In a televised address, Mr Putin says he has signed a decree on partial mobilisation and that most people in the Donbas region did not want to return to what he called the "yoke" of Ukraine.

Russia will conscript 300,000 citizens with military experience to fight in the war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced. Follow live.

A former special forces soldier is a target of a war crimes investigation for the alleged killing of at least one unarmed detainee in Afghanistan in 2012.

Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan are named in a Hawthorn review into how First Nations players were treated during Clarkson's time at the helm of the Hawks. Warning — this story contains details of self-harm, pregnancy loss, and interg...

Justine Clark and her boys were enjoying a cruise holiday in Fiji when they decided to go diving for the afternoon. What followed was anything but relaxing.

John Hamblin was known affectionately as "Naughty John" during his run on the program for his cheeky sense of humour and irreverent nature.

A federal court judge has upheld a challenge brought by Munupi clan elders who said they were not properly consulted before the project was approved.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was secretly tried and imprisoned by Iranian authorities for more than two years, launches legal action against Iran's president alleging he violated torture conventions.

RBA deputy governor Michelle Bullock warns of risks in the global economy, but says the RBA's ability to create money helped Australia's economy through the pandemic

A mass stranding of about 230 whales has occurred at Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast, two years to the day since a similar event in the same spot, with authorities saying "half are still alive".

Another mass whale stranding in Tasmania, two years to the day of the last tragic scene, is likely to prompt well-meaning locals to want to help — so, why are volunteer rescuers turned away from such events?

North Melbourne says incoming coach Alastair Clarkson will delay the start of his tenure at the club while the AFL investigates allegations regarding Hawthorn's treatment of First Nations players.

The trial of a couple who stand accused of killing Sunshine Coast man Bruce Saunders, whose body went through a woodchipper, is told the woman allegedly involved asked friends to make false statements about her relationship with the man who...

Aaron Osmani and Richard Arow both died after being struck by bullets fired from a moving vehicle outside the Love Machine nightclub in April 2019.

There are few Australian football clubs who could claim immunity from racially prejudiced pasts, but Hawthorn's history is scattered with dire examples of hurtful moments. Warning: This story contains racist images.

As world leaders descend on New York for the United Nations General Assembly, many of the most consequential meetings are already happening behind closed doors.

Advertised house rents have hit record highs in 85 per cent of suburbs profiled in exclusive new data. These maps reveal the areas facing the biggest hikes in rent since the start of the pandemic.

The girls, bound for a NASA space camp in the US, were on their way to Tullamarine Airport when their school bus collided with a truck west of Melbourne.

The world's human population is forecast to surpass 8 billion in the coming months. But we've got nothing on the "little things that run the world".

The NSW government refuses to decriminalise low-level use of illicit drugs as recommended by an inquiry into ice which handed down its findings more than two years ago.  

Renewed and increased flooding is expected in inland areas today before rain puts a dampener on the east coast's National Day of Mourning tomorrow.

The government says its decision to launch an inquiry into rising child care costs next year is to make sure its spending targets the main causes of price hikes.

The technology industry has been told to develop codes that will regulate "harmful online content", but critics say the scheme is flawed.

Renewed accommodation standards and funding for legal help are among the changes the WA government is implementing in the wake of a scathing report into sexual misconduct in the FIFO industry.

A one-off public holiday has been called for Australians to commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Here's all you need to know about what is happening tomorrow and how it might impact your day.