A Senate committee investigation into the government's efforts to help stranded Australians return home from India reveals over 170 children are stuck in the COVID-ravaged country without their parents.

Hannah Quinn avoids jail for her involvement in the death of Jeff McKee, who was killed with a samurai sword during a botched home invasion in Sydney in 2018.

The number of repatriation flights from India will double to six this month, Scott Morrison says, with three states already offering to increase their intake. Follow live.

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage slams the Australian Olympic Committee and underwear brand Jockey for what she says are "whitewashed" promotional shots, and calls on the AOC to improve when it comes to diversity.

The WA government originally said there would be "enough time for quarantine workers to get fully vaccinated" but less than a third of hotel security guards will have had both shots in time for the Chief Health Officer's deadline.

It sounds too good to be true: a vaccine that can protect against future virus variants. But governments around the world are keen to learn more about the Valneva jab, writes Adam Taylor.

Howard Springs has repatriated Australians from Wuhan and the infamous Diamond Princess cruise ship. But the resumption of repatriation flights from India will see the facility face its greatest challenge yet.

Idaho police say they are investigating the motive for the attack and where the sixth grade girl got the gun.

When Victoria and Lizzie moved into their first-ever rental house, they did not expect to be picking "foul" mushrooms off their carpet every week. After months of raising the mould issue with the real estate agency, the women are moving out....

Year 11 student Asha Bright is a Coldplay fan. Now, after she and 29 other students from her school were chosen to virtually meet veteran musician Chris Martin, he's a fan of hers.

Giant California condors are rare, but one woman in the United States found a flock of them ruining her deck over the weekend. 

The Panthers are looking to make it nine straight when they come up against the Sharks, while the Eels chase their fourth consecutive victory against the Roosters. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

NSW records no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on the first full day of restrictions introduced for Greater Sydney after two community transmission infections were detected earlier this week.

Weighing around 22.5 tonnes, the rocket is one of the most massive pieces of space junk to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the atmosphere — and it's expected to hit this weekend.

Two-time Dally M winner Jarryd Hayne could have all of his rugby league honours taken away from him if his appeal against his near six-year sentence is exhausted.

Scott Morrison says the ban on travel from India will not be extended beyond May 15, and repatriation flights will begin again as soon as the ban finishes, with three flights due before the end of the month.

The ABC says it will rely on qualified privilege and truth in its defence against a defamation claim brought by former Attorney-General Christian Porter.

The hunt is on to find the quick-thinking cyclist who "didn't even hesitate" to save a three-year-old boy who scooted straight into Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin.

An innovative crowdfunding initiative is launched in India's capital to help overworked undertakers, who earn less than $7 a day, as the country reports a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases. 

A woman from west Africa has given birth to nine babies. But there are serious healthcare risks potentially in play.

A fight between Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul breaks out after the YouTuber steals the boxing champion's hat during a face-off with his brother Logan ahead of next month's match.

By going too far in its effort to stop individuals using a third-country "loophole" to get home, the Australian government made it impossible to keep shut the direct flight pipeline, writes Michelle Grattan.

Matthew Goyder, a former star of the popular reality show "Farmer Wants a Wife", is jailed for possessing "vile" images and videos of child sexual abuse in a Perth court.

In this week's CoronaCheck, we take aim at claims about COVID-19 vaccine "shedding", AstraZeneca blood clots and the Prime Minister's "luxury" watch.

More than half of Rio Tinto's shareholders vote against the company's executive pay plans because of the destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters in Western Australia's Juukan Gorge.