LawConnect skipper Christian Beck says the key to winning line honours of the Sydney to Hobart again will be to let his professional sailors do the work.

Nick Kyrgios will team up with Novak Djokovic at the Brisbane International after crediting the former world number one for motivating his return from serious injury.

A magnitude-7.4 earthquake has struck Vanuatu, 37km off the coast of Port Vila. A tsunami warning was in place, but has since been cleared. Follow live.

Images of widespread damage are emerging from Vanuatu after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck near the capital, Port Vila.

A US Senate investigation finds "shockingly" high levels of debilitating injuries and safety conditions made impossible to follow.

Ukraine's military intelligence agency and the Pentagon say about 30 North Korean troops were killed or wounded during a battle with the Ukrainian army. 

The Victorian government has pledged to introduce a raft of new restrictions on protesters, including banning protests from being held near places of worship.

Heartbroken relatives are paying tribute to an "inquisitive, car-loving" 10-year-old Victorian boy who died in a car boot during a game of hide-and-seek on Sunday. 

A judge has rejected Donald Trump's bid to have his "hush money" conviction dismissed on the basis of the US Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.

Chrystia Freeland, who is also finance minister, left cabinet on Monday after clashing with Mr Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible Trump tariffs.

It is the eighth of nine recent high court decisions that have ruled against Japan's ban on same-sex marriage.

It follows a historic no-confidence vote against former prime minister Michel Barnier in the National Assembly.

A list of seven requests has been issued to the Commonwealth by NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro to tackle recent violent crime in Alice Springs. It includes a call for Centrelink payments to be distributed on days when takeaway alcohol sales are banned in the outback town.

An investigation by a Queensland police organised crime squad has led to the arrests of three Australian soldiers, all aged 23 and living in Townsville.

The 50-year-old man was banned in March 2023 but his relationship to the prince has only come to light in a written ruling released on Thursday.

Film star Allu Arjun, 42, was arrested on Friday a week and a half after his appearance at the screening in early December allegedly prompted a stampede by fans that crushed a woman to death.

Reece Whitby's decision to overturn a number of proposed restrictions on South32's Worsley Alumina mine disappoints locals who banded together to oppose the project.

Pregnant nurse Teagan Beeby felt "pure fear" when she was told about midwifery roster cuts at her workplace.

According to the White House, FBI and Homeland Security there is no evidence that drone sightings reported in New Jersey posed national security or safety threats.

Energy analysts say the Coalition's nuclear plan will be more expensive, burn more carbon, result in a smaller economy, and be more disruptive than Peter Dutton claims.