Jenny West's evidence sheds more light on the appointment of former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro to the position of senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas. Here are five key moments from today's parliamentary inquiry h...

When Solomon Islands' government switched to China, a crack in the country's foundations was wedged open.    

A Melbourne man accused of the brutal slaying of two Victorian police officers has left prison for the first time in decades after being acquitted of their murders.

Aerial Images show significant damage to suburbs in Sydney's south-west after they were ravaged by floodwaters.

Mothers-to-be in the New South Wales Riverina town of Deniliquin fear giving birth on the side of the road due to a shortage of midwives.

The period of time in which a COVID-positive person is considered immune after infection may be slashed from 12 weeks to 28 days following a recommendation by Australia's top public health officers. 

An international airline has left a South Australian mother feeling "helpless, hopeless and alone" after losing luggage that contains life-saving medication for her 13-year-old son.

Leaders of Sri Lanka's protest movement say they will occupy the residences of the President and Prime Minister until the political leaders finally quit office, with economists describing the movement as a critical crossroads in the nation's...

The field of candidates to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader becomes even more crowded, with 11 MPs now vying for support.

Authorities are managing the outbreak on the Coral Princess as cases around the state near 41,000. 

Queensland gets its first confirmed case of monkeypox, but authorities say the public health risk is very low.

The judge presiding over Chris Dawson's trial says he will deliver his decision on whether the former school teacher killed his wife Lynette "relatively quickly" — but it won't be tomorrow.

The executive who missed out on NSW's plum New York trade role tells a parliamentary inquiry it was made clear the job 'would be a present for someone', before former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro was hired. 

When Liz Hall saw a photo of three horses waist-deep in floodwaters, covered in heavy rugs and trapped by fencing, she asked Facebook, "How on Earth is this OK?". Then she took action. 

Nick Kyrgios knows he was running up a big mountain to try to beat Novak Djokovic — namely Everest — but he also knows he was just oh so close.

A family describe the traumatic moment their dog turned on them in a violent attack that ended with the animal shot dead by police at their Baldivis home.

The actions of Portland doctor Abraham Stephanson, who told his patients he needed money to help his sick dad, have been described by a judge as "very cynical" after he spent the cash on gambling instead.

As towns and suburbs continue to go under water, experts say Australia is at a critical moment where the choices made now will determine whether the misery will be repeated for generations to come.

Europe is on edge as Russia plans a shutdown of the gas pipeline that supplies much of the continent, so what does it mean for prices and future supply?

Surging costs for everyday grocery items and fresh food, exorbitant prices for fuel and, to top it all off, pretty much every expert you listen to will tell you worse, far worse, is at hand when it comes to interest rates, writes Ian Verren...

Financially, times are pretty tough — and they're not expected to get better any time soon. So, with millions of Australians feeling the pinch, how can we prepare for any financially tough times ahead? We asked three experts.

The man arrested for Shinzo Abe's killing spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, as police reveal what was motivating him, and neighbours tell of his demeanour in the days before the incident.

Two of the five silver gulls that survived a "major wildlife incident" where more than 100 were struck by cars on a low-lying coastal road are released into the wild after receiving treatment.

Australian swimming great Michael Klim reveals he cannot walk without assistance due to a rare auto-immune disorder that has left him with little or no sensation in his feet. 

Anyone aged under 18 will now need an adult to accompany them if they want to go to the popular music festival, held near Byron Bay, later this month.