Youth detention centres are at the heart of the state government's tactics for dealing with young offenders, but child advocates and youth crime victims say they are failing to rehabilitate juveniles. ⌘ Read more
Youth detention centres are at the heart of the state government's tactics for dealing with young offenders, but child advocates and youth crime victims say they are failing to rehabilitate juveniles. ⌘ Read more
Each year up to 15 per cent of a cattle herd can be lost due to a sexually transmitted bacteria that causes abortion and infertility, but researchers are now close to a vaccine. ⌘ Read more
The goalkeeper's Player of the Tournament award at the Cup of Nations shows the risk — and reward — of throwing players into the fire. ⌘ Read more
A former caseworker says that systemic problems within child safety may have prevented her from saving Darcey and Chloe. ⌘ Read more
Archaeologists discover a pair of brothers who lived around 3,500 years ago had access to "brain surgery" after finding a square piece of bone missing from a skull. ⌘ Read more
What began one night in June, 1978, with a large crowd of partygoers ended in fear, arrests and brutal violence. This is an immersive 3D retelling of Australia's first Mardi Gras. ⌘ Read more
Despite the long journey, Liberal factional figure Jean-Claude Perrottet, former Liberal state executive member Christian Ellis and his mother, Hills Shire Councillor and political staffer Virginia Ellis, cannot be found. ⌘ Read more
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine has faltered, State propaganda has become ever more strident. But a group of exiled journalists is fighting back. ⌘ Read more
In New Zealand, residents want to rebuild their cyclone ravaged homes — but a hard conversation is on the horizon. ⌘ Read more
A brief video of the collapse posted online shows a massive wall of reddish dirt or sand rushing down a slope onto mining vehicles moving below. ⌘ Read more
The Russian president steps on stage briefly to lead a cheer for his forces in Ukraine after meeting with China’s foreign minister to reaffirm cooperation between the two Eastern powerhouses. ⌘ Read more
They may not look like much, but a handful of fuzzy objects captured by the James Webb Space Telescope could change what we know about galactic evolution in the early Universe — if astronomers are correct. ⌘ Read more
The Philippines and Australia discuss pursuing joint patrols in the South China Sea to counter China's assertiveness in the strategic waterway. ⌘ Read more
The burned-out wreckage of Romain Grosjean's 2020 fireball crash in Bahrain will go on display along with previously unreleased footage in a new Formula 1 exhibition in Madrid. ⌘ Read more
Five social media companies face daily fines of up to $700,000 if they do not reveal to Australia's eSafety commissioner what they are doing to combat the trade in child exploitation material on their platforms. ⌘ Read more
Shamima Begum left London in 2015 aged 15 and travelled with two school friends to Syria, where she married an IS fighter and gave birth to three children, all of whom died as infants. ⌘ Read more
One of the Papua New Guinean women being held hostage in the country's highlands has been freed, but the Australian professor remains captive. ⌘ Read more
The Olympic body resists calls to ban athletes from Russia and its close ally Belarus, saying an inclusive Games can open the door to dialogue in a way that exclusion and division do not. ⌘ Read more
Ilyasah Shabazz, the co-administrator of her father's estate, is accusing various federal and New York government agencies of fraudulently concealing evidence that they "conspired to and executed their plan to assassinate Malcolm X". ⌘ Read more
Russia calls for the UN Security Council to investigate the September explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, saying it has "no trust" in probes being carried out by Western nations. ⌘ Read more
South Korea's fertility rate drops to a record low, in yet another grim milestone for the country with the world's lowest number of expected children for each woman. ⌘ Read more
West Australian property developers will be able to circumvent local councils and access new infrastructure funding in major changes to planning laws designed to speed up the construction of thousands of apartments. ⌘ Read more
Concussion guidelines in both professional and amateur sport are among the topics being examined by a Senate inquiry. ⌘ Read more
The social media star, his brother and two Romanian women are accused of human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of at least six victims who were allegedly subjected to "acts of physical violence and mental coercion". ⌘ Read more
In sentencing, Judge David Kent KC said Elizabeth Ruth Mak had been "manipulated", but was amazed that she continued to participate in the operation after receiving a warning from the police. ⌘ Read more
The mistake has caused an uproar in Spain since it was first revealed in early February, with several heads rolling over the bungled train order incident. ⌘ Read more
As the war in Ukraine reaches its first anniversary this week, Australian soldiers are helping everyday Ukrainians prepare for combat, and will be there for months to come. ⌘ Read more
The federal government will investigate the potential environmental effects of rehabilitating the Hazelwood mine in Victoria's east amid concern it could contaminate waterways. ⌘ Read more
A Tasmanian court hears while a man fined for unlawful works on a heritage-listed house did not have a building licence, he "has some experience" and believed working at a construction company meant he was covered by their licence. ⌘ Read more
The company that owns a Tasmanian property from which 40 seasonal workers were evacuated has denied the property poses any risk to life. ⌘ Read more
A massive police search is underway in the Philippines for two motorcycle-riding men who shot and killed a New Zealand man in a brazen street robbery that officials fear could scare foreign tourists away. ⌘ Read more
Motorists travelling on Tasmania's Midland Highway have already had their patience tested by a 10-year roadworks project slowing speeds — but now, with vehicles coming to a complete stop, businesses are saying the extra freight cost will have to be passed on. ⌘ Read more
Western Australia will follow Victoria in holding an inquiry into forced adoption, following two years of campaigning by people who were adopted out as children and mothers who were forced to give up their babies. ⌘ Read more
The World Anti-Doping Agency appeals to sport's highest court, seeking a four-year ban for controversial figure skater Kamila Valieva, who was allowed to skate at the Beijing Olympics — and won a team gold medal — despite testing positive to a banned substance. ⌘ Read more
Ukrainian authors who had been scheduled to appear at Adelaide Writers' Week have withdrawn from the festival amid ongoing controversy over public comments another guest made about Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ⌘ Read more
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows more of us were exposed to scams in the past financial year. But, encouragingly, fewer of us are falling victim to them. ⌘ Read more
Ray Dimakarri Dixon has been a long-time critic of fracking in the NT's Beetaloo basin. So it was with surprise that the Mudburra elder learned his image was being used without permission on a website advocating the development of the gas-rich region. ⌘ Read more
A former Mexican law enforcement official once in charge of his country's fight against drug traffickers has been convicted on US charges that he took millions of dollars in bribes from the infamous Sinaloa cartel. ⌘ Read more
A conversation at an official council event has been deemed as inappropriate conduct, but when council was asked to deal with the matter one councillor retorted: 'It shouldn't be up to us councillors … we're not qualified for this crap'. ⌘ Read more
The long-sought-after laws pave the way for the Queensland government to sign a treaty or treaties with First Nations people. ⌘ Read more
The Robodebt royal commission hears the department responsible for managing the illegal debt collection scheme had a culture that stopped people asking questions about the legality of the program. ⌘ Read more
The federal government has announced it will start a new round of water buybacks to help it achieve a key target under the $13 billion Murray Darling Basin Plan. ⌘ Read more
A look at New START and what Russia's announcement — that Moscow is suspending its participation in the last remaining US-Russia arms control treaty — means for keeping the two nations' nuclear weapons in check. ⌘ Read more
The South Australian government will introduce a bill to state parliament today to prevent dozens of council by-elections caused by elected members failing to return forms declaring gifts to their campaigns. ⌘ Read more
As final preparations are put in place for Olivia Newton-John's state memorial service in Melbourne this Sunday, we want to hear your recollections of the iconic singer, actor and philanthropist. ⌘ Read more
Described as having "a leg as a tail", the amphibian managed to escape capture, despite the fifth appendage having no discernible use. ⌘ Read more
A senior South Australian cheerleader "controlled and manipulated" a younger athlete during her alleged sexual abuse of the girl, a District Court trial hears. ⌘ Read more
An expert tells an inquiry that diary entries in which Kathleen Folbigg said stress made her do terrible things were an outlet for a grieving mother and not an admission to killing her four children. ⌘ Read more
The percentage of people left languishing on ambulance stretchers for more than 30 minutes before being admitted to Queensland public hospital emergency departments decreased in the December quarter. ⌘ Read more
The federal government has made it clear it wants to have a conversation about changing our superannuation system. Here are some of the ideas being put forward by it and other groups. ⌘ Read more
Port Macquarie local Steve Lyons has been campaigning to legalise the use of electric skateboards as mobility aids for people living with disability, and the NSW government has responded. ⌘ Read more
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's migration system is "broken" and "backwards" and is in desperate need of a fundamental overhaul and a "radical simplification". ⌘ Read more
After making a promise to her daughter, 92-year-old Joyce Swinton has donated more money to charity than some people will earn in a lifetime. ⌘ Read more
It's one of many small decisions drivers make every day, but whether you reverse into a car park or drive straight in could impact safety. ⌘ Read more
Defending champion Australia, bolstered by the likely return of Alyssa Healy, is favourite for the T20 World Cup semi-final against India — but according to Beth Mooney, the side will have to deal with plenty of match-winners on the other side. ⌘ Read more
More details about the case of the man dubbed Witness J, who was secretly jailed after admitting to mishandling classified information, may soon be released. ⌘ Read more
Three consecutive wet years have primed the Australian landscape for dangerous grass fires, with the potential for burning on a scale "never before experienced", warns a new report. ⌘ Read more
While the growth is slower than economists were expecting, it is not expected to completely allay the RBA's concerns over a wage-price spiral. ⌘ Read more
The Northern Territory will begin design work for flood-mitigation action for Alice Springs that modelling suggests would help protect some residents from the effects of flooding. ⌘ Read more
Two Philippine Army soldiers are shot dead while gathering supplies to assist the search for four people, including two from Adelaide, who were declared missing after a light plane crash at the site of an active volcano, local authorities have said. ⌘ Read more
Researchers tracked more than 7,600 Australian women aged between 45 and 50 for two decades, asking them about how satisfied they were with their personal relationships. ⌘ Read more
The minimum pad marriage leave in China is three days but with new rules that let provinces set their own allowances some are boosting that to try to turn around the country's population decline. ⌘ Read more
The former Spacey Jane bassist still rocks out in her lounge room but she doesn't get FOMO about not being on stage. ⌘ Read more
NRL stars Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell front the ACT Magistrates Court in Canberra, charged over a fight on a night out to celebrate Wighton's 30th birthday earlier this month. ⌘ Read more
Despite battling chronic pain, Deborah Parker is living her dream, travelling through regional Australia in a van and painting bright murals to beautify the streets. ⌘ Read more
Brittney Griner will be back in the WNBA this season, once again playing with the Phoenix Mercury. ⌘ Read more
Two experienced hikers rescued from the Blue Mountains say they were not lost but were unable to negotiate heavy growth on walking tracks, as the service defends its maintenance program. ⌘ Read more
Residents in remote WA communities hope their struggles will not be forgotten when MPs return to Canberra, calling for more support for young people to help address problems like alcohol abuse and juvenile crime. ⌘ Read more
Goalkeeper blunders and a rampant Real Madrid consign Liverpool to their heaviest Champions League loss at Anfield. ⌘ Read more
If you were focused on the summer of cricket or the A-Leagues, here are the three stories you need to know from F1's off-season. ⌘ Read more
IBAC finds Theo Theophanous lobbied on behalf of a Chinese-backed development consortium that donated to his daughter's election campaign. ⌘ Read more
Australian energy heavyweight breaks cover to call for new gas plant in the west as coal exodus threatens supply crunch. ⌘ Read more
"Formal offers" are being received by homeowners in the highest-risk flood zones as the first round of the $700 million Resilient Homes program is rolled out. ⌘ Read more
Food drops to isolated communities in New Zealand are still being delivered by air, as authorities work to urgently repair hundreds of kilometres of roads damaged by former Cyclone Gabrielle. ⌘ Read more
The ongoing pay dispute between the NRL and players prompts the league to cancel its plans for a season launch over fears of a boycott. ⌘ Read more
With 20 confirmed shark sightings in Victorian waters this summer, Life Saving Victoria says beachgoers should be "alert but not alarmed". ⌘ Read more
Fire authorities say it's unlikely they'll be able to contain a grassfire at Flowerdale until late on Thursday. ⌘ Read more
The ASX200 is expected to lose early value, while December quarter wages data is out today. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
Danae has been on a painful journey to trace her true identity. She's calling on state governments across the country to ensure others are told the truth and offered support to deal with the trauma. ⌘ Read more
From July, it will be mandatory for aged care homes to have a registered nurse on duty 24/7. So what happens if you can't find one? ⌘ Read more
Several large rafts made of wood and other debris are blocking parts of the Macquarie River in NSW's west, leaving residents concerned about erosion or even a diversion of the river itself. ⌘ Read more
Since a devastating earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria last week, rescue workers and volunteers are saving the lives of thousands of animals inlcuding dogs, cats, birds and livestock. But animals also play a key role in rescuing humans, as trained rescue dogs as well as pet dogs and cats leading emergency crews to the location of their owners in the nic ... ⌘ Read more
The documents show NT Mining and Industry Minister Nicole Manison slashed the environmental security bond at one of the world's largest lead and zinc mines despite formal advice that doing so could be "premature and inappropriate". ⌘ Read more
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells the secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council the ties between their countries will "withstand any test in a changing international situation", ahead of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin. ⌘ Read more
Kerri-Ann Conley became the first person in Queensland to be charged with murder under an expanded definition. Then her charges were downgraded. ⌘ Read more
A least a dozen people are rescued after wild weather hit Sydney, with the Pacific Highway cut in two places by fallen trees. ⌘ Read more
This week marks one year since Russian troops crossed Ukraine's border and began a war with no signs of ceasefire. What's happened in the past 12 months, and what could come next? ⌘ Read more
The state government wants to expand its diversion program to personal quantities of anything from cocaine to meth. ⌘ Read more
Chronic patient backlogs are causing "risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes" at Townsville Hospital's Maternal Fetal Medicine unit — the only public regional Queensland facility able to treat high-risk pregnancies. ⌘ Read more
The 2021 Census revealed more Australians are now Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus than ever before. In Logan, south of Brisbane, these faiths intermingle. ⌘ Read more
The Russian president blames the West and its society of "degenerates" for the war in Ukraine, suspends his country's participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty and calls "grovelling" sanctioned oligarchs home. Here are the key moments from Putin's state of the nation address. ⌘ Read more
The outback town is an opal-mining Mecca, with large sums of money often exchanged in cash. But Coober Pedy's only bank closed for good last week — too late to be saved by a Senate inquiry into regional bank closures. ⌘ Read more
Changes in Victoria would allow hospitals to easily share patient information through a centralised electronic system — but some say better privacy protections are required. ⌘ Read more
Waitlists and demand for child care is on the rise in regional areas as educators increasingly leave the industry. Centres say its a crisis and federal support is urgently needed. ⌘ Read more
Social services and charities fear those with air conditioners will be tempted to leave them switched off to save on power risking their health — and even their life. ⌘ Read more
The newest giant in Australian sports betting is fined more than $55,000 for two breaches the industry regulator describes as "serious". ⌘ Read more
The First Nations organisation leading the push for a Voice to Parliament prepares to launch its "Yes" campaign in Adelaide. ⌘ Read more
Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau in the capital Tarawa on her first visit since Labor won power last year, promising to cement security ties and invest in infrastructure. ⌘ Read more
Three regional Australians tell the ABC's regional health investigation their experience with private health insurance leaves them questioning whether it is worth the cost. ⌘ Read more
Advocates say the federal government's housing plan is a good first step but is "insufficient" to help women aged 55 and older who are facing the highest rate of homelessness in a decade. ⌘ Read more