An Australian man, Trevor Kjeldal, has died in Ukraine, according to DFAT, which is providing consular assistance to his family.

The federal government orders an independent investigation into claims of fraud within Medicare, attempting to estimate the cost of rorting within the scheme.

With around 1,000 Forbes residents already affected by flood evacuation warnings in NSW, the SES is urging people to be aware of the danger as a river peak looms. Crews also rescue a pregnant woman in labour overnight.

A pregnant woman whose waters broke during a near-record flood has been rescued by the State Emergency Services and rushed to hospital just in time to give birth.

The Australian Greens say the federal government's review of the Reserve Bank should re-imagine how monetary policy should work for the 21st century. 

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews responds to media reports about an anti-corruption probe, saying he acts appropriately at all times and will not comment on IBAC matters before they are public "regardless of any smear, innuendo or media...

Australia will be cheering for Sri Lanka as England aims to knock the defending champions out of its home T20 World Cup. Follow live.

For Iranian dissidents, protesting against the country can mean violence and intimidation.

Australia is among the safest places in the world to give birth. But the care you get largely depends on where you live, how much money you have, and how good you are at navigating the system.

The attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband has left many of her colleagues wondering if the woman who is second in line to the US presidency can't keep intruders out of her home, what hope is there for anyone else? 

ACT police are investigating the deaths of a woman and a young boy whose bodies were found in a lake in Gungahlin this morning. 

A shallow earthquake hits the NSW South West Slopes, with some residents close to the epicentre describing the sound as "like 20 gas bottles exploding at once".

As Melbourne mum wondered if she could get a pot of yoghurt to last until Christmas for her small family, a new report revealed more than half of Australia's major resources companies paid no income tax last financial year, writes Virginia T...

Several First Nations families whose stories formed Hawthorn's internal cultural review will take part in the AFL's independent investigation, but the league denies striking any deals with them to be involved.

This 19-year-old regional student works seven days a week in her gap year to qualify for Centrelink. She is one of the many calling for a review of Youth Allowance eligibility.

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios announces he will donate money to charity after settling his case with a fan he accused of being drunk.

The US ambassador to the UN says Russia and China have "bent over backwards" to justify repeated violations of sanctions by North Korea, after a series of recent ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang.

Farzam Mehrabi is hit with another 11 charges after allegedly stupefying and then sexually assaulting women he met online.

Air fryer sales in the UK are rocketing as consumers desperately seek ways to contain rapidly rising power bills. With electricity prices set to increase in Australia, many households here are also looking at ways to save on energy costs. ...

A quiet Friday and then the building started to sway. For producer Yumi Asada, this signalled the start of a devastating triple disaster and a news story she'd cover for more than a decade.

Two years ago, the thought of a cruise ship with COVID-infected passengers arriving in Tasmania's north-west would have set alarms bells ringing — but now, the only thing ringing were the cash registers of local businesses.

Nike announces it is parting ways with Kyrie Irving after the NBA star's suspension by his team for anti-Semitic posts.

Many Ukrainians no longer ask if their country will be hit by nuclear weapons. They are actively preparing for that once-unthinkable possibility.

Ecologist Kit Prendergast makes an exciting discovery in an unexpected place — a species of bee with a "big protrusion on its face". 

Twitter sacks half of its 7,500-strong staff as new owner Elon Musk launches a major overhaul of the troubled social media company just a week after his takeover.