The trial of Bruce Lehrmann, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of raping his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019, continues in the ACT.

A Thai official confirmed to Reuters that the gunman also killed his wife and child during the incident on Thursday afternoon, before killing himself.

Mr Sogavare says Solomon Islands and Australia are proud members of the Pacific family that share a deep and enduring history.

Former tax officer Richard Boyle tells a South Australian court of some of the alleged directives he disagreed with while working at the ATO, including one he was worried would cause suicide and death "on a massive scale".

Adam Bandt says he is satisfied with his party's updated complaints processes, despite mounting pressure on it about its workplace culture after allegations levelled at two senators.

A 19-year-old Sydney man is charged after allegedly using information obtained during last month’s Optus data breach to blackmail people.

Police say a 19-year-old man was working through a list of 10,200 customer records leaked online last week, but none of the 93 people he texted paid the ransom he demanded. 

The lease required Russia to build an embassy within three years, but, after 11 years, only a small consular building is finished.

Vladimir Putin orders a state-controlled nuclear operator to take over running Europe's largest nuclear power plant, in Ukraine's south, as his military struggles to control annexed territory.

A yacht club says polluted water has been discharged into a dolphin sanctuary for years. The calls for answers have grown louder after eight dolphin deaths in the area in the past two years.

NSW Police say they were called to Maitland Vale, about 10 kilometres north of Maitland around 4:20pm.

Less than a month ago, Zayne died in hospital at 23 months of age. His parents say their concerns about the toddler's condition were dismissed by medical staff and they believe his care at Monash Children's Hospital was lacking.

A south-west Sydney mother has been charged with the manslaughter death of her autistic son after allegedly providing him with insufficient food and medical treatment.

A protester who ran on the field during a nationally televised NFL game files a police complaint against a Los Angeles Rams player for crash-tackling him — see how his run came to an end. 

For three years, April Young couch surfed and worked minimum wage jobs after becoming homeless. After learning life skills at a refuge, she's bought a house of her own.

More than a few eyebrows were raised at the weekend when it was reported a staggering 433 people won the jackpot of a government-backed lottery in the Philippines. But it isn't as implausible as you'd think, writes Stephen Woodcock. 

If your personal details have been exposed as a result of the Optus data breach and you don't know where to begin, here are some steps you can take now and into the future to protect yourself. 

As regions across eastern Australia prepare for flooding, heavy rainfall has been welcome for some outback communities in far west NSW.

Commissioner Katarina Carroll says she made multiple complaints about incidents of sexual harassment in the 1980s and 1990s.

"Bloody ludicrous, gutless, and rude" is how residents are describing plans to develop the world's biggest pumped hydro project in the Land of Clouds.

A bad season and high costs have left Griffith grower Vito Mancini with no other choice.

Shannon Fentiman says an independent review highlighted "major failings" and made very serious findings that adversely affect Star's character, integrity and honesty.

The Albanese government says the interim wage rise shows it is committed to "be better" than its predecessor when bargaining with its workforce.

As Iran's "Feminist Revolution" enters a third week of street protests against the authoritarian Islamist regime, renowned screen and movie stars from around the world have begun to cut their hair in solidarity. 

A former writer and producer on the popular US comedy show Scrubs is facing multiple counts of sexual assault, five years to the day since the #MeToo movement forced Hollywood into a very public reckoning.