Partisans in Crimea claim they provided critical intelligence to Ukraine's armed forces about Russia's Black Sea navy headquarters before it was destroyed by a missile attack in September. ⌘ Read more
Partisans in Crimea claim they provided critical intelligence to Ukraine's armed forces about Russia's Black Sea navy headquarters before it was destroyed by a missile attack in September. ⌘ Read more
As fibre to the premise internet arrives in far-flung pockets of Queensland, some in the regions want to bust the "urban myth" that all bush broadband is bad. ⌘ Read more
The domestic violence helpline takes 18,000 calls a year from women who may have few other options to find help, as statistics reveal 37 per cent of women in NSW over the age of 15 are experiencing physical and/or sexual violence. ⌘ Read more
Protests over the Israel-Gaza war have swept the globe — and the virtual worlds of video games are no exception. ⌘ Read more
It's helpful for the Albanese Government to have all mainland states in Labor hands – but only up to a point, writes Michelle Grattan. ⌘ Read more
Toxic grey smog sickens tens of thousands of people across Pakistan and India, forcing authorities to shut down schools and outdoor activities. ⌘ Read more
As Israeli forces fought Hamas militants among ruined buildings in the north of the Gaza Strip, inching their way closer to two big hospitals, the UN human rights chief accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes. ⌘ Read more
The decision came after an uptick in tremors that have been shaking the surrounding area on the Reykjanes peninsula, in Iceland's south-west, in recent weeks. ⌘ Read more
Between November 2022 and October this year, the average global temperature was more than 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and more record highs are on the way. ⌘ Read more
The 31-year-old Louisiana native was the undisputed star of the night, where she also was named female vocalist of the year, won album of the year for Bell Bottom Country, and gave a fiery rendition of her song Wildflowers and Wild Horses. ⌘ Read more
Shannon James Finemore was walking home with a friend in Fortitude Valley following a night of celebrations in 2020. But he never made it home. ⌘ Read more
Raelene Cooper has again challenged Woodside's consultation with traditional owners as the mining giant launches a fresh application for seismic testing in the Pilbara. ⌘ Read more
Don Brown made a post on his Facebook page in June 2020, stating his opposing candidate was only calling for the borders to open during the pandemic "because she owns a travel agency". ⌘ Read more
Telecommunications experts warn Australia’s major mobile providers are vulnerable to another major outage due to gradual cost-cutting and a critical lack of regulation. ⌘ Read more
A jury hears that a correctional officer charged with murder only had a few seconds to make a decision when he fatally shot an inmate trying to escape custody outside Lismore Base Hospital in 2019. ⌘ Read more
A Perth man who fatally injured his 28-day old daughter had previous convictions for assaulting a former partner, a court hears. ⌘ Read more
A union-backed probe hears Cape York residents are paying exorbitant prices for meat, and up $2.87 a litre for diesel, while a retired nurse has been forced to go without insurance to make ends meet. ⌘ Read more
The Pablo Picasso painting has sold for more than $US139 million ($217 million), making it 2023's most valuable work of art sold globally at auction. But what makes it so special? ⌘ Read more
Optus will provide eligible customers, including small businesses, 200GB of free data as compensation for its nationwide outage that lasted for more than 12 hours and impacted more than 10 million Australians. ⌘ Read more
The death of a boy who drank orange juice mixed with methadone in the NSW Northern Rivers region raises questions during an inquest, about how and why prescriptions for the drug's use at home are issued. ⌘ Read more
A Sydney police officer who pointed his gun towards a colleague after warning him not to reveal spoilers about the movie Top Gun: Maverick is handed a two-year good behaviour bond and a conviction. ⌘ Read more
Laura Enever used to compete on the World Surf League Championship Tour before quitting to try big wave surfing. Now she's a world record holder. ⌘ Read more
Simon Ferguson wraps himself around a silver pole and performs a horizontal body ripple. As a male pole dancer, he's in the minority and attracts increased attention, but more men are taking up the sport. ⌘ Read more
Hospitality vendors in WA's South West say a chronic shortage of staff accommodation is crippling their businesses — and new government initiatives to try to solve the problem are inadequate. ⌘ Read more
When tickets to Taylor Swift's Era tour went on sale earlier this year, 4 million Australians tried their luck, with those missing out holding out hope for the official resale. ⌘ Read more
The first newly built nuclear-powered submarine can be expected to be sold to Australia in 2038, according to a senior US naval officer, with second-hand boats likely to be sold earlier in the decade. ⌘ Read more
With the Coalition on his right and a High Court ruling and the Greens on his left, Anthony Albanese finds himself in a fraught political position that could prove catastrophic to his government, writes Brett Worthington. ⌘ Read more
During the $1-per-litre milk wars, desperate producers in SA decided to launch their own brand. Ten years later, they say millions of dollars has been invested back into their industry. ⌘ Read more
This municipality in regional NSW was Australia's first to install electric streetlights right across town in 1888, but it was not an easy sell to locals. ⌘ Read more
Adam Kneale will receive from the Western Bulldogs what lawyers are describing as the largest jury payout awarded to a sexual abuse survivor. ⌘ Read more
Meg Lanning's record as an unflappable Australian skipper will stand the test of time, but the legacy she leaves for women's sport will make meaningful change now. ⌘ Read more
One of Brisbane's most exclusive girls' private schools is facing legal action from a former student alleging she was sexually abused by a former staff member in the 1980s. ⌘ Read more
South Australian public school teachers are striking for the second time in less than two months after rejecting a third pay offer from the state government, which the Australian Education Union (AEU) has described as "meagre". ⌘ Read more
The potential sell-off of the only dairy processing plant on King Island comes as a little surprise to locals who have witnessed a dwindling industry. ⌘ Read more
Once a fearless "door bitch" at Sydney's Sanctuary nightclub, Sarah Frare is now staring down terminal cancer, and finding solace in styling her own Gothic funeral. ⌘ Read more
WA's Deputy State Coroner says Robert Weber played a part in his 25-year-old wife Peta's death, and fabricated a story about her going missing near Albany coastal spot The Gap in 1997. ⌘ Read more
The commission found Angelo Tsirekas took benefits from a property developer and favouring its interests during his time as mayor. ⌘ Read more
Nearly two decades after Mean Girls hit theatres and launched an endless amount of quotes into our cultural lexicon, the franchise is returning with a musical twist. ⌘ Read more
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists members walked off the job in mid-July, asking for better protections against AI and streaming concerns. ⌘ Read more
Police are searching a Tasmanian hiking track and bushland for a missing man, a week after opening a criminal investigation and six years since he went missing. ⌘ Read more
When the fitness enthusiast discovered that push-ups alone were not enough to help these boys, he set about founding the Men of Business Academy in 2020. ⌘ Read more
Elderly Vietnamese and Chinese street traders who have sold their goods in Footscray for years have been abruptly told to move on citing council's concerns about health and safety. ⌘ Read more
Police say one person has been injured after a shooting believed to involve a dark-coloured dual cab ute south of Kempsey early this morning. ⌘ Read more
Interest rates have gone up by 0.25 percentage points. Check to see how the major banks are reacting — and what that means for savers and mortgage holders. ⌘ Read more
The potential impacts of varroa mite on Australia are being realised as a feral bee die-off is predicted, potentially leading to increased production costs for farmers who relied on them for pollination. ⌘ Read more
According to data from a flatmates listing service, more home owners are renting out spare rooms but demand for share house living is also soaring amid Australia's affordability crisis and extremely tight rental markets. ⌘ Read more
Hidden in watery chambers around South Australia's Limestone Coast are fossils telling the story of a prehistoric Australian world, which researchers are determined to find. ⌘ Read more
It's the day after the Optus outage struck more than 10 million customers and impacted health, education, transport and many other services. The company says the network is restored, but some readers are still having problems. ⌘ Read more
The proposal would see a 68-hectare area between Macquarie Park and Macquarie University train stations become a residential development. ⌘ Read more
From plus-sized markets to life drawing, Sydney's self-described fat babes are reclaiming a word they say was once synonymous with failure. ⌘ Read more
Australia captain Meg Lanning calls time on her decorated international cricket career, which included a remarkable five World Cup victories as skipper. ⌘ Read more
A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to Victorian rental laws after a man died trying to escape a fire in a property that was not fitted with a smoke alarm. ⌘ Read more
A NSW cultural area crucial to the initiation of Indigenous boys on their journey to manhood is reopening years after sustaining bushfire damage. ⌘ Read more
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says war crimes have been committed by both Israel and Hamas in the conflict that erupted just over a month ago. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
The Marvels, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is the first in the studio's history to feature three female leads. ⌘ Read more
Aboriginal leaders have criticised the Harvey shire councillor behind a proposal to abolish Acknowledgement of Country at council events, saying it has its place at special events but is overused and starting to "work against" Indigenous communities. ⌘ Read more
The Australian share market is likely to open higher despite a slight fall on Wall Street overnight. Follow the latest updates in our live blog. ⌘ Read more
Hand-weeding and mechanical cultivation fell out of favour in the 1940s. But high-tech robots rolling out across Australian farms are reviving these tactics from the past. ⌘ Read more
The Brisbane Lions could be without Dee Heslop for their entire finals campaign, as the AFLW tribunal hands down its punishment following an incident that left Melbourne's Rhi Watt concussed. ⌘ Read more
In communities where high temperatures and stifling humidity are the norm, residents have been without community pools for years. ⌘ Read more
The NT's Council of the Aging is calling for the NT government to sack the provider responsible for a widespread seniors' concession scheme error in the territory. ⌘ Read more
Ivanka Trump tells a New York court she had no role in preparing her father's financial statements, echoing her adult brothers' evidence in the fraud trial that will determine the future of Donald Trump's business empire. ⌘ Read more
A 52-year-old woman will face court today after she was charged with the murder of a 60-year-old woman that police say were known to each other in the New South Wales Upper Hunter. ⌘ Read more
Police have released vision of an attempted carjacking in Doveton in July during which a shot was fired through a driver's windscreen. ⌘ Read more
The federal government has announced an investigation into Wednesday's massive Optus outage, which affected more than 10 million customers across the country. ⌘ Read more
From the Yirrkala Bark Petition to the Barunga Statement, Yolngu art has been a powerful political tool. Miwatj Yolngu, an art exhibition on the south coast of New South Wales, hopes to continue this legacy. ⌘ Read more
The grandson of a woman violently murdered in her Canberra home in 1999 is calling for more ACT police. ⌘ Read more
The one-year-old's father and a national charity are calling for more research funding for neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that leaves many children with permanent side effects from treatment. ⌘ Read more
Amid a disastrous defence of its men's Cricket World Cup title, England salvages a degree of pride to lift itself off the bottom of the team standings in India. ⌘ Read more
When abalone diver Chris Theodore noticed sea urchins destroying his fishery he started harvesting the marine menaces as a culinary delicacy. Now a Senate inquiry wants to see the industry boom. ⌘ Read more
Jade Elizabeth Harrington has launched legal action against Queensland Health for allegedly unnecessarily removing her gall bladder and misdiagnosing a life-threatening complication of bariatric surgery on five occasions. ⌘ Read more
An ambitious decision to help a troubled outback teenager through music is capped by an Indigenous hip hop group cleaning up at this year's SA Music Awards. ⌘ Read more
Hundreds of thousands of businesses saw trade literally stall as the Optus outage put payment systems, internet services, phones and work-from-home set-ups out of action. Now, many are demanding compensation. ⌘ Read more
This month, celebration is in the air for millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Newar Buddhists across the world who are observing Diwali — the Festival of Lights. But what about those who aren't religious? ⌘ Read more
While "some heat" could leave the market after the Reserve Bank lifted interest rates this week, for now, house prices have surpassed even the post-COVID records of early 2022. ⌘ Read more
Gaza City is encircled by tanks and the skies above are full of planes and drones. Now, after inching cautiously around its outskirts, Israeli ground troops are going in, writes Eric Tlozek. ⌘ Read more
New research disputes a recent hypothesis the last captive Tasmanian tiger was a female, and argues the animal did not die from neglect. ⌘ Read more
Thousands of Palestinians have left their homes to move south as Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip have intensified, continuing to strike areas in all parts of the enclave. ⌘ Read more
Here's some steps you can take to help identify the risky players – they're not flawless, but they are (mostly) free. ⌘ Read more
Train lines came to a halt, cafes couldn't take payment, triple-0 calls didn't go through. The Optus outage was more than just an inconvenience for millions of Australians. ⌘ Read more
A Melbourne program is recycling millions of used soap bars from hotels, cleaning it and turning it back into bars ready to be donated to people in need. ⌘ Read more
Anthony Albanese has managed to pull off a successful double act over the past fortnight with his visits to both Washington and Beijing, writes David Speers. ⌘ Read more
When life wasn't quite working for Sydney parents of four Jodi and Daniel, they decided to take a road trip. It proved to be a life-changing act. ⌘ Read more
Ukraine says it carried out a "special operation to eliminate" Mikhail Filiponenko, working "jointly with representatives of the resistance movement." ⌘ Read more
More than 800 large companies paid no tax in 2021-22, an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) report reveals. Here's the ATO's full list. ⌘ Read more
The 335-year-old insurance market apologised in 2020 for its role in facilitating the 18th- and 19th-century slave trade. ⌘ Read more
A music industry mystery is solved — by a researcher who stumbled across an old photo and a familiar face in a museum album. ⌘ Read more
A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mark Regev, says the country's military will have a presence in Gaza after the Israel/Hamas conflict ends. ⌘ Read more
The high prices, driven in part by two years of drought in Spain, mean more opportunity for criminals across the Mediterranean targeting trees centuries old. ⌘ Read more
A trial is underway in the South Australian District Court for a former husband and wife who allegedly had sex with their underage employee who worked at their family-owned bakery in regional SA in the 80s. ⌘ Read more
The coroner investigating the "scourge" of domestic violence in the Northern Territory has warned there will be "more inquests" if the system does not change. ⌘ Read more
South Australian police release CCTV footage showing part of an incident that resulted in two officers being removed from operational duty while their conduct is investigated. ⌘ Read more
The NSW Supreme Court hears that a man accused of the murder of a rough sleeper in 2019 fantasised about killing people since he was a child. ⌘ Read more
New South Wales celebrates a win in a Sheffield Shield match for the first time since February 2022 with a convincing victory over Western Australia at the SCG. ⌘ Read more
A year after a cyber attack exposed the personal details of millions of Optus customers, the telco boss is on another apology tour. She seems to have learned nothing, writes business editor Ian Verrender. ⌘ Read more
Corrective Services NSW has turned off three websites, including two news sites, as prisoners use a function on their tablets to search inmates' crimes and carry out violence. ⌘ Read more
Canada, Japan, and the United States are among the countries that expect service providers to implement roaming capabilities to cover major network failures. ⌘ Read more
Eight people have been arrested from the remote community of Nauiyu amid an eruption of violence and fighting and break-ins. Community members say they are at a loss for solutions. ⌘ Read more
The High Court rules a Rohingya man has been unlawfully detained in immigration detention, paving the way to end indefinite detention for other asylum seekers. ⌘ Read more
A court has heard details of the final moments of convicted child sex offender Ashley Bropho, and how the man who pleaded guilty to his murder spoke of his pride after the killing. ⌘ Read more