The announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a peace deal in Gaza is significant. But despite the celebrations, the end of the war is still far from certain, writes Matthew Doran.

All of the living Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released as soon as next week under the first phase of a peace plan led by the United States — but the full details are yet to be released. Here is what we know so far.

This week in Canberra, Tony Burke finally answered questions about the return of Islamic State relatives, Senate estimates turned into an episode of Utopia, and Andrew Hastie quit the frontbench.

In sentencing the triple-murderer, Justice Christopher Beale found there was a substantial chance she would remain in solitary confinement for years, which prosecutors dispute.

A fatal hit-and-run case in Darwin has exposed deep disparities in the NT’s justice system, say Aboriginal leaders, as the victim’s family speaks out.

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The university has launched a forensic review into Monday’s incident when thousands were sent fraudulent emails about degrees being revoked.

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Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.

Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

The world is also firmly in the grips of Space Race 2.0 as the US and China battle to occupy the moon – and beyond.

The university has launched a forensic review into Monday’s incident when thousands were sent fraudulent emails about degrees being revoked.

A man accused of staging his wife's death to look like a ride-on lawnmower crash has been ordered to stand trial for her murder.

Grieving parents who lose a child to stillbirth or neonatal death will now have better parental leave protections.

A man's home and livelihood is gone after a fire that tore through his property on the Henley Beach Esplanade in Adelaide.

Donald Trump’s Gaza deal is a circuit breaker in the cycle of death. But it does not address its drivers. This is a ceasefire. Peace is harder.

The agreement covers the “first phase” of a plan to stop the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

The US president has piled pressure on the Nobel committee to get the award – but one historian says he would only win if the judges had a “nervous breakdown”.

US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first phase of the peace deal.

People are celebrating in the streets of Israel and Gaza after hearing the news that Hamas and Israel have agreed to the first phase of a plan to end two years of conflict.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.