The government has reversed a controversial decision by the previous government to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says she does not "quite understand" the reasons behind the Bureau of Meteorology's rebranding exercise and is seeking urgent advice about the cost of the move.

David Farnhill's vineyard is awash with debris, but with more rain on the way he doubts there's any point trying to clean it up.

A woman had already evacuated Echuca, in Victoria's north, when someone took 300 sandbags protecting her property. But after a call for help was posted on Facebook, dozens of strangers came to their neighbour's aid.  

Ukraine says two Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant staff members have been seized by Russian forces, as energy infrastructure near Kyiv is attacked by missiles.

Both crew members survived after their Su-34 bomber came down in the port city of Yeysk when one of its engines caught fire during take-off for a training mission.

The United Firefighters Union will open a ballot to vote on whether to hold a strike, which could ground the entire country's aviation industry.

Prosecutors and defence lawyers in the case of Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House in 2019, finish summing up their case to the jury.

The Reserve Bank reveals its recent decision to slow down interest rate increases was "finely balanced" and explains the process by which it arrives at its monthly decisions.

Lee Hsien Loong meets with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra for annual talks, where the green economy, national security and the regional response to the ongoing military crackdown in Myanmar were discussed, but not Australia's a...

Some British media are now gambling on embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss having a shorter shelf life than a fresh lettuce — just five days — after the utter failure of her mini-budget.

As Neil Heywood lay dying from cyanide poisoning, he could not have known the plot to kill him would shake the Chinese Communist Party to its core and dramatically alter the rule of Xi Jinping. 

A day before Beijing was expected to publish some of its weakest quarterly growth, the release of figures along with other economic data has been delayed without explanation.

Minister David Elliott claims the NSW government will seek to recoup the millions of dollars it's set to potentially lose in the latest round of industrial action.

Issac Martin says he was left "appalled and offended" but hoped the social media post by a rival influencer would be a one-off incident, but they continued.

The nation farewells legendary Aboriginal actor Uncle Jack Charles, with mourners paying tribute to the late 79-year-old's strength, wisdom and cheeky sense of humour.

NSW politics veteran Fred Nile announces his retirement from parliament at age 88.

A powerful parliamentary committee recommends a former Nationals MP accused of child sex offences be suspended from parliament for the rest of the year.

Two men are airlifted to Broome Hospital after an incident off the remote Kimberley coastline in Western Australia where a crocodile has been reported launching itself at boats.

A WA judge tells a private school-educated man, whose protracted crime spree culminated in the brutal bashing of a 65-year-old good Samaritan, he "wasted" opportunities to get his life back on track.

A planned review of the NDIS will be brought forward to this year, with the federal government promising to work closely alongside people with disability.

The man involved in a hit and run which killed a 15-year-old boy in Darwin last year has apologised to the victims family, pleading guilty in the Darwin Supreme Court on Tuesday.

A proposal has been introduced to reform child sexual abuse laws in Queensland, after a push from advocates and survivors.  

A coroner has provided an update on the investigation into the Tasmanian school jumping castle tragedy in which six children died at an end-of-school celebration event in December last year.

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard Constable Rolfe failed to disclose to police a fine received for "violent behaviour" or declare disciplinary matters with the Australian Defence Force.