Two women at the centre of the Sydney Swans scandal are suffering "severe trauma" but are receiving support, their lawyer says.

Hillel Newman says the issue of paying reparations to the family of the aid worker will be investigated in Israel if a specific request is lodged.

A dual citizen allegedly travelled to Ukraine, collecting information about military personnel, locations and operations for the benefit of Russia.

The teenage boy charged with 13-year-old Layla Jeffery's murder faces a Children's Court.

Anton Raymond Illich is accused of threatening the life of the One Nation leader by posting on social media he would "hunt her down and kill her", a Perth court has heard. 

A political war over superannuation has been inflamed in the past fortnight, with both the Coalition and One Nation facing a fight with Labor and the industry.

Indonesian police say they are investigating four Australians over the death of a Perth man following a Kuta bar fight.

Australia have resisted the temptation to play four specialist fast bowlers against Bangladesh in the second Test in Mackay, as captain Pat Cummins confirmed Matt Renshaw would open the batting.

Josh Papali'i receives an emotional ovation at Canberra Stadium, before the Broncos cross twice while a man down in a frenetic opening half. Follow live.

NSW Premier Chris Minns plans to meet the family of Lily Hooper to apologise for incorrectly declaring the teen was alive when her body was discovered in dense bushland in the NSW Southern Highlands.

In what one pilot described to the ABC as a "very rare" situation, airlines are being asked to fuel up at alternative airports and bring in stockpiles of fuel to Fiji's international airport.

An official government count reveals a devastating population crash.

Police allege 32-year-old Jacob Dave Henry Hauraki had been driving to work through the area and approached the woman from behind.

A Tasmanian man who held a chainsaw to the throat of a teenager whom he believed had stolen from him has been jailed.

Mobile phones behave like "biological magnets", with thousands of micro-organisms living on their surface, experts say. Here's how to keep them clean.  

Sir Anthony Hopkins opens up about music’s transcendental power, overcoming impostor syndrome, playing Hannibal Lecter and why “life is one long, long goodbye”.

Bugs bassist Jordan Brunoli is focused on making the most of his life right now after being told by his doctor he only has a few months left to live.

The country's top 10 wildflowers have been revealed, with the Flannel flower crowned the winner, in a tightly contested battle of the blooms.

Origin Energy says as many as 60 customers had their full bank account numbers accessed by a hacker in July, but customer data has not been leaked or disclosed publicly.

A senior Australian Federal Police detective who admitted to lying under oath about evidence seized during a criminal investigation will spend four months behind bars.

UK YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three counts of rape, after being acquitted three weeks ago of raping a young woman in Perth.

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church says it did not pay or coordinate with far-right influencers to harass and intimidate candidates during last year's federal election, following allegations published in Nine newspapers. 

A former colleague of Alan Jones appeared "distraught" and "in shock" at a lunch where the veteran broadcaster sat next to him and allegedly had his hand under the table, according to another witness who attended the event.

On Friday, NSW former police minister David Elliott gave evidence to ICAC, telling reporters afterward he is considering legal action against "slanderous" comments.

Airservices Australia, the government-owned organisation responsible for air traffic management, says it reported the "potential traffic conflict" between two Qantas planes to safety authorities on Tuesday.