A landmark defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has been approved by PNG's cabinet, sources have told the ABC.  

A leaked document reveals details on how the authority charged with governing and rebuilding the Gaza Strip could operate, and how it could be structured.

The new visa is designed to attract top global STEM talent but has sparked fierce backlash, with critics warning it could squeeze Chinese nationals out of the graduate job market.

Police have released the first image of Gus since his disappearance, with almost 50 members of the Australian Defence Force joining the search for the four-year-old in mid-north South Australia. 

An additional 100 specialist officers and search dogs from Queensland joined the search around Porepunkah this week.

Australian travellers heading to the United States are being warned to expect disruptions with some tourist attractions closed, flights disrupted and national parks and museums affected.

Fertility treatments in NSW will be able to continue even in cases where the family donor limit has been breached after the state government issued a temporary exemption. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition energy spokesperson Dan Tehan have both arrived home from trips abroad with a spring in their step.

A day into the bushfire season, a blaze threatening more than a dozen buildings in the Clarence Valley has been downgraded after escalating to an emergency level.

Queensland's child safety and domestic violence prevention minister says the death of a mother and her daughter has "shocked" the community. 

The collapse of an Islamic boarding school in East Java in Indonesia has raised questions about the safety of Indonesian buildings, and whether some are ticking time bombs.   

Two bushwalkers with mild hypothermia have been walked out of Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania's central highlands after activating their emergency beacon on Wednesday night.

The 51-year-old's lawyer says she will appeal a jury verdict that found her guilty of three murders and attempted murder.

Primatologist Jane Goodall has died aged 91, leaving behind an impressive legacy in science and conservation. Here's a look back at her life in photos.  

The Reserve Bank warns risks to the global financial system are "rising", not receding, and Australia is not immune from any fallout.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO's net worth hit $US500 billion ($755 billion) on Wednesday, the "Real-Time Billionaires" tracker reported.  

The activists are expected to be detained and then taken to Ashdod, where they will be told to sign deportation orders and flown out of the country.  

For the past year, Australia's oceans have been hotter than ever before. The impacts are being felt all across the nation — as far away from the coast as you can get.

A Canberra man has captured footage of the dramatic moment a magpie plucked his earphone from his ear.

The bank says banking services, including payments, online access and ATMs, are now working. 

From December 10, social media platforms will be forced to block under 16s in Australia from holding accounts, but experts warn age checks can be easily bypassed in several ways, including a $22 "old man" mask.

An explosion in a New York City apartment block has caused a brick chimney running 20 storeys up its side to collapse.

With Australia's men's Test team largely settled, there are a few key spots that could hang on a handful of Sheffield Shield performances before the start of the Ashes.

Australian-based players headline the Afghan women's refugee football team preparing to play for the first time since the Taliban takeover in 2021, but they're still pushing for greater autonomy over their future.

Max Verstappen has won the previous two grands prix in Formula 1, but this weekend's race in Singapore is the only circuit on the calendar on which he has never triumphed.