National cabinet agrees to relax the isolation rules for close contacts of a COVID-19 case as soon as possible, and asks the national expert health panel to provide urgent advice on how to ditch the quarantine period.

Country Liberal Party leader Lia Finocchiaro says NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner has "serious questions to answer" over comments made at a Yuendumu community meeting before the murder charge against NT police officer Zachary Rolfe was laid...

The family of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker, who died after being shot by NT police officer Zachary Rolfe in 2019, has spoken of their heartbreak after a jury today found him not guilty of all charges. They are calling for a blanket ban on ...

Tasmania's Premier Peter Gutwein speaks for the first time about wrestling free from a teacher who sexually assaulted him when he was 16 years old.

Russian forces have been in control of the defunct Chernobyl site since its invasion of Ukraine began, prompting concerns about the defunct nuclear site's safety.

Satellite photos show a massive Russian convoy mired outside the Ukrainian capital since last week appears to have dispersed.

A more thorough investigation process should have preceded the awarding of the prestigious Victoria Cross to Ben Roberts-Smith, a former army commander tells the NSW Federal Court 

The UN says over 500 people have died and more than a thousand civilians injured since the invasion began in February as grocery stores and pharmacies run out of essential supplies in Mariupol.

After a month-long trial, Constable Zachary Rolfe has been cleared of all charges relating to the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker. Here are the key pieces of evidence and arguments.

The World Health Organization has advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills".

Farmers an piggery workers are getting vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis virus and abattoirs have increased spraying programs to kill mosquitoes in a bid to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly illness.

The Electoral Commission of South Australia admits dozens of votes have had to be withdrawn because of an issue at an early voting centre in Adelaide's south.

Planning Minister Anthony Roberts has announced an independent review of development in flood-prone parts of the state that opponents say could see people forced off their land.

The West Coast Eagles say Jack Darling has ticked off "all necessary AFL and other requirements" after being banned from club headquarters or training since the end of January.

Gas giant Esso Australia plans to reduce its carbon footprint by turning carbon dioxide from offshore gas into a product that can be used in carbonated drinks such as beer.

Doctors say unnecessary blood transfusions are being given in Australian hospitals, and clinicians need to slow down and think when ordering a bag of blood for some patients.

Dozens of Ukrainians lining up for food were killed when a plane dropped bombs on a residential area where there were no obvious military targets, an investigation has found. 

The Australian business employs Ukrainian performers and is even helping their family escape Russia's invasion.

Sisters Bev Casey and Bobbie Leonard watch as heavy machinery crumples their 82-year-old childhood home on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie-Boulder following relocation offers from Northern Star Resources.  

A FIFO worker was suffering psychosis and believed he was working with ASIO to take out a paedophile when he attacked a mine site colleague who died during the assault, the WA Supreme Court hears.

Twenty-two years ago, Jennifer Riddle's dying sister encouraged her to pick up a paintbrush, and she has just won Australia's most prestigious landscape art award. 

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten is questioning how much stress party politics and the preselection process put on his close friend Senator Kitching in the lead-up to her death.

Stanley Obi, who was allegedly set alight by his former partner at his Logan home in the early hours of Thursday morning, dies in hospital as police investigators unravel the troubled history of the pair.

SA will install 51 granny flats for youth at risk of homelessness. The one- and two-bedroom studios will be installed in the backyards of families and carers.

Playing his first competitive match since claiming the Australian Open doubles crown alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis, Nick Kyrgios breezes through to the second round of the men's singles at the prestigious Indian Wells tournament.