Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson asked someone with criminal connections if they knew anyone who could "get rid of his wife" so he could have a relationship with a student, a court hears.

Russia's President says Moscow's invasion of Ukraine was a forced response to Western policies and necessary to ward off potential aggression.

There are country-wide celebrations in Russia as residents commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Soviets' victory over Nazi Germany. Follow live.

Very soon, we will find out whether Scott Morrison is a) the most brilliant campaigner of his generation, who peeled blue-collar blokes off the Labor Party or b) the guy who didn't fully clock it that women really meant it when they said the...

The second leaders' debate on the Nine Network was full of accusations and acrimony. RMIT ABC Fact Check cuts through the shouting to bring you the facts.

Electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines — green technology relies on what can be a dirty industry. Why acting on climate change may require a massive increase in mining.

Hong Kong's new leader has a reputation of being hardline pro-Beijing and is expected to oversee the further integration of the special administrative region into the mainland. 

A group of four sergeants raised allegations against the former elite soldier and called for his Victoria Cross award to be rescinded, a Sydney court hears.

Here's the scene: You and your other half tested positive for COVID a few days ago and, as you ride out the peak of the infection, you can barely lift your head from the pillow. Then your baby starts crying.

WA prosecutors say granting bail to a woman accused of attempting to murder her disabled daughter with synthetic insulin would pose a risk to the child's safety.

Canberra man Anthony Kenyon is denied bail for a second time, after allegedly choking a young girl until she was unconscious.

Four decades after Bon Scott was found dead in London, the enigmatic AC/DC star's closest friends and relatives have spoken of his greatest vulnerability.

With mouse numbers beginning to rise again after last year's plague, experts warn farmers and rural communities need to act now to avoid another spring rodent breeding boom.

Nathan Buckley says he doesn't know what Heritier Lumumba "is looking for" in an ongoing dispute between the former Collingwood player and the club.

The mother of a Queensland teenager with an intellectual disability is suing mining company Mount Isa Mines for $5 million in damages, alleging her daughter's brain damage is the result of lead poisoning caused by emissions from the mine....

Tasmania's commission of inquiry into child sexual abuse has heard from Kerri Collins, who was sexually abused as a seven-year-old by her teacher, and not believed by the system.

Good feeding conditions see Phillip Island's little penguins set new records for the number of the birds crossing the Penguin Parade beach, with the previous record tumbling twice in a week.

The median rental price for a house across Australia's capital cities hit a new record high in the first three months of this year. But it's not just Australian's bearing the brunt of soaring rental costs. 

Foreigners in Bali find themselves in hot water with Hindus over offensive social media posts, including a man who attempted a Māori Haka on a holy mountain while naked.

Seven West Coast Eagles players are fined $5,000 for attending a nightclub, which chief executive Trevor Nisbett calls "irresponsible and disrespectful".

For more than an hour, there was a whole lot of mud being slung around between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese during their second debate. It's unclear who was left more filthy, although it was likely the viewers, writes political corre...

Huon Aquaculture accounted for three quarters of all seal deaths attributable to the three salmon companies in Tasmania, documents show.

As Vladimir Putin's army invaded, photos and videos of broken-down Russian tanks being stolen by farmers on tractors has delighted many Ukrainians. It's just one of the ways local farmers are fighting back against Russia's invasion.

Respected NSW District Court Judge Peter Zahra dies suddenly after suffering a stroke, just days after overseeing the start of the trial of Guy Sebastian's ex-manager.

The Bureau of Meteorology says the coastal trough could bring cumulative three-day totals of between 200-400 mm for the Burdekin and into the central coast.