All overseas senior trade roles are set to be investigated by the inquiry looking into the appointment of NSW former deputy premier John Barilaro to the US job, after "very serious" allegations against Premier Dominic Perrottet.

China's embassy has taken aim at Australia, the United States and Japan, accusing them of "finger pointing" amid growing tensions with Taiwan.

When Najat Shalikhan arrived in Australia with her 16-year-old son Ahmed in August 2013, she thought they'd finally made it to safety. In reality, it was the beginning of another nightmare.  

The Seekers lead singer Judith Durham will be honoured at a state funeral, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirms. Durham died on Friday, aged 79.

The federal government will push for a pay rise for residential and home care workers in a submission to Fair Work, but it stops short of nominating a specific figure.

The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is steeped in ancient tradition, but as the current spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism marks his 87th birthday, China is looking to assert its influence. 

It can be difficult, almost impossible, for victims of coercive control to identify perpetrators' tactics of abuse because they're so insidious. These are the red flags to look out for, writes Tracy Westerman.

Three members of one family were shot dead by a neighbour over a property dispute, police allege. As the sole survivor recovers, new details have emerged about the day they were killed and their life on the land.

Those with mortgages are facing another hike to their monthly payments after the RBA's latest decision, but what does a rise in interest rates mean for the rest of us? 

Science accelerated the world's population, shrunk our world, made us richer and brought us closer together. Yet science has put in our hands the capacity to destroy life on the planet. This is our deal with the devil, writes Stan Grant. ...

InforWars' Alex Jones will pay a hefty price for his conspiracy — but in a world of fake news, what does the verdict mean for the misinformation ecosystem? 

Placed fourth with 100 metres to go, Oliver Hoare storms home to beat a star-studded field in the men's 1,500 metres final in Birmingham.

The Western Australian writer and environmental activist says the "clock is ticking" on human existence — but there's still an important place for art and writing.

A fresh CCTV photo has been uncovered of missing Adelaide woman Colleen South on the day she was last seen in rural Victoria. 

A SpaceX representative says a team will travel to Australia after the recent discovery of a large piece of space junk on an outback property, saying the incident is "within the expected analysed space of what can happen".

Elon Musk says his planned $US44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether user accounts are real people.

Two major transmission line projects promise cleaner, more sustainable energy for Victoria and NSW. But some western Victorian locals fear the infrastructure will ruin the landscape and their lifestyle. 

Victoria Police says a man attempted to confront officers after crashing a car into a Preston front yard and "appeared to become unresponsive" while he was being restrained.

Archie Battersbee's mother says the 12-year-old "fought right until the very end", months after doctors in London declared him brain-stem dead. 

Israeli air strikes flatten homes in Gaza as Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persist for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict.

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief warns of a "very real risk of a nuclear disaster" after shelling damages a high-voltage power line at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Fatima Payman's Parliament House office was once occupied by Tony Abbott and Clive Palmer. Pauline Hanson also took a first that should have been hers. She's hoping her arrival in parliament will offer a "beacon of hope" to other young wome...

It's taken decades to create these housing conditions, but who are they benefiting, asks Gareth Hutchens.

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

For the first time at this Commonwealth Games, the Kookaburras are seriously tested – and almost lose — but show character to prevent an English upset.