Thousands of people in the Philippines began living off play-to-earn video games, then it all came crashing down.

The corporate watchdog's lead investigator into Melissa Caddick's alleged Ponzi scheme tells an inquest she does not feel responsible for the accused fraudster's death and was "doing her job".

The home affairs minister says blame lies with Optus for a security breach affecting millions of Australians, as the company follows her call to offer free services to monitor customer accounts for fraud.

Six people have been killed and 20 more wounded after a gunman opened fire at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk, according to Russian news outlets. 

Surfers risked big fines — and their lives — by attempting to untangle the 8-metre-long whale off the Gold Coast before an official rescue team arrived, according to authorities.

Grant Alec Coleman, 42, from South West Rocks has been charged with assault causing death and intentionally choking a person after the alleged incident outside the South West Rocks Country Club.

A former anti-corruption watchdog employee has pleaded guilty to unauthorised disclosure of information after posting a Snapchat video while working as an executive assistant.

Sharon Graham's former partner Barry Collins tells the court she told him she thought "someone was going to get hurt" whilst clearing land, as the Supreme Court trial continues.

Peter Skeen, 20, was shot six times by officers who said he threatened them with a spear during an incident in Palmerston earlier this year.

The home where Melissa Caddick was last seen has been listed by prestige auction house Sotheby's, but inspecting the property alone will come with a hefty price tag. 

Jupiter was already going to appear bigger and brighter thanks to a phenomenon that happens every 13 months, but NASA says the view will be "extraordinary" this time because it coincides with another celestial event.

If an asteroid was hurtling towards Earth, like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, could we stop it? That's what NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (or DART) is trying to work out.

Paralympian and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley is appointed the new chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency.

Despite a slight uptick, the unemployment rate in Australia is still at record lows. But for many, one job simply isn't enough to keep up with the rising cost of living.

A urologist who was fined for "professional misconduct" four years ago in Western Australia, but allowed to continue working in Queensland, has been suspended amid another investigation.

A woman remains in a critical condition in hospital after she was struck by the Rebel Coaster ride at Melbourne Royal Show on Sunday.

At least two people are missing and three others have been injured in Guatemala after two giant sinkholes open.

For over a decade, Mick Tisbury fought to expose the extent of an alarming chemical contamination scandal. Then, with no medical training, the firefighter found an ingenious solution to help those who’d been exposed.

As thousands look to leave Russia following Vladimir Putin's troop mobilisation, European nations are divided on whether to welcome those fleeing the draft.

Demonstrations continue over the death of a young Iranian woman while in police custody, amid warnings that protesters are facing a "spiralling deadly response from security forces".

The month-long saga has cast a shadow over the game since Magnus Carlsen first alluded to possible cheating by young rival Hans Niemann.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the family of Uncle Jack Charles has accepted a state funeral, which will be held at the prestigious Hamer Hall on October 18.

A powerful typhoon slams into the north-eastern Philippines, killing six people and leaving parts of the country underwater.

Planned concerts in Poland by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters are cancelled after his comments on the war in Ukraine cause a storm of criticism.

President Vladimir Putin says he will defend Russia's territory with every means at his disposal, and it's put the threat of nuclear war back into focus.