The Israeli military says it is conducting extensive strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza and has threatened to "open the gates of hell" if hostages are not released. Follow live. 

The Israeli military said it targeted Hamas commanders and leadership officials in dozens of strikes across Gaza that have killed at least 200 people, according to Hamas-run Health Ministry officials.

These attacks in Gaza come just hours before large protests against the Netanyahu government were due to begin.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on his proposal to hold a referendum to change the constitution to allow citizenship to be stripped from dual nationals who break the law.

A federal judge ordered the release of Harry's visa records, which could reveal if he disclosed prior drug use before he came to the US.

The 41-year-old Victorian man is charged with allegedly making death threats and antisemitic comments to a federal MP.

US presidents have been using autopens for decades, but now Donald Trump says Joe Biden's January 6 committee pardons are invalid because they were signed using the device. But what even is an autopen?

A fire that destroyed a South Korean plane prompts closer examination of lithium-ion battery safety, with some airlines starting to change their rules.

The 24-year-old health store worker's body was found with a slashed throat and multiple stab wounds on a beach north of Cairns, the court heard.

A new report from campaign group Everybody's Home finds that Australian renters now need to earn at least $130,000 a year to comfortably afford the national weekly asking rent for a typical unit.

With centres reassessed on average every four years, and some gaming the system, parents cannot be sure their child's centre meets the standards or that staff are properly trained or qualified.

The call came in the wake of a Four Corners investigation that exposed a flawed, inconsistent regulatory system and an increasingly profit-driven industry that has resulted in some centres cutting corners, hiring unqualified staff and erod...

Voters have demonstrated they're not afraid of creating a bit of political disruption to the major parties.

The serendipitous discovery of exquisitely preserved fossil near Gulgong in NSW provides a glimpse into the evolution of Australian fish around 15 million years ago when the area was a tropical lake.

On a hot Autumn's day, parents in the regional town of Inverell sent their children to the local pool to cool off. Not long after, NSW Police told them to leave. 

The mayor of Tasmania's second-largest city has hit back online at critics after posting to social media about "mic drop moment[s] when I get to play the 'Mayor card,'" while posing with a visiting US rapper who has a history of run-ins with...

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A mother who sexually abused a student from the age of 12 will spend at least the next two years in jail.

An inquest has begun into the death of Lilie James, who was killed by her former short-term partner, Paul Thijssen, in Sydney's CBD in October 2023.

Health authorities are on high alert after another melioidosis death in North Queensland amid fears the disease is occurring in places where it was previously all but unheard of.

Egg shortages are predicted to continue for at least three years. We look at substitutes you can use to keep things moving in your kitchen.

Hundreds of abattoirs in the United States appear to have had their export licences to China extended in a last-minute update by China customs. But questions remain for the beef trade.

Kangaroos defender Jackson Archer's three-match suspension was upheld by the AFL tribunal with the league successfully arguing his conduct was "unreasonable in the circumstances". 

While most of Australia is sleeping, more than 1 million workers are supporting the $174 billion night-time economy.

After nine months stranded in space, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have taken off in a SpaceX capsule bound for Earth. Follow live.