School leavers, young Australians and the jobless will be targeted under a budget plan to train and reskill the workforce to drive the unemployment rate well below pre-pandemic levels.

COVID-19 restrictions will remain until May 17 across Greater Sydney, while contact tracers scramble to identify how a man in his 50s contracted the virus. It comes as NSW records no new locally acquired cases.

Remnants of China's biggest rocket crash into the Indian Ocean, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, according to Chinese state media.

Scott Morrison says Australia's international borders will remain closed for the foreseeable future as the Treasurer announces this week's federal budget assumes they will stay shut until at least 2022.

Rose was constantly monitored by her ex-partner using an app on her phone. Technology-facilitated abuse is a growing problem and includes monitoring phone use, sending text messages and, in one, case fitting a kill switch to a car.

Tuesday's federal budget will include almost $354 million for women's health, with funding for conditions such as endometriosis and increased screening for breast and cervical cancers.

India continues to report new COVID-19 death and case records every other day, as its vaccination campaign falters and the central government resists a lockdown.

Australia's third-longest river is full to the brim once more as floodwaters from March storms bring its first major flush after years of devastating drought.

An accused Islamic State facilitator wanted here and in the US for his role with the terrorist group has been returned to Australia eight years after he left to become involved in the Syrian civil war.

A Scottish independence vote is still on the agenda but it may have to wait as the Scottish National Party falls short of claiming a majority in the Scottish parliament, writes Nick Dole.

The rescue of a German Shepherd from a mine shaft in Tasmania is overseen by a man who knows the location all too well; Beaconsfield mine survivor and local fire brigade chief Todd Russell.

More than 100,000 Australians came off income support last month despite the withdrawal of JobKeeper at the end of March, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says, arguing it shows the economy is more resilient than some believed.

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull endorses independent candidate Kirsty O'Connell, prompting Nationals leader John Barilaro to accuse him of campaigning "against the livelihoods of thousands of people".

When social media got this Brisbane photographer and mother of five down about herself after pregnancy, she set about trying to change that for other women.

Police say no arrests have been made as three people, including a child, are admitted to hospital following the shooting in what was a tourist hotspot before the pandemic. 

Israeli police have clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City during the holiest night of Ramadan in a show of force that threatens to deepen the city's worst religious unrest in several years.

Mr Khan, who in 2016 became the first Muslim to head a major Western capital, has seen off his main challenger, Conservative Party candidate Shaun Bailey.

Australia's internment system during both world wars is relatively unknown, but it had a profound impact on prisoners and their families. 

Scientists isolate the sound of Ingenuity's helicopter blades spinning at more than 2,500 revolutions per minute on Mars.

Sitting at 2-over after two rounds at Quail Hollow, US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau flies from home to Texas, only to find out he needed to be back the next day for the third round in Charlotte, and proceeding to shoot a 68.

The culture wars of France are mirroring battle lines across the West: We have arrived at a hinge point of history, writes Stan Grant. 

Brisbane goes head to head with Fremantle after West Coast gets a win on the road over the Hawks and the Bulldogs run over the top of the Blues. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

The Dragons are looking to get back to their winning form against the Bulldogs, after the Sea Eagles hold off the Warriors for a win at Brookvale. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Plans to refill an old quarry site at an ancient volcano in south-west Victoria have sparked fears about the loss of an important geological resource.

The sheer spread of COVID-19 in India means many towns and villages that escaped the worst of the pandemic last year are now drowning in cases. But the nation's rugged north has even fewer resources to save itself.