'Rules need to be upheld': Australia's push to change a contentious UN power

Australia would push to reform veto rights on the United Nations Security Council, Penny Wong says. [...]

'Jealous infatuation': Trial in the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies begins

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is on trial on two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. [...]

Does Australia's favourite travel destination hold the secret to a longer life?

Japan now has more than 100,000 people aged 100 or more. What are they doing right? [...]

What we've learnt from Princess Diana's brother's explosive new book

Shock claims about Princess Diana's death have renewed scrutiny of the royal family, prompting a rare palace rebuke. [...]

Migration to keep Australia growing as population turning point approaches

Australia faces major demographic, economic and technological changes, the latest Intergenerational Report has forecast. [...]

Record on Indigenous kids in jail overshadows Australia's UN Security Council bid

Australia is pitching its global credentials while facing renewed scrutiny over Indigenous youth detention. [...]

German chancellor declares AfD state election win 'a disaster'

The far-right AfD is now Germany's most popular party nationally, but remains shut out of government by its rivals. [...]

Motor neurone disease rates are rising. This new clinic hopes to stop it at the start

It can take almost two decades before medical research is translated into the clinic. This centre hopes to stop the wait. [...]

Ukraine launches 'largest ever' drone attack on Moscow on final day of Russian elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a range of missiles and drones were used to target oil and logistics facilities. [...]

AI experts say there's a chance it could wipe us out. How are those odds calculated?

AI experts have placed odds on the technology wiping out humanity. But how did they calculate the chance of the unprecedented? [...]

China's 13-year-old swimming prodigy Yu Zidi makes waves at Asian Games

Japan's Emperor Naruhito declared the 20th Asian Games open on Saturday, as athletes compete in more than 40 sports including regional favourites like sepak takraw and kabaddi. [...]

Grandmother killed in Bondi Beach as mother and children stabbed in the Blue Mountains

NSW leaders including Premier Chris Minns have decried the shocking crimes, with three of them alleged domestic violence-related murders. [...]