Dismantling grooming and making the community a safer place for survivors of sexual abuse to come forward are among the top priorities for Australian of the Year Grace Tame.

New Zealand's Prime Minister says she has told Scott Morrison the situation is "well under control" in the wake of New Zealand's latest community COVID-19 case.

Australia Day is being commemorated and celebrated, with more than 12,000 new citizens welcomed and largely peaceful protests held across the country.

Police briefly detain two apparent counter-protesters during Melbourne's largely peaceful Invasion Day march, which drew thousands of people into the CBD.

A returned traveller testing positive for COVID-19 10 days after leaving hotel quarantine is a wake-up call for Australia and New Zealand, according to a data modelling expert.

Indonesia has recorded more than 1 million official COVID-19 cases, according to the country's health ministry, just a day after President Joko Widodo said the country had "successfully" handled the pandemic. ...

Balladhu Wiradjuri gibir. Dyiramadalinya badhu Wiradjuri. This is who I am. Before anything else, I am a Wiradjuri man, writes Stan Grant.

Police confirm human remains have been found in South Australia's lower south-east near where a Victorian snorkeller went missing last week — but forensic testing has not yet been carried out. ...

Donald Trump takes advantage of the Presidential Transition Act to set up shop in Palm Beach, Florida, saying his new Office of the Former President will enable him to "forever be a champion for the American People". ...

A female Indigenous detainee on remand at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) alleges she was strip-searched in view of a number of male inmates and staff, in what she describes as a "degrading" act. ...

Tens of thousands of farmers drive a convoy of tractors into the Indian capital, with the agricultural protests providing a backdrop to the nation's Republic Day celebrations.

The latest advice from the Bureau of Meteorology is that the low is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone, to be called Lucas, on Wednesday or Thursday. A severe weather warning has been issued for abnormally high ...

Antonio Guterres says international action is needed to "fight propaganda and disinformation" amid a global resurgence of xenophobia, anti-Semitism and hate speech sparked partly by coronavirus. ...

A woman who survived sexual assault to fight for others, a Kenyan refugee who became a multicultural liaison officer, a young advocate hoping to end period poverty, and a renowned Aboriginal educator are the recipients o...

Nick Kyrgios is determined to keep calling out poor behaviour from Novak Djokovic, saying no other tennis players have been holding the world number one to account.

Earlier this month, 10 House Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Donald Trump. Only Senate party leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Mitt Romney and Senator Roger Marshall showed up on Monday evening. The Democ...

A procession bringing the impeachment article into the Senate Chamber kicks off proceedings, but it's just the first event in what could be a colourful few weeks.

The Melbourne Stars are still in contention for the playoffs as they take on the Sixers, while the Heat advance but the Hurricanes' season comes to an end. Follow the final-day triple header BBL action in our ScoreCentre...

Former ABC journalist Kerry O'Brien refuses to accept his Australia Day award, saying the decision to give former tennis great Margaret Court the country's highest honour is "deeply insensitive" and "divisive". ...

Former NRL stars Lote Tuqiri and Willie Mason see a future for the hybrid sport — which is a mix of the rugby codes and touch football — after taking to the sand in a fast-paced tournament in Newcastle. ...

Finally home from a month-long ordeal, avid traveller Kaushik Sridhar took seven flights to get to India and back. He's now reflecting on the ways travel has changed during the pandemic.

Country Fire Service crews in the Adelaide Hills are being helped by favourable weather conditions including rain and cooler temperatures, as they assess the damage from the Cherry Gardens bushfire. ...

There's gunfire in the distance as a famed Dutch pilot takes off in a desperate bid to reach Australia. He's unaware that in the plane's safe are millions of dollars worth of diamonds — most of which have never been fo...

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca calls claims its COVID-19 vaccine is not very effective for the elderly "completely incorrect", after German media report the vaccine has an efficacy of less than 10 per cent in people ...

A Papua New Guinean governor accuses Australia of wanting the "status quo" of poverty in the region to remain after a proposal for a Chinese fisheries park in the region raised national security and overfishing fears in ...