The White House announces the US first lady helped broker a local ceasefire on humanitarian grounds in the Ukrainian town as Washington sends mixed messages on Starshield. 

Rain and storms are forecast to extend across more than half the country this weekend as two separate weather systems collide over the east.

A plan for a national Airbnb host blackout is on the cards as anger erupts over the company's crackdown on guest check-out chores.

The federal government thinks it's on a winner by aggressively driving the country towards AI, but it may have a big job ahead convincing voters of the benefits.

Once known as a passionate environmentalist, neighbours and family say Brendan Nugent became increasingly isolated in the years before Monday's alleged attack.

In a region struggling through conflict on many fronts, there is a fear that the upcoming Israeli election could have enormous flow-on effects for the entire Middle East.

The first flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast may take an hour and 20 minutes, but passengers embarking on that voyage will be completing a journey that began 80 years ago.

Kenyan world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir, who won this year's Sydney marathon by 3 minutes, receives a provisional doping ban after a positive test for EPO.

The manager of German football giant Bayern Munich, Vincent Kompany, is taken to hospital after collapsing while watching a training session.

Tonga's win over Lebanon kicked off what's expected to be a lopsided weekend in the Rugby League World Cup but there's still something to be gained amid the blow-outs. 

An Indian woman has been racing against the clock to settle her deceased brother's estate before her visa expires. 

Advocates say victims of crime are waiting more than a year for assistance, while footing counselling and medical bills themselves.

There is one main reason backpackers take on the tough jobs in regional Australia, and it is about to disappear.

Peter Barton took years pondering whether to sign over a block of his western NSW property to a conservation agreement, but did it for his grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

When a company goes into liquidation, the question every creditor wants answered is simple: Am I going to get my money back?

A 2009 performance by the comedian at London's Hammersmith Apollo theatre, and what allegedly happened in the days that followed, has been the subject of much evidence at his rape trial this week.

Tonga and Samoa, once regarded as minnows of rugby league, are now top-drawer attractions at the Rugby League World Cup.

Kelli Owen underwent kidney dialysis for three years before receiving a transplant, but says different attitudes to Aboriginal healthcare could have shortened that timeline.

Laws that ban any attempt to change, suppress or eradicate a person's sexual or gender identity are about to be debated in Tasmania. So, what is — and what isn't — so-called conversion therapy?

Days into the landmark case, the public has already learned an accused double murderer was illegally deported in 2023. And there is still more to come.

Some anglers competing in a major fishing competition at Cardwell are frustrated by limited access to a port that never recovered from cyclone damage in 2011.