An off-duty paramedic tells an inquest that despite suffering burns to 97 per cent of her body, Hannah Clarke's main concern was for her three children, who perished in the burning car set alight by their father.

The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been decimated, with the true extent of the damage still unclear due to the volatile situation on the ground. Here's what we know about why Russia is so focused on it.

Ukrainian MP Dmytro Gurin warns Russian President Vladimir Putin's military has destroyed Mariupol, but will not stop there. He says nothing will be left of the city once Russia is finished with it. Follow live.

A woman tells a Sydney court that war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told her he wasn't "the greatest guy", later punching her in the face during a heated argument in a hotel room.

Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster, and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.

Australia's first space commander says the country must rapidly develop the ability to take out potential enemy satellites, saying China and Russia's activities in outer space "scare" her.

The first-ever project mapping childcare availability in every neighbourhood reveals that more than one in three Australians live in areas with a serious shortage of childcare places. 

Footage appears to show the last moments of a doomed Chinese airliner as it dives vertically into the ground with more than 130 passengers and crew on board.

The Bills Crossing bushfire made an "extreme and abnormal" run on November 8, 2019, an inquest is told, with a wind change spinning it towards Julie Fletcher's home on the NSW mid-north coast, taking her by surprise.

Making the announcement in Cairns, Scott Morrison said $45m would go to Tourism Australia and the remainder to Tourism Tropical North Queensland.

Labor may dump its 2019 election promise to pay superannuation on Commonwealth-funded parental leave, though it is facing pressure to keep the commitment.

While Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the absurd claim that he is waging war to "de-Nazify" Ukraine, his regime has a long record of collaboration with far-right extremists, writes Robert Horvath.

A yellow sheet and chewing gum found at the crime scene involving the 1989 bludgeoning death of 15-year-old Annette Mason went missing before they could be analysed for DNA, a coronial inquest is told.

There is a growing consensus from both official sources and other experts that Russian forces have, or are on the cusp of, culminating in Ukraine. Mick Ryan explains what that could mean. 

Australia move past 300 as Alex Carey and Cameron Green both score half centuries on day two of the deciding Test in Lahore. Follow live.

St George Illawarra will name George Burgess in its NRL squad this week, despite Burgess being charged with "sexually touching another person without consent".

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the "integrity of women's sport" is under threat after a transgender swimmer wins a prestigious US college title. 

West Coast's Willie Rioli and Brisbane's Mitch Robinson are attempting to follow Rory Sloane in having suspensions overturned at the AFL tribunal. Follow live updates.

A smartphone app with the ability to detect COVID-19 from the sound of a cough is a step closer after promising early trial results, a Brisbane digital health company says.

Tasmania's Attorney-General and Infrastructure Minister are accused of groaning in response to a question asked on behalf of a child sexual abuse survivor. 

Stephen Porter, who admitted sexually abusing three boys, "deceived himself" in order to "minimise his actions", an ACT Supreme Court judge says.

The Wollongong Art Gallery is grappling with shock revelations a prize donor with a gallery named after him was likely a Nazi collaborator before emigrating to Australia in 1950 from Lithuania.

John Barilaro is suing tech giant Google for defamation after it refused to take down two videos by comedian Jordan Shanks.

The foster father of missing boy William Tyrrell faces a two-day hearing in court after pleading not guilty to two charges of knowingly giving false or misleading evidence to the NSW Crime Commission.

Rescuers have described the complexities involved in saving a man who had been plucked from the debris of a capsized fishing boat in remote waters off WA's north-west coast.