Penrith enjoys the early advantage over Parramatta in the first half of the season decider. Follow live.

The federal government is preparing to assist more than 20 women and more than 40 children who have been in the camps since the fall of the so-called Islamic State in 2019.

Panicked supporters are trampled and crushed trying to flee a riot in what appears to be one of the world's worst stadium disasters.

The federal government says Optus has not yet provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed.

The role "think tanks" play in Australian policymaking is not well understood, writes Gareth Hutchens.

Football Australia criticises a "small number" of Sydney United 58 fans who appeared to perform Nazi salutes and booed the Welcome to Country during last night's Australia Cup final.

Having failed to win a match in their first season, the Newcastle Knights claim the NRLW premiership in just their second campaign with a convincing 32-12 defeat of the Parramatta Eels in the grand final.

The financial and travel sanctions will target 28 Russian-appointed separatists, ministers and officials,  and follow the Kremlin's move to formally annex four regions of Ukraine.

Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus warns that the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation will see the body have the ability to tap the phones of politicians, even if they are messaging on encrypted apps.

The sole survivor of a plane crash, Juliane Koepcke found herself totally alone in the Amazon rainforest. But this 17-year-old was no ordinary teenager. 

Ukraine's lightning offensive in Kharkiv may have damaged more than just Russia's depleted army — it's also tarnished Russia's status as a regional power in Central Asia. 

Dancers at Brisbane strip clubs allege workplace failures, including wage theft, exploitative working conditions and sexual assaults as the state's law reform commission leaves strippers out of a review into sex work laws.

A damning Senate report, ongoing community tension, and a looming government review hang over the Inland Rail, but is this vital infrastructure project really running off track?

The start of daylight saving for most state's has again shown the north/south divide in Queensland, with the Townsville mayor saying it would not be worth it for northern regions.

A mayoral candidate has been accused of hurtful behaviour after signing off an email addressed to a non-binary councillor as Kermit the Frog.  

Past Optus customers caught up in the data breach are questioning why the company was still holding on to their information. 

Is this fair? The average household wealth of the top 20 per cent is more than $3 million, households in the lowest 20 per cent just $36,000, writes Stan Grant. 

The death of a young woman detained by morality police in Iran has sparked protests across the globe. But there are other countries that impose strict rules on the way both men and women can dress in public, and it's not always about rel...

Iranians who fled their homeland are now booking flights or making treacherous cross-border journeys to enter the country. Their mission: to help topple the regime.

Locals say they have been calling for action on a causeway crossing — known to be dangerous and prone to flooding — since 1998.

The Regional Banking Taskforce is calling on banks to improve communication with regional customers and ensure local councils receive forewarnings of branch closures.

David Waldron was a teen in the 80s when his favourite hobby sparked panic among some local parents. While he saw the game as fun and imaginative, others called it "devil worship".

A monumental new artwork co-commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria documents the pre-eminent environmental disaster of our times in a startling new way — while being disarmingly beautiful.

Victoria's workplace safety watchdog launches an investigation into allegations of discrimination at the Hawthorn Football Club.

Brisbane Lions are back on top of the AFLW ladder, after a seven-goal win over Essendon in Queensland in the first of three Sunday games.