The four Australian women who have come home from a Syrian detention camp say they are willing to do whatever it takes to keep the community safe.

Hundred of people have attended an event to honour Perth teenager Cassius Turvey, who is being remembered as a kind, caring and responsible boy.  

With Vladimir Putin's forces in trouble in Ukraine, the Kremlin's ability to exert influence over post-Soviet states is being put to the test, driving some allies to seek other powerful relationships in Central Asia.

A group of Chinese language teachers allege they are owed unpaid wages and entitlements for work over decades due to a "grey area" of Victoria's education system.

More men need to take an active role in turning the tide of violence against women, according to sociologist Michael Flood, who says they can start by calling out their mates' poor behaviour.

Business tycoon Chakrapong "Anne" Chakrajutathib has been outspoken about her experience as a transgender woman.

The European Union strikes a deal to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and combat climate change.

English galloper Deauville Legend is set to run a clear-cut favourite in Tuesday's great race, but who will be the toughest to beat? Explore our interactive form guide to the horses set to line up in the 162nd Melbourne Cup.

Since fighting increased after a series of Palestinian attacks earlier in the year, there has been "a spike in fatal violence", UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland says.

Missed out on the saga that was Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition? Here's what you need to know.

A koala conference in NSW, held with the aim of building pressure ahead of next year's state election, also heard from an Indigenous conservationist who says cultural practices will play a key role in staving off extinction.

Mark Millis and Warren Nichol started Flavorite as part of a quest to grow a tastier tomato. Almost 30 years on, their sons are growing their empire and enjoying the fruits of their labour.

Melbourne miss the AFLW minor premiership by just one point as they gear up for the finals with a 78-point demolition of West Coast.

The first group of Australian women and children held in a detention camp in north-east Syria since the fall of the Islamic State group in 2019 has been successfully repatriated. 

Get ready for a cold start to next month, when parts of south-east Australia are predicted to see snow at this time of year for the first time since 2008.

Meet Miriam. She's the "typical Aussie", juggling a family, a part-time job and a growing pile of bills. Not one policy in the budget's five-point plan for cost of living relief will help her now — but for millions like her, crunch tim...

After a decade of covering the ACT courts, Elizabeth Byrne says the public and media interest in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, and, in turn, his accuser Brittany Higgins, has been unprecedented. 

An Australian-born osteopath is jailed for 34 years in the UK after using her medical dissection skills to decapitate a friend she murdered in an "evil" attempt to inherit her estate. 

Parts of the country that have not flooded for years are underwater as authorities send heavy machinery and additional rescue crews to the area described as "ground zero".

An inquiry into abortion and reproductive healthcare services in the Canberra region hears people find it difficult to access the service.

In the same week that an Aboriginal boy died after he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time" and the federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton has said he's concerned about the welfare of Indigenous children, writes Dana Morse.

Russian forces in occupied Kherson are stealing medical equipment and ambulances in a bid to make the area uninhabitable, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. 

Red crab migration season has kicked off on Christmas Island — and experts say it could be one of the biggest in years, with up to 65 million crustaceans making the journey.

After the Optus and Medibank hacks, cyber security experts suggest looking at a mostly secure system used overseas that is more convenient and does not leave a trail of personal identity data behind online.

For decades after the Price family hosted Prince Charles on their remote West Australian property, they kept in touch with the now King.