More than 120 nations are trying to introduce a ban on nuclear weapons, but some of them are convinced Australia is trying to sabotage the treaty from the inside. That's led to our diplomats being labelled "weasels", senators heard this week. We explain what's going on.
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis says Washington is encouraged by Beijing's efforts to restrain North Korea, but will not accept its militarisation of islands in the South China Sea.
On the 25th anniversary of the Mabo High Court Decision, Eddie Mabo's widow recalls the "proud as punch" moment she learned her late husband's legal challenge was successful.
The NSW Government this week announced a suite of measures to help first-home buyers get into the market, but in a city where the average house price is over $1 million, not everyone is struggling.
GWS faces off against Essendon following the Suns' dramatic win over the struggling West Coast Eagles. Follow every moment with live commentary and stats in our ScoreCentre.
A massive crack in one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves is very close to breaking point. When it fractures it will create an iceberg bigger than Kangaroo Island. So, what impact will that have?
US pop star Ariana Grande pays a surprise hospital visit to young fans injured in a suicide bombing at her Manchester concert, which killed 22 people and left 116 wounded.
Darwin man Matthew Bate, 33, was on holidays in the United States when he got involved in a verbal altercation on the street in San Francisco that turned deadly.
Frozen berries linked to three new hepatitis A cases were originally cleared by routine testing before they went out for sale last October, Australia's food safety agency says.
The Roosters will try to start the Broncos' annual Origin slump after the Dragons hold off the Tigers on another Saturday of NRL footy. Get all your live scores, stats and streams in our ScoreCentre.
More than 30 men across the Pilbara region are reportedly charged with almost 300 counts of child sex abuse as part of a police crackdown on child sex abuse.
Locals in one of Western Australia's sunniest towns are fed up with having their access to solar power restricted and say it is putting struggling homes and businesses under further financial pressure.
"If my election shows anything, it is that prejudice has no hold in this republic," Leo Varadkar says after becoming the new leader of the governing Fine Gael party, succeeding Enda Kenny.
High-profile Adelaide chef Duncan Welgemoed says South Australia's seaweed permit fee of almost $5,000 is forcing restaurants like his to harvest the versatile ingredient illegally.
Queensland is struggling to meet its water quality targets for the Great Barrier Reef, a new report from the United Nation's World Heritage Committee says.
The Malak markets are a weekly reminder of Darwin's famous cultural melting pot, and immigrants explain why the taste of home cooking is so important to them.
From troop deployments to the maximum running speed of a giraffe, Senate estimates hearings this week have traversed a vast sweep of material, writes political correspondent Louise Yaxley.
Two years ago, police in the city of Osaka raided Taiki Masuda's studio, arresting and fining him — his crime was working as a tattoo artist without also being a licensed doctor.
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