Joe Root is closing in on what would be the first Ashes century of his career to come on Australian soil but watches quick wickets fall at the other end. Follow live.

A group of six Chinese nationals are detained by authorities after two of their group were found in WA's remote Kalumburu community by an off-duty police officer.

Nationally, there is a teacher shortage and one of the measures used to fill the gap is using undergraduates, but that too can have long-lasting impacts.

A mammoth year in politics ended with a focus on what is worrying most Australians ahead of Christmas: the cost of living. 

The High Court of Australia agrees to hear a special case brought by two teenagers challenging the federal government's upcoming social media ban for Australians under 16.

A rare set of conjoined twins are being urgently airlifted from Papua New Guinea to Australia, with doctors recommending they be separated as soon as possible.

Richard Marles says the government has received the Pentagon's much-anticipated review into the $368 billion AUKUS submarine pact, declaring Washington is "fully supportive" of the deal.

A shack has burnt down in a bushfire in Dolphin Sands on Tasmania's east coast, where residents are currently being warned it is too late to leave.

China is ending a decades-long tax exemption on contraceptives to push up its birth rate. Experts say the change could leave women and young people more vulnerable.

A sports aficionado whose baritone voice earned him the nickname "Big Daddy", Higgins read the news on Channel Nine, the ABC and a slew of radio stations over the course of his 57 years in the media.

Little St James is commonly referred to "Epstein Island" and according to attorneys for his accusers, the island was the site of many crimes committed against underage girls.

The Coalition seizes on meeting notes from June to claim the government is working to return Australian children and partners of Islamic State fighters. 

Bruce Lehrmann has changed his plea to guilty and been sentenced for one count of using a vehicle without the consent of the owner.

A Tiwi Islands man who murdered 23-year-old Bangladeshi student Md Isfaqur Rahman during a Darwin home invasion in 2023 has been sentenced to life behind bars.   

Drivers have been stuck in Sydney's M4 tunnel for several hours over fears part of its concrete roofing could tumble onto traffic.

Health experts say tighter regulations around pregnancy supplements are needed as newer brands replace folic acid — a key nutrient shown to prevent birth defects — with a lesser-studied alternative.

Today marks the unofficial start of the teen social media ban. Here's everything you need to know.

With Australia's fertility rate at a new low and concerns about its economic impact on the future, the former treasurer behind the early 2000s baby boom says all options should be on the table to encourage more children.

Peter Scammell, who is facing a murder charge over the death of his partner Katrina Hawker five years ago, was granted bail just over 24 hours after being extradited from Victoria.

Leaders of international Jewish communities have walked through the debris of an Melbourne synagogue a year after it was firebombed as two accused men faced court.

The judge presiding over the trial of Rajwinder Singh, accused of the 2018 murder of Toyah Cordingley, is summing up the case before the jury goes out to deliberate.

The annual showcase of the year's top political cartoons has opened at Old Parliament House in Canberra, depicting the biggest national and global events with satire and wit.

Parents at a South Australian school say they have been left in the dark about photos taken by a principal during a school camp.

Two of the UK's leading groups for women and girls will stop offering membership to trans women in the aftermath of a Supreme Court ruling.

Despite holding a commanding position, Anthony Albanese knows the global trend of sliding trust in government isn't one to be taken lightly.