look out for.

The discovery of the pieces could be the largest space junk find in Australia since parts of NASA's Skylab space station fell to Earth in Western Australia in 1979.

England's Matt Walls and his bike are catapulted into the crowd during a horrific crash that has left cyclists and spectators needing medical treatment.

Olympic gold medallist Stuart O'Grady says 'varying ability' of cyclists at the Commonwealth Games is leading to the risk of more frequent crashes.

Ten-year-old Mayah Nicole Zamora, critically injured in the shooting at Robb Elementary School, goes home after 66 days, with the hospital hailing her a "hero".

Police have intervened as protesters try to physically stop machinery clearing bushland to make way for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which will create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.