Thousands of veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming down with illnesses they link to their exposure to toxins from massive waste sites known as burn pits.

November rain records have already been smashed through Australia's west and centre — now, heavy rain and erratic storms are shifting towards northern NSW and southern Queensland.

One of Australia's biggest mining contractors, Macmahon, has conceded it's failed to protect female workers against sexual harassment. During a WA parliamentary inquiry hearing, the company revealed it's sacked five people this year alone...

Former prime minister Paul Keating warns the federal government not to be drawn into a military conflict over Taiwan and plays down the prospect of a Chinese military invasion. 

A lawyer representing the former AFL coach has lodged a complaint with the Victoria Police Professional Standards Command over the incident alleged to have stemmed from Ms Laidley's attendance at the Geelong Racecourse on November 6.

The fallout from revelations in this week's ABC Four Corners program about Eddie Obeid's family connections to coastal property interests is continuing on the NSW Mid North Coast.

Mostafa Baluch had evaded authorities for several weeks — in the end, police say they used something very simple to locate the alleged drug smuggler.

New Zealand film director Sir Peter Jackson sells his Weta Digital technology — known for creating ultra-realistic scenes in Avatar and The Lord of the Rings — for $2.1 billion.

A day after brushing off criticism from Ian Chappell, Usman Khawaja continues his rich vein of form with the bat, despite Queensland crumbling on day one of its Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the Gabba.

In announcing the delay, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says US Congress did not provide enough money to develop a landing system for its Artemis Moon program and more funding is needed for its Orion capsule.

Queensland meets the state government's threshold for the easing of mask rules, with 80.1 per cent of the state's population over 16 now at least partially vaccinated.

As the entertainment industry grapples with fallout of the Astroworld disaster, in which eight people were killed and hundreds injured in an apparent crowd surge, attention has turned to Travis Scott's past conduct — and his unique style ...

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan rejects an argument by Mr Trump's lawyers that White House telephone records, visitor logs and other documents should be hidden from a US House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6 riot. ...

A bill first proposed after a drunk driver hit Brodie Donegan, causing the loss of her foetus, Zoe, 12 years ago, is introduced to NSW Parliament in a bid to impose harsher penalties for crimes that result in the loss of an unborn baby. ...

Veteran health worker and Snowy Valleys Deputy Mayor John Larter's legal push to have part of the state's public health orders declared invalid is rejected in the Supreme Court.

After the Astroworld disaster, investigators and organisers are scrambling to get to the bottom of what caused the deadly crowd crush. The phenomenon dates back centuries, and the science behind it is frighteningly simple.

Socceroos boss Graham Arnold says he's seen a lot of emotion in his players ahead of playing on home soil for the first time in 763 days.

Northern Territory Emergency Services have rescued a man from rising floodwaters after his car was swept off the Wills Terrace causeway in Alice Springs' Todd River.

Tyson Fury was dealing with a serious injury during his heavyweight championship fight with Deontay Wilder and has since required surgery, his father John says.

Prince Harry says he warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey via email that "his platform was allowing a coup to be staged" a day before the deadly assault on the US Capitol.

The nation's competition regulator says it won't oppose Lion's proposed acquisition of Fermentum, owner of Byron Bay-based Stone & Wood.

As world leaders and delegates flew into Glasgow for the COP26 climate change summit, former foreign minister Alexander Downer claimed their private jets would generate more emissions in 24 hours than Scotland does in a year. Is that correct...

A man killed in a hit-and-run crash in Melbourne's south-east is remembered as a loving father of four, as police say they are on track to find the driver.

The opulent bracelets, among the rare pieces of jewellery from the ill-fated French royal that are still up for public sale today, went under the hammer at a Christie's auction in Geneva.

The world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who captured the world's attention after a Taliban attempt on her life, has announced her marriage in the UK.