Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong asks Optus to cover the passport application fees for anyone affected by last week's massive data breach.

Thinking about changing your licence number, passport, or Medicare details since the Optus data breach? Here's the latest information.

As Russian men line up for kilometres at border crossings to avoid President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation efforts, some have reportedly been issued draft notices at the Georgian border.

Four-time AFL premiership coach Alastair Clarkson releases a second statement addressing Hawthorn's alleged mistreatment of First Nations players during his time in charge of the club.

Jane Hume says her father's decision to die under Victoria's voluntary assisted dying laws profoundly altered her view on territory rights.

As people rush to fill up ahead of tonight's fuel excise increase, a Victorian service station runs out of diesel and operators across the country report long queues.

A draft joint declaration being negotiated by the United States and Pacific Island countries outlines intensifying American security cooperation with the region and declares climate change is the "greatest existential threat" to the Pacific...

The "distressed" husband of accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick is stood down from giving evidence after becoming "confused" by questions asked to him at an inquest into her disappearance.

An inquest into the police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker was today adjourned, after the coroner heard concerns of a potential conflict of interest. 

A complaint from a resident of one of Sydney's richest suburbs about a boat trailer making it hard for a crane to deliver construction supplies sparks a furious response.

With the UK government fighting off fears of a recession, the British pound tumbled against the US dollar this week. Here's why stock markets are concerned and what it means for Australia.

Hail has been reported up and down the NSW Mid North Coast and at Penrith in western Sydney, with the most intense hail between Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.

A dam wall in the Adelaide Hills town of Echunga is still at risk of collapsing, with residents facing at least another 24 hours away from their homes.

Hilaree Nelson, 49, was one of the world's most successful climbers, having conducted more than 40 expeditions over a two-decade-plus career.

Legislation to create a National Anti-Corruption Commission has been introduced to parliament, with some crossbenchers already flagging they will push for changes to provide greater scrutiny.

The Greens will establish a new Senate inquiry to look at how easy or hard it is for people to access abortion services and contraception in Australia — particularly those living in regional and remote areas.

Annastacia Palaszczuk announces a higher renewable energy target as part of the state's 10-year energy plan that she says will support 100,000 jobs.

Bubbles are churning up from the Baltic sea bed after a suspicious gas leak in a pipeline running from Russia to Germany. What do we know so far, and what impact could it have on Europe's energy supply and the environment?

Pro-Moscow officials say residents in four occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated vote that has been dismissed by the US and its Western allies as illegitimate.

The deal is the first known major international economic agreement struck by the Taliban since its return to power more than a year ago, and could help to ease the Islamist movement's international isolation.

A Papua New Guinea government minister and top justice officials have revealed "extreme" frustrations with Australia, accusing it of harbouring a Cairns resident wanted for one of the biggest alleged frauds in the country's legal history. ...

It is the most expensive sheep bought since 1989, when $450,000 was spent on a merino.

MONA's owner gets "carried away" and buys an A4 sheet of Bowie's handwritten lyrics for display in museum's library. 

The royal couple carry out their first Welsh visit since becoming the Prince and Princess of Wales. They inherited the titles following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

A court has been told that Roxlyn Bowie was killed by her husband 40 years ago while living in outback New South Wales so he could assume an "unfettered relationship" with another woman.