Taiwan's foreign ministry expresses gratitude to the United States for taking "concrete actions" to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Strait and the region, after the US says China "overreacted" to Nancy Pelosi's visit to the islan...

A man attacks the acclaimed author who wrote The Satanic Verses, apparently stabbing him in the neck, as he was about to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution.

A list of items seized from Donald Trump's Florida mansion includes 20 boxes of documents, photos and a handwritten note. Here's what it could mean for the former US president. 

In Australia in 2019-20, 60 people earned more than $1 million yet paid no tax. Here's how you can, too — however, it's really hard to achieve and you may be sued by the ATO.

Landmark legislation aimed at fighting climate change and lowering prescription drug prices represents a major win for US President Joe Biden ahead of the midterm elections. 

The virus that causes polio is found in New York City's wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn't been seen in the US in a decade, is quietly spreading.

NASA-funded researchers are studying some of Australia's oldest landscapes to help answer big questions about the universe.

A Tasmania police officer is taken to hospital after his new patrol car was involved in a highway crash with a car driven by a member of the public — two days after the vehicle was used to launch a new road safety campaign. 

Professor Eddie Holmes can still remember the exact moment he first learned about COVID-19. The story jumped out because he had visited that very market in 2014 and thought, "that's not right". 

Olivia Newton-John, Archie Roach and Judith Durham shared their Australia with the world and reflected it back to us. They made us proud, made us think and we were extraordinarily lucky to live in the time of their talent, writes Zan Rowe. ...

Anne Heche remains on life support and under evaluation for organ donation after a car crash that led to her brain death, a representative for the actor says.

The flamboyant hairdresser Lillian Frank is being remembered for her contribution to Melbourne's life and culture, after her death aged 92.

It wasn't all that long ago that parents across the country were getting a firsthand experience of what it's like to educate their children. Now everyone's back in the classroom, teacher shortages are biting and something's got to give, wri...

A 34-year-old man shoots dead two siblings, aged eight and 11, and their mother with a hunting rifle before killing another seven people and being shot dead by a civilian.

Norway's latest summer celebrity could be euthanased if large crowds don't stay away from the 600kg mammal. 

Salman Rushdie has lived under threat of death for decades after a fatwa was issued in response to the content of his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses. 

Beth Mooney hits the highest-ever score in the women's Hundred but is left a tantalising three runs short of a century.

Gold Coast are looking to finish their season strongly, but face a significant test with the visit of Geelong. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

The Wests Tigers take on Cronulla at Tamworth's Scully Park, while the Sydney Roosters celebrate a fifth straight win after defeating North Queensland at the SCG. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

When I saw Olympic and Commonwealth games gold-medallist and champion swimmer Kyle Chalmers last weekend in the Sydney airport lounge I was walking over to him before I knew what I was doing. But it wasn't for a selfie, I had something impo...

Two Mongolian nationals arrive in Brisbane on a working holiday in an Australian first, as industry bodies call for increased government support to incentivise international workers to fill dire labour shortfalls.

Animal welfare groups who say wild pig hunters are stealing and mutilating dogs in western Fiji are calling for tighter laws and greater awareness to help protect people's pets. WARNING: Distressing content. 

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

Film director and musician Phil O'Brien was knocked back by 'every grant body known to mankind' to make his movie. So, a small town took matters into their own hands.

It's been five years since the construction of Elon Musk's giant battery in rural SA. But for then-premier Jay Weatherill, the tweets that triggered the Tesla project were a double-edged sword.