NSW Liberal senator and former Major-General Jim Molan is going on sick leave after being diagnosed with "an aggressive form of cancer", saying the diagnosis last week came as a "shock" but "I have many reasons to be positive."

The Australian government is helping people access clean water and is providing backup power to assist the thousands displaced in devastating floods in Timor-Leste.

Authorities investigate the alleged partial destruction of an eel-shaped stone arrangement at Lake Bolac in western Victoria believed to be more than 1,500 years old.

A man in his 40s with COVID-19 remains in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Health authorities believe the man has the South African variant of the virus.

Melbourne woman Yvonne Dite still wears the bright shift dress every year on her wedding anniversary more than 40 years on.

Witnesses say a mother and her two-year-old child have narrowly escaped a horrific boat explosion that left four people in an induced coma and two others injured.

Australia's vaccination rollout strategy has been slow by international standards and needs to be "greatly improved", an infection control expert says.  

Grace's mother Jessica was murdered by her partner in 2012, now the teen is determined to make a difference for Australians affected by domestic violence.

All two archaeologists wanted was better satellite imagery of Israel so they could do their work. Instead, they led the way to uncovering what could be major construction at a secretive nuclear facility.

As the town of Torquay grapples with a population boom and seemingly endless hunger for development, there are signs of an impending natural crisis.

It is a tragic Easter weekend on the NSW Mid North Coast as two surfers die within an hour of each other in separate incidents at separate beaches.

Data from SA Police has revealed an 11 per cent increase in domestic violence assaults during COVID-19. White Ribbon Australia executive director Brad Chilcott says the stress of the year is no excuse for violent behaviour.

Minor premiers Sydney FC has defeated Canberra United to book a fourth straight grand final appearance.

Geelong have given their fans some late nervous moments for the second week in a row, holding on to defeat rivals Hawthorn by five points at the MCG.

Parramatta winger Blake Ferguson has gone from from zero to hero in a 36-22 NRL win over Wests Tigers at Stadium Australia as the Eels stay unbeaten in 2021.

Peanut was still attached to his dead mother by the umbilical cord when he was found by the side of the road. Now safe and happy, the calf is growing up in a menagerie near Broome — but don't try and tell him he's a bull.

Back for 2021 after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19, these families are some of many examples of how the Stawell Gift is a family affair at heart.

Chadwick Boseman is posthumously honoured at the Screen Actors Guild awards, putting his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom in strong contention for the Oscars.

A severe weather warning for south-east Queensland is cancelled but the Bureau of Meteorology says heavy rainfall is still possible in some areas as a low stays further away from the coast.

Craig Ayers has not been able to work in over two years because he cannot walk without crutches. He says his mental health is at an all-time low.

Business consultants Christa Avery and her husband Matthew O'Kane are freed from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country without charge.

From a refugee camp to a modelling catwalk and now the corridors of Western Australia's Parliament House, Ayor Makur Chuot is shaking up the status quo — and is paving the way for others.

As sunshine radiates across Paris, locals flock to the River Seine despite a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in France.

Australian Molly Taylor wins the inaugural Extreme E race in Saudi Arabia, the off-road series designed to highlight climate issues.

A woman is found dead in a charity bin near a shopping centre at Burleigh Heads on Queensland's Gold Coast, police say.