Japan and Indonesia sign defence pact. Modi’s party wins landslide in West Bengal. Swiss to vote on population cap.

Three women allegedly linked to Islamic State have been arrested and one has been charged, after a group of 13 known as the ...

The Victorian and federal governments have approved a new project that would allow Amplitude Energy to drill for offshore gas near the Twelve Apostles. The Annie Gas Field Project will start next year ...

Mourners participated in smoking ceremonies and listened to Indigenous leaders. Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Violet Sheridan, who ...

One Nation appears to be leading in the polls for the Farrer byelection on Saturday, as tension builds over the seat held by Sussan Ley before she was ousted by Angus Taylor.

An Australian passenger who was aboard a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak is believed to have returned home, as ...

The Russian Pavillion was forced to close on the second day of the Venice Biennale preview as protesters wearing pink balaclavas lit flare guns and blasted punk music. Russian punk group Pussy Riot ...

Australian citizens can’t legally be stopped from returning to Australia, unless a formal exclusion order is in place. Burke issued an order to one woman in Syria, but no one in the returning cohort ...

Three NT child protection department staff have been stood down after an investigation was launched into the circumstances preceding Kumanjayi Little Baby's alleged murder.

Iran is considering a new US proposal mediated through Pakistan, as Trump says acceptance of the deal could end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said next week’s budget would include a multibillion dollar package to boost the nation’s fuel supply to a minimum of 50 days on average. What we know: ...

Senior figures within One Nation fear their Farrer candidate, David Farley, may not last in the party if elected at ...