Sean Turnell, an economic adviser to Myanmar's toppled leader Aung San Suu Kyi, says he has been detained in the country.

Protesters rally in Adelaide's Chinatown district urging better wage protections for migrant workers and international students, after a video showing an alleged assault inside a local business went viral. ...

Cafes, shops and fitness studios are back in action across the state's south-west as Western Australians return to the streets — albeit with masks on — after WA's snap COVID lockdown ended last night. ...

Ellen Fanning had been looking at the photo for about eight years. The women were not sitting in the lush garden of that vast sheep station by choice. Why were they in her grandmother's photo album? ...

Australia's strict arrivals system has proved financially, mentally and physically testing for thousands of Australians like me. But it's been worth it, writes Nina George.

Steve Smith claims a third Allan Border Medal, while Beth Mooney's stunning T20 World Cup performances help her take out the Belinda Clark Award at the Australian Cricket Awards.

The most successful Big Bash franchises lock horns in the last game of the men's season for the fourth time, with the Sixers hosting the Scorchers at the SCG. Follow all the live scores, stats and results in our ScoreCen...

An unemployed man who says he'd be "willing to live out of his car" to get a fruit-picking job is calling for the industry to be more open-minded as it seeks to solve its ongoing labour shortage. ...

Australians are likely to be told by their GP when it is their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine and will receive an emailed vaccine certificate after receiving the jab, new details reveal. ...

All 2,200 US marines will need to do a do a COVID-19 test and be able to show a negative result before boarding the plane to Australia. A secure facility has been rented outside Darwin for the new arrivals to quarantine ...

Experts say sheer good luck contributed to Western Australia successfully clamping down on community outbreak of the highly transmissible UK coronavirus variant, as the state moves out of hard lockdown. ...

Townsville police are warning people to alert officials and to not pursue suspected offenders themselves after two cars collided before one allegedly veered onto the wrong side of the road and into motorcyclist Jennifer ...

The Victoria Police Missing Persons Squad has "significant concerns" about the welfare of an Epping woman has not been since since Monday. Police say her partner told them she went for a walk and never returned, but poli...

Christopher Plummer, who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical The Sound of Music and in 2012 became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, dies at 91. ...

The bushfire is now a watch and act alert as WA's Department of Fire and Emergency Services confirms the fire is entirely contained. However, authorities say wind gusts could cause the situation to change quickly. ...

As Tasmania's north-west records it's highest rainfall in five years residents escape major damage. Rain is easing but there are warnings water is still coming through river systems.

WA's battles with the elements continue as emergency services work to fortify levees protecting midwest hub Carnarvon after intense rain across large parts of the state.

As with any zeitgeisty TV drama, we were glued to our screens right to the bloody end. What does that say about us?

Collingwood and Melbourne's perfect starts to the AFLW season continue as the Pies claim a 29-point win over Geelong and the Dees ease past Richmond by 28.

An Arkansas man photographed sitting with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during last month's riot at the US Capitol pleads not guilty to charges stemming from the breach. ...

A man drowns at Mermaid Beach after getting into trouble in rough surf, marking the third drowning on the Gold Coast since Thursday.

A shoulder injury that forced her out of a pre-Australian Open showdown with Ash Barty is no cause for concern for the 23-time major singles champion, two days out from another Melbourne Park campaign. ...

February has already been a bad month for Perth. So what can the rest of Australia learn as we face a future of worsening bushfires? Joe Fontaine and Lewis Walden explain.

The 91-year-old former Navy meteorologist, who was sent to Antarctica five decades ago, says his wallet was missing for so long at the bottom of the world he forgot all about it.

Muslim women in Australia are coming together to fight "hijabophobia", saying covering their hair and wearing modest clothes actually empowers them.

Heavy rains and extended drought have punished Jamaica's marijuana fields, causing damage to crops and pushing up street prices.

Palestinians welcome an ICC announcement that its jurisdiction extends to the Israeli Occupied Territories, potentially allowing a war crimes investigation.

A pair of friends living in the Northern Territory community of Wadeye created an Indigenous superhero to help spread COVID-safety messages in language. Now those videos have gone viral.

Former soldiers who served in Australia's Special Operations Task Group say the lavish gifts caused unease among troops.