The Prime Minister says he's listening to the Queensland Premier by not including the state in a national emergency declaration, as the man coordinating the ADF's flood response confirms a boost in the number of boots on the ground helping ...

As millions of women and children flee across Ukraine's borders in the face of Russian aggression, concerns are growing over how to protect the most vulnerable refugees from becoming victims of human traffickers or other forms of exploitatio...

Some of Russia's richest young elites are speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, including the offspring of oligarchs and a former reality TV host who challenged Vladimir Putin in the 2018 election.

Residential towers, utility buildings and even hospitals have been hit by Russian shells in the opening weeks of the war. Here's a look at some of the damage Ukrainians are faced with already.

A family holiday in north-east Victoria turned into a nightmare after four-month-old Sam Gilliland contracted Japanese encephalitis virus.

The Prime Minister says current isolation rules for close contacts are starving businesses and hospitals of staff, and maintaining the status quo heading into the winter virus season would be unsustainable. 

After an exhausting draw in the first Test, Australia and Pakistan can set up the series with victory in the second game in Karachi. Follow all the action in our live blog.

Several humanitarian corridors out of Ukrainian towns and villages, including the besieged southern port of Mariupol, are to open so civilians can leave, amid hopes Russia will observe a ceasefire.

Australian researchers have developed a tool that more than halves the average age of an autism diagnosis in children. But without more funding, many Australian children will not have access to the world's most effective autism early scree...

Looking for your state or territory's latest COVID-19 statistics? Here's where to find them.

Satellite images show Russian military units continuing to deploy closer to Ukraine's capital Kyiv and firing artillery toward residential areas, a US private company says.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis entertain the Indian Wells crowd to move through to the second round of the men's doubles draw in the Californian desert.

Mariupol's Deputy Mayor says Russia wants a "Ukraine without Ukrainians" as women who fled a hospital bombing give birth under a continued assault.

It's difficult to imagine two environments more different than a club of country wives and a military unit of elite soldiers, but evidence at the Ben Roberts-Smith trial this week says otherwise.  

Para-alpine skier Rae Anderson places seventh in the slalom standing category in Beijing, while fellow Australian Melissa Perrine finishes her Paralympic career on an emotional note.

ASIC says funeral insurer Youpla has created uncertainty among its primarily Indigenous customer base after announcing four branches of the company had folded last week, leaving thousands of clients in the lurch. 

Another 4,300 people in Western Australia have contracted COVID-19, with 103 people now in hospital.

It took a chance meeting with an Australian of the Year nominee and the approval of a board of Scottish experts to bring the design to fruition.

Ukrainian farmers are working around the clock to keep their people fed, but they're running short on supplies and cash.

Since 2019, Queensland Museum photographer Gary Cranitch has been collecting images of rarely seen remote and beautiful parts of the state to document wetland regions.

Hundreds of students in a remote Papua New Guinean school have been stuck repeating the same grade for eight years because teachers won't show up to work. But there's debate about why. 

Queen Elizabeth II will miss next week's Commonwealth Service, Buckingham Palace says, while Prince Harry is not expected to attend a service of thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip later this month.

The publication of the private text exchange revealed in the defamation proceeding between Mark McGowan and Clive Palmer in the Federal Court has given a rare insight into the way politicians engage with the media, and on what terms.

One of Australia's most successful soccer teams, Adelaide City FC, issues an ultimatum to supporters who have been yelling "homophobic and offensive" comments at opposing players. 

Medical staff in northern NSW describe the emotional toll the flood rescue and recovery has had on them.