Australian economist Sean Turnell has been sentenced to three years in a Myanmar jail for violating the country's official state secrets act.

Anthony Koletti tells an inquest he did not delay making a missing person's report about his wife Melissa Caddick so she had time to get away from police.

The storm plunged Cuba into darkness with an island-wide blackout, and winds reached 250 km/h as it hit Florida. 

New data show annual inflation was 6.8 per cent in August, down from 7 per cent in July.

Resources Minister Madeleine King says she does not need to pull the so-called "gas trigger" and restrict gas exports after producers agreed to provide additional gas to avoid a shortfall on the east coast next year.

US rapper Coolio — who achieved enormous success with his 1995 hit Gangsta's Paradise — has died aged 59, his manager says.

Scott returns to the AFL coaching ranks, as the Bombers finally settle on a replacement Ben Rutten, who was sacked last month.

The report, undertaken earlier this year, showed AFLW players had lower levels of satisfaction with all measures of workplace culture compared to AFL men's players.

An alleged associate of the Alameddine criminal network is accused of roles in planned hits on two high-ranking members of the Hamze family in as many months in Sydney, a court hears.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Pfizer's paediatric dose of its COVID vaccine for children aged between six months and five years old. 

An independent report commissioned by ERA suggests that the company could pay for the rehabilitation of one mine site by establishing another.

Rhinos were poached to near extinction in Zimbabwe. Now a private wildlife park is re-introducing them to places they haven't trod in decades.

Whoever is behind suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea pipes should be prosecuted for war crimes, a Stanford University climate scientist says. 

Hurricane Ian has ploughed into Florida's Gulf Coast, assaulting the state with howling winds, torrential rain and a treacherous surge of ocean surf.

Best known for his hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise', rapper Coolio has died. He was 59.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Pacific Island nations have agreed to a "new partnership" with the United States on day one of the leaders' summit and suggests all 12 countries are onboard to sign a historic US-Pacific declaration...

SA Police say public tip-offs regarding the 2020 death of Angela Berecz, which was first judged not to be suspicious, are pushing their investigation forward.

An Albany man's quick thinking helped get his family out unharmed, but they now face a tough search for a new home during a rental crisis.

For the first time in Australian history, the highest court in the land will be dominated by female justices from the middle of October, after the appointment of Jayne Jagot to the bench. 

The AFL Players' Association is calling for a review of how the industry manages racial incidents following the release of a concerning report.

An Aboriginal land council on the NSW south coast lodges an emergency application to stop the surface excavation of graves in a former churchyard slated for development.

John and Roxlyn Bowie's only living child has told a court she witnessed her father being violent towards her mother.

Tens of thousands of people are eagerly waiting to welcome the new arrivals, but their natural father won't be there to watch on. He disappeared after a savage dispute in Federation Square.

Twelve people who suffered injuries in a trackside explosion of flames at a motorsport festival in Alice Springs have settled federal court action, with the judge saying the amount was "fair and reasonable".

It's not everyday you get the chance to play a 200-year-old presidential crystal flute while twerking on stage – unless you're Lizzo. Here's how the historical moment came about.