What happens when you have permission to live in a privately owned home, but have been asked to leave the public land on which the house stands? That's the dilemma facing Deborah Gibson.

The seat of the Upper Hunter is a must win for both major parties but it's a complex seat where mining and agriculture often go head to head and voters' priorities are some of the most diverse in the state. Follow our live blog for rolling ...

China has taken aim at Foreign Minister Marise Payne, labelling her comments that Beijing has kept Australia in the dark about espionage charges against Australian citizen Yang Hengjun as "deplorable".

Victoria's Health Minister says one word missing from a bank transaction led health authorities to list the wrong exposure site for COVID-19 in Melbourne's north, as more than 700 businesses in the state are fined for breaching COVID-safe ru...

The two prison workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night he killed himself admit to falsifying records, but they will avoid time behind bars, authorities say.

As rockets and missiles flew in the skies over Gaza and Israel, mob violence was terrorising Israeli streets. Will a ceasefire bring calm? 

The family of a man who went missing while working in the Kimberley more than 40 years ago say they hope an inquest into his disappearance will give them closure.

The 6.4 and 7.3-magnitude earthquakes struck China's Qinghai and Yunnan provinces, tearing up roads and bridges, with one collapsing completely.

Hire car companies offloaded their fleets when the pandemic hit last year, leaving frustrated tourists without wheels. To tackle the problem, the Tasmanian government will offer private car owners a $1,000 incentive to rent their vehicles t...

The number of Australians getting vaccinated is increasing. But multiple and fundamental problems with the program are now becoming entrenched, writes Laura Tingle.

A thief has raided a Townsville army disposals store, making off with more than 100 knives, its owner says.

The Sydney Roosters are at home to the Brisbane Broncos, while Gold Coast defeats Canterbury 30-20 in Robina. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Adelaide is looking to end Melbourne's undefeated start to the season after Geelong and Carlton post their respective round-10 victories. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

Opera Australia tenor Shanul Sharma's entire family has caught COVID-19 and earlier this week he lost his grandmother to the virus. 

Millions of cicadas emerge from the ground across the eastern United States, where they will live for about three weeks before dying — unless they are eaten first.

Management consultant and medical researcher Rachel Swift will contest South Australia's most marginal seat at the next federal election, succeeding Nicolle Flint as Liberal candidate after Ms Flint decided to step down.

The ABC is seeking Right To Information access to letters between the Queensland Premier and the Prime Minister relating to the Wagners Wellcamp quarantine proposal, but the Premier's office is objecting.

Radioactive particles from nuclear tests more than 60 years ago are causing a "sustained and prolonged release of plutonium into the ecosystem", confirming Indigenous fears.

An unlikely potential solution to Latin America's vaccine supply battle is bringing hope to the COVID-ravaged region. Could the answer come from within?

Australia's no longer in it to win it, but the good news is Europe's entries are *giving* this year. Who are you going to support out of the hot favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest?

Two Victorian tourists who went missing while bushwalking in north Queensland are found after spending the night in bad weather.

Looking to buy a home? Here's what $1 million will buy you in each state and territory — both in our cities and regions.

A truce reached between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding, despite Friday's tensions in Jerusalem which led to Israeli police firing stun grenades towards Palestinians who threw rocks and petrol bombs at officers.

A dramatic vision unveiled this week could see thousands of people housed in a redeveloped precinct at Preston Market in Melbourne's north. But it involves the partial destruction of the historic market, which some fear would sweep away a c...