Detectives investigating a sexual assault scandal engulfing the Sydney Swans have been told some players paid female adult entertainers to consume drugs off their bodies.

Police have confirmed the body of a woman believed to be missing bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found after an eight-day search in the NSW Southern Highlands.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she has 'no confidence' in the IDF investigation that cleared Israeli soldiers of criminal wrongdoing in the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom.

A government program that helps older people with shopping and transport has been extended until 2029 after ongoing uncertainty about its future. 

The Office of Public Prosecutors says the judge presiding over Patterson's murder trial erred when he allowed for the possibility of the mushroom killer getting parole one day.

Hui Ka Yan, who had faced eight charges including misuse of funds and illegally taking public deposits, pleaded guilty in April, following China Evergrande's collapse five years ago after a quarter of a century in operation.

Researchers say the manosphere has gone mainstream as young men who were suckered into the space reveal how they were recruited into the space.

Three mass bird mortality events believed to be linked to the H5N1 avian flu strain have been recorded on islands off SA. In a separate event, more than two dozen penguins have been found dead in Tasmania, with testing now underway. 

This week Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie shared her health struggles while the government and Coalition were busy making deals and One Nation launched a debate about cigarettes.

While a move to London now brings Meghan and Harry in closer proximity to the royal family, it does not solve the Windsor's complicated dynamics or the deep rift between two brothers.

An aid worker says it will be a "miracle" to find people alive under the rubble after a mine collapse in Central African Republic.

Alan Jones's defence lawyers have accused one of the veteran broadcaster's alleged assault victims of confiding in two men who "hated" Mr Jones as part of a workplace "beef" at commercial radio station 2GB.

Customers left in the lurch when a Chinese electric vehicle giant terminated its exclusive agreement with an Australian company now have more certainty, but it's been a hard for many.

Officially, Natalie Harp is Donald Trump's "executive assistant" and "special assistant". But in some Washington circles, she is less kindly known as his "human printer".

As our ute hurtled along a steep track onto an isolated beach, I finally understood why a grab bar up above the front seat passenger is nicknamed the 'Oh sh*t handle'. Welcome to Augusta's take-no-prisoners approach to life.

A visit to a regenerative farm in California sent fashion journalist Lucianne Tonti down a rabbit hole that led her to the witch hunts of the early modern period.

Loosely based on Anthony Bourdain's memoir Kitchen Confidential, Tony sees the future legend mess up his first gig in a commercial kitchen.

The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.  

Australia's unemployment rate hits 4.5pc in July, the highest level in the post-COVID era, reducing the chance of another rate hike in September.

The premier denied there have been threats to cut investment in vital services, including for homelessness and child safety.

The witness, a Sydney researcher, questioned Israel's right to exist and was quizzed on her views comparing zionism to violent extremism.

Former South Australian Supreme Court chief justice Christopher Kourakis will head the royal commission into corruption in the state's construction sector.

Police say an elderly South Australian couple missing in north-west Tasmania have been found safe with minor injuries in the Dial Range area.

Former political staffer Fiona Brown has received $1.48 million in a settlement from the Commonwealth over claims she was made a scapegoat in the fallout from Brittany Higgins's rape allegation.

Tasmania's government says its proposed gun reform legislation strikes the right balance and will result in a significant uplift in community safety — but critics say the laws are a "betrayal" and won't make Tasmania safer.