Six months before Constable Zachary Rolfe fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu, a Northern Territory judge found the police officer lied in court about events leading up to an arrest that left an Aboriginal man unconscious in Alice Spri...

A Russian air strike hits an aircraft repair facility just outside Lviv's airport, about 8 kilometres from the city centre. Follow live.

Plumes of smoke are seen rising from Lviv after a series of strikes hit the western city that has been a safe haven for around 200,000 displaced Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion. 

Senior Labor frontbencher Penny Wong reveals she apologised to the late Senator Kimberley Kitching for making a hurtful comment during a meeting in 2019 but has rejected bullying accusations levelled at her and colleagues Kristina Keneally ...

Fox Sports sacks journalist Tom Morris after a recording of him making misogynistic comments about a female colleague was leaked online.

Low and middle income Australians are poised to receive one-off payments to compensate for a higher cost of living in a federal budget that will record big improvements to the bottom line.

The Great Barrier Reef is being hit with a widespread and severe bleaching event, just three days before a UN delegation is due to arrive to assess the health of the world heritage area.

In a letter leaked to the ABC, Hillsong Church says founder Brian Houston breached its code of conduct, with the organisation apologising "unreservedly" to two women who complained about his inappropriate behaviour. 

Two Australians fleeing the war in Ukraine have finally touched down in Tasmania to the warm embrace of family after a marathon 30-hour journey — but their thoughts keep swinging back to those they left in the besieged city.

The 17-year-old has been jailed for 3 years and 8 months after an unprovoked attack which left Mr Hodgson with likely long-term disabilities.

Despite serious accusations against him, and the United States imposing restrictions in 2018, it has taken until now for Australia to hit Oleg Deripaska with sanctions.

It's Friday night football from Docklands, as St Kilda get their campaign underway against a Collingwood side looking to make a good start under new coach Craig McRae. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results. ...

When Vladimir Putin started the war in Ukraine, he had a large army at his disposal, stockpiles of heavy weapons and a wealth of experience from previous military campaigns to tap into. His neighbour was outnumbered, outgunned and outmatche...

First home buyers should be allowed to use their super savings as security for a home loan and states should ditch stamp duty in favour of a land tax, according to a parliamentary inquiry into housing affordability in Australia. 

Women in sports media copped another blow this week, and as Kirby Fenwick writes, a real and lasting difference needs to be made. This is how sport can welcome, rather than exclude or shun.

It took the jury less than half a day to find fisherman Yarn Garrick Ward not guilty, after the Far North Queensland court heard several allegations of torture. Mr Ward suggested his accuser had been under the influence of drugs.

A jury acquitted the 46-year-old of three counts of aggravated assault and one count of sexual intercourse without consent. His defence argued the alleged victim had fabricated the allegations.

The Australian National University is now appealing against the decision to reinstate Scott Morrison, who won his unfair dismissal case.

Disability advocates express their disappointment over the six-year jail term handed to a carer who killed her client, Ann Marie Smith, by neglect — describing it as insulting. 

Perth women respond to a viral video of three men rating women out of 10 with their own signs, telling women they are amazing, perfect and 'bloody beautiful'.  

Councillors in three local government areas are weighing whether to recontest their positions after the Supreme Court declared void the results of those local government election results. 

Penrith travels to Kogarah to face St George Illawarra, before the Sydney Roosters meet Manly at the SCG. Follow our live ScoreCentre.

The consumer watchdog is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging it failed to take action against scammers on its social media platform.

Ann Marie Smith died in April 2020 from multiple organ failure after an untreated bed sore became infected, with her carer being jailed over her manslaughter.

As flood-ravaged northern New South Wales faces the daunting task of recovery, the mid-north coast's experience shows just how long and hard that journey can be, especially for those families hit by both disasters.