The mother of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq has labelled Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ignorant after he criticised her for not talking when she appeared alongside her husband at the Democratic National Convention last week
Pope Francis has used tech-speak to connect with young people during an outdoor mass in Poland. He urged them to "download the best link of all, that of a heart which sees and transmits goodness without growing weary"
Veteran jazz musician Don Burrows, twice named as one of Australia's living national treasures and mentor to James Morrison, has been diagnosed with dementia. Watch the full story tonight on Australian Story at 8:00pm AEST
Here's what's coming up:
7:36am AEST: Independent MP Bob Katter will be on RN Breakfast
10:00am AEST: The Australian War Memorial will unveil a commemorative plaque to recognise a top secret commando force that was set up during World War II
10:00am AEST: The fourth and final day of the Garma Festival will begin in the Northern Territory
9:36pm AEST: Resources Minister Matt Canavan, ALP Senator Lisa Singh, philosopher Peter Singer, writer Celeste Liddle and former Committee for Melbourne chief executive Kate Roffey will appear on Q&A
A former police officer was subjected to extensive physical and video surveillance by an insurance company, even after its psychiatrist diagnosed him as "badly depressed, if not at risk of suicide" and struggling with PTSD.
The parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq accuse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of ignorance for his criticism of them after their appearance at the Democratic National Convention.
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers, and accuses Republican contender Donald Trump of showing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Veteran jazz musician Don Burrows has been diagnosed with dementia and now resides in a Sydney nursing home— but that doesn't stop him from playing the flute with his long-time friend and musician James Morrison by his side.
The Liberal National Party flags the possibility of court action after Labor's Cathy O'Toole wins a recount in the seat of Herbert by just 37 votes over sitting LNP MP Ewen Jones.
There are many things that can kill a child in South Sudan: malnutrition, malaria, gun violence, dirty drinking water. For five-month-old Nyanene, who "fought and fought to live" with the help of an Australian nurse, it was a power cut.
Pope Francis wraps up his Polish visit with a huge outdoor ceremony where he tells young people to look beyond the instant gratification afforded by technology and instead to try to change the world.
The New South Wales Government seizes on the release of photographs showing animal cruelty by a greyhound trainer as further evidence of the need to shut down the industry, saying there are more than "a couple of bad apples".
The Queensland Firebirds have won the trans-Tasman netball championship again, beating the NSW Swifts in double extra-time in an unforgettable grand final.
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Two 7-year-old friends who spent the night together in freezing bushland in central-west NSW will be nominated for an award for their bravery, the state's ambulance service says.
The Queensland Firebirds have won the trans-Tasman netball championship again, beating the NSW Swifts in double extra-time in an unforgettable grand final.
The Liberal National Party flags the possibility of court action after Labor's Cathy O'Toole wins a recount in the seat of Herbert by just 37 votes over sitting LNP MP Ewen Jones.
Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a slain American Muslim soldier who died in the Iraq War, respond to US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's dismissal of their impassioned speech at last week's Democratic National Convention.
Excited muggles, witches and wizards queue outside bookstores around the country for hours in anticipation for the launch of the long-awaited eighth instalment of the Harry Potter series.
Special Minister of State Scott Ryan says the Coalition will not appoint two Indigenous co-commissioners to the royal commission into the Northern Territory's juvenile justice system.
Sixteen people die as a hot air balloon catches fire and crashes in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart, in one of the deadliest balloon accidents on record.
Pope Francis urges "drowsy and dull kids" to swap sofas and video games for real-world experience at an international Catholic youth festival in Poland.
American Luke Aikins leaps into the void at 7,600 metres with no parachute or wingsuit, becoming the first skydiver in the world to land safely on the ground in a net.
As people in Gaza struggle to rebuild after the devastating July 2014 war killed over 2,000 Palestinians and 70 Israelis, the issue of importing concrete into the besieged strip emerges as the newest battleground.
A Melbourne mural of US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a revealing, stars-and-stripes swimsuit makes international headlines after it was deemed offensive.
Serious fault lines are appearing in the relationships between three of the most powerful groups in world sport — the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and two of its main stakeholders — only days before the start of the Rio Olympic games.
Residents of a small Western Australian town devastated by a massive bushfire at the beginning of this year will meet today to vote on whether to obtain legal representation for a class action against authorities.
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