Prime Minister Scott Morrison uses the Liberal Party's campaign launch in Brisbane to announce a plan to allow first home buyers to use their superannuation to purchase a property.

Though Andrew Symonds longed to live a simple life, his cricket career was never straightforward. But few cricketers of his generation were as widely beloved as the man they called Roy.

Tributes from friends and fans flow after the former Australian all-rounder was killed in a single-vehicle crash outside Townsville on Saturday night.

When the value of money changes, it doesn't change equally for everyone, writes Gareth Hutchens

Australia's former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes is calling for immediate change after he says he was discriminated against as he tried to go through Adelaide Airport security.

A man is shot dead by police after he refuses to drop his gun during a siege in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.

Russian forces focus their attacks on the Donbas region as Ukraine's forces switch to a counteroffensive, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Moscow's soldiers are trying to salvage some kind of victory.

Fresh from a late-campaign image reboot, Scott Morrison, behind in the pools and with flailing personal popularity, uses his campaign launch to elevate those who will serve alongside him, hoping to pull off another unexpected election win,...

With the country in middle of an election campaign, a war raging in Ukraine and cost of living rising, COVID-19 has dropped off the radar for some Australians. But experts say the number of daily cases and deaths is "extraordinary".  ...

NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole says the 11-kilometre tunnel between Blackheath and Little Hartley is part of a broader upgrade that will knock 30 minutes off the commute between Katoomba and Lithgow.

Thousands of people have trekked through mud deep enough to lose a gumboot in to see big-name musicians at a free flood relief concert in devastated Northern NSW.

Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra wins the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 193 points ahead of the competition with their folk-hip-hop performance of Stefania.

Sheldon Riley's performance at the 2022 Eurovision grand final was looked upon favourably by the national juries voting in the song contest. But in order to come out on top, the public needs to like you too.

An 18-year-old has been charged with murder after a shooting at a supermarket in a predominantly black neighbourhood in New York state that has left at least 10 people dead.

The "Pink House" in Jackson has been fighting for safe, legal abortion for more than a decade. It's now at the centre of a once-in-a-generation legal stoush, with consequences that will shake the foundation of American life.

Eliza, her husband, and three children have just returned from three years teaching English and running a workshop in the Central Asian country. And they can't wait to go back.

With a busy 2022 schedule still ahead, the new-look Hockeyroos record a 2-1 victory over the Black Sticks in the final match of the series in New Zealand.

A rough season for West Coast is only getting tougher as the unbeaten Demons come to Perth, hungry to keep their streak alive. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

Magic Round concludes with the Wests Tigers-North Queensland encounter. Earlier, the Sydney Roosters and Canberra Raiders registered victories. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

Seizing the opulent superyachts of Vladimir Putin's nearest and dearest is a move designed to cut off the Russian leader from his wealthy friends, but in the case of the Amadea, it's the tiny island nation of Fiji that's wearing the cost. ...

Talking points about inflation and interest rates delivered by politicians on mammoth salaries feel far removed from the reality of the cost of living crisis on the ground, as hundreds of new people turn to food banks to survive, writes Maan...

For decades scientists have speculated about various uses for hundreds of ancient conical vessels unearthed throughout the Middle East. Australian researchers believe at least one of them was a hand grenade.

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

The belief in unending progress and utopian visions leads us to freedom and democracy, but it also leads to the gulag and the gas chamber, writes Stan Grant.

When Airbnb launched in Australia 10 years ago, it popularised short-stay accommodation and changed rental markets in Australia's capital cities. Is it time for regulation?