At least 12 people, including six children, have drowned in torrential rain in Sri Lanka caused by a slow-moving storm now ...

The government and opposition moved fast to ram through the bill before the end of the parliamentary year, sparking calls for ...

Australia farewelled beloved veteran Clare Polkinghorne in a heated battle against Brazil, falling 3-1 to the reigning ...

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best ...

As the prime minister is forced to deny he stopped key environmental legislation passing the Senate, he issues a plea to ...

Ukraine's Energy Minister German Galushchenko said "attacks on energy facilities are happening all over Ukraine," after a ...

A toddler has died after being struck by a vehicle at a primary school carpark in Brisbane's south-west. Emergency services ...

Plenty of fans are praising “Wicked” as a film about overcoming difference — as though the mere performance of goodness ...

Surpassing the age of 80, Australian literary icon Helen Garner felt she was just about done with writing. Then she started ...

Israel's military said on Thursday it had detected "suspects" in several areas in southern Lebanon, calling this a violation ...

Australia says goodbye to a legend of the game as Clare Polkinghorne plays her final international for the Matildas against ...

RBA Governor Michele Bullock says Australia's strategy of reducing inflation without stoking too much unemployment is part of ...