Foreign Minister Penny Wong said a small number of officials would remain in the country to provide consular support to Australians. Follow live.

On Iraq's border with Iran, troops are amassing as Iranian Kurds from across the globe gather to revolt after 47 years of being the victims of an oppressive and cruel regime.

Hospitals across the nation are on alert after an Iranian cyber militia linked to the Islamic regime hacked a US multinational that supplies critical equipment to Australia.  

The only petrol station in a small New South Wales town has run out of fuel amid ongoing oil supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East.

Drones and missiles have landed on key refineries and depots, destroying millions of barrels of oil production. ABC NEWS Verify maps key locations destroyed or targeted during the war. 

Dominique Eva Grubisa made a career and a fortune out of what courts now say was misleading and deceptive conduct. Nothing, so far, can stop her.

A community has gathered for a vigil to pay tribute to a Queensland mum and her baby after they were found dead in their Logan home.

Essendon star Zach Merrett and the Dons take on old rivals Hawthorn on Friday night. Follow along for live updates, news and post game reactions from the rivalry match.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak shows his strength to score the Warriors' first try.

Joe Tapine manages to avoid a break following high contact.

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Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

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.

Dominique Eva Grubisa made a career and a fortune out of what courts now say was misleading and deceptive conduct. Nothing, so far, can stop her.

A community has gathered for a vigil to pay tribute to a Queensland mum and her baby after they were found dead in their Logan home.

For those of us who have never experienced authoritarianism, it was distressing to watch its dark hand stretch to our shores as the members of Iran’s women’s soccer team faced a terrible choice.

US Police are probing a man's background after he rammed his vehicle into a synagogue before he was shot at by a security guard.

Police are investigating criminal links after a 15-person brawl in western Sydney turned ugly.

Historic palaces, mosques and ancient sites dating back over 60,000 years have all been damaged in Iran and Lebanon as the war rages.

Iran's new supreme leader pledges to fight on and step up attacks on oil tankers.

Iran’s new leader vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil supplies ordinarily moves.

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has released his first statement. Read the live blog for our continuing coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.

As the death toll rises each day, residents of Lebanon brace for Israeli bombings as the war in the region continues.

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.