Australia was among a number of other Western countries that did not attend Vladimir Putin's presidential inauguration due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Ukraine's primary internal security agency says it has detained two men over an alleged Russian plot to assassinate president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Alleged attempted murder victim Ross Tighe, who has post-traumatic stress disorder, will have to face questioning at the trial of the man accused of killing his mother, stepfather and brother in Queensland in 2022.

Proposed powers to make deporting certain non-citizens easier and impose effective travel bans on countries that do not accept involuntary returns should be made tighter, the Coalition says, warning the laws as drafted would apply to thousands more than intended.

A slim majority of Cumberland City councillors voted to remove the book from its libraries in a meeting last week. 

A Greens-led Senate inquiry on supermarket pricing calls for hefty fines for grocers who mistreat suppliers, but recommendations to forcibly break-up retailers and make price gouging illegal fail to attract broad support.

In 2017, Shenane Hogg woke from a nine-month induced coma following an attack from her then-partner. The incident had been the last in a series of physical assaults, but she says the first red flag in the relationship was much more subtle.

Five men are in custody on Saibai Island in the Torres Strait after being caught crossing into Australia illegally.

The Queensland Land Court rules in favour of stripping Hong Kong based billionaire Benny Wu of the Double Island resort lease but leaves the final decision in the hands of Resources Minister Scott Stewart.

You’ve seen all the Met Gala looks, now it’s time for the experts’ review on the couture of it all.

The Israeli Defense Forces say Israeli soldiers are now on the ground inside Rafah, Gaza's southern-most city. Follow live.

International student Varnika Singh was filmed by one of her assailants during the attack at the University of Wollongong. Those responsible have been sentenced, but an advocate says such incidents are on the rise.

The disproportionate number of First Nations women affected by violence is at the forefront of roundtable talks in Canberra, where the country's gendered violence experts, service directors and survivor-advocates have gathered.

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent, but vows to remain vigilant and warns it "is not ruling anything in or out".

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent, but vows to remain vigilant and warns it "is not ruling anything in or out".

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent, but vows to remain vigilant and warns it "is not ruling anything in or out".

A South Australian buyer who phoned in to the auction was the winning bidder, and is understood to want to use Paddy Moriarty's former home as an NT base for winter escapes.

A South Australian buyer who phoned in to the auction was the winning bidder, and is understood to want to use Paddy Moriarty's former home as an NT base for winter escapes.

A South Australian buyer who phoned in to the auction was the winning bidder, and is understood to want to use Paddy Moriarty's former home as an NT base for winter escapes.

Two men, including a former childcare worker, will likely spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for hundreds of child abuse offences.