Shrapnel from an artillery shell strikes a 12-storey apartment building in central Kyiv, obliterating the top floor and setting it on fire. Follow live.

Only the flood-affected shires that fall in the National Party-held seat of Page have so far received additional disaster payments, something NSW Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack says she "can't defend".

Lawyers for Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, are seeking a permanent stay on the case — which, if successful, means Mr Lehrmann would be unlikely to ever face trial. 

A court hears a Victorian man accused of murdering his estranged wife allegedly waited outside her house, attacked her and then made her death look like a suicide.

Australia is hunting six wickets to win on the final day of the second Test in Karachi, after a mammoth batting effort from Pakistan on day four. Follow live.

A Queensland fisherman charged with torture has denied claims he forced a deckhand to swim across a river known for crocodiles, starved him and locked him in a freezer.

The Defence Minister labels Vladimir Putin a "paranoid and utterly ruthless" dictator and says his invasion of Ukraine was a "miscalculation", while ratcheting up his warning about Russia and China's "unholy alliance". 

Archaeologists say the lead sarcophagus probably belonged to a high dignitary and believe it could date back to the 14th century, which — if confirmed — would make it a spectacular find.

Thousands more home care packages are being rolled out to older Australians, but advocates are concerned there aren't enough staff to keep up with demand.

Top-secret evidence will be allowed to be called by the Commonwealth in the conspiracy trial of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery.

A pattern of "brutal" reprisals and "genocidal killings" began to emerge in the late 19th and 20th centuries as thousands of Aboriginal people were murdered in colonial times, new research suggests.

An anonymous call to Crime Stoppers in January has uncovered shocking allegations of consistent and horrific child abuse in north Queensland. 

It's a grand final rematch and an absolute blockbuster to get the 2022 AFL season underway, with Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs playing under MCG lights. Follow all the action in our live blog.

Russell Bratby thought sheltering from the Yarrowitch fire in a water tank would be his best chance of survival, but ultimately, that decision proved fatal, an inquiry has heard. 

South Australia records its highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in almost two months, two days after the Adelaide Cup long weekend.

Interest rates are rising overseas and Australia is almost certain to follow soon. But are borrowers prepared for higher repayments as record low mortgage rates disappear?

Convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a German heiress to finance a posh lifestyle in New York, is fighting to stay in the United States.

A former colleague of Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court the Victoria Cross recipient said he wanted to "watch the life drain" from a person's eyes after the death of a soldier in Afghanistan.

Police say Richard Hotoran was a recent resident of the Sydney boarding house he allegedly set fire to in the early hours of yesterday morning, killing three people.

A subsidy for new electric vehicles has been announced to persuade Queensland motorists to switch over. This is how it will work.

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

A grieving mother tells an inquiry into veteran suicide how her son took his own life after bullying in the army left him suffering depression and anxiety.

A $1.2 million international campaign is set to market olive oil to Australian consumers, promoting different varieties, features and health benefits.

A man suspected of stalking and shooting sleeping homeless people on the streets of New York City and Washington is in custody after a tip-off led to his arrest.

One in four Territorians are Aboriginal, but a Central Australian lawyer points out it's 'very rare to see a jury ... that includes an Indigenous person'.