A paramedic refused to force entry into a patient's home, despite assurance from a carer that the man was inside and in need of assistance, an inquest hears.

PNG's entry into the NRL is expected to be announced in Sydney late next week, with Australia injecting $600 million to support the Port Moresby-based team.

A 69-year-old man dies and another is rushed to hospital after they were crushed by a wall that collapsed at a construction site in Inglewood.

The Northern Territory government has agreed to pay redress to victims of child sexual abuse in sporting institutions, ending a stalemate between states, territories and the federal government.

Police say two children under the age of 10 are believed to have broken into the reptile park, killing two turtles and injuring four others.  

The search for a grandmother who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in Pennsylvania is now a recovery effort after two days of digging through mud and rock.

The former partner of a popular social media influencer is found guilty of murdering his mother as part of a plan to claim life insurance policies he had taken out on her.

Ukraine says the body of a mayor captured by Russian forces at the start of their invasion has been returned, while its security service has detained a 16-year-old girl accused of helping Moscow orchestrate an air strike.

The property investor and social media influencer regularly holds cash and prize giveaways on his social media to subscribed members of his rewards club.

At least two people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, which Lebanon's state security says is a "flagrant violation" of the truce.

The Philippine navy and air force were dispatched to monitor the submarine as it moved through the contested area.

The stampede broke out on Sunday afternoon at the stadium in the city of Nzerekore during the final of a local tournament.

The 87-year-old actor reveals he has left his role as Harold Bishop on Neighbours after being diagnosed with a "very aggressive" form of cancer.

Scientists in New Zealand have begun dissecting what is considered the rarest whale in the world, a species so elusive that only seven of the animals have ever been documented.

A national company appears to walk back a reported notice to venue managers about celebrating Australia Day on January 26, saying in a statement its comments caused "concern and confusion".  

Another heatwave is predicted across Australia this week, as the weather bureau confirms the nation just sizzled through its hottest spring on record.

Travis Head is confident Australia can work its way back into the series against India and says there is no sign of a feud between the team's batters and bowlers.

There's pressure on the government to fund and build more social and affordable housing, with one insider describing the shortage as "extremely severe".

A Liberal National Party MP has told federal parliament "you cannot possibly compare" women who work in childcare with men who work in construction during a debate about gender pay equity.

The dream of a grand slam may be over, but the Wallabies can still finish their Northern Hemisphere tour on a positive note with a victory over Ireland in Dublin. Follow live.