Posted December 12, 2019 14:57:15 Israel is barrelling towards an unprecedented third election in a year, after the two largest parties in its parliament failed to form government, amid a corruption scandal that threatens to dethrone incumbent Prime Minist…

Updated December 12, 2019 15:15:37 Sacred Tasmanian Aboriginal rock carvings taken by the state's museum more than 50 years ago will be returned. The petroglyphs from preminghana, on Tasmania's north-west coast, were taken into the collection of the Tasma…

Posted December 11, 2019 01:07:37 Eruera Stephens has no doubt his friend Hayden Marshall-Inman died during the volcanic eruption in New Zealand trying to help others. Key points: Friends have remembered New Zealand volcano victim Hayden Marsha…

Updated December 11, 2019 01:32:19 The Democrats have announced two articles of impeachment charging US President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges stem from Mr Trump's pressure on Ukraine to announce investigation…

Posted December 10, 2019 13:03:07 Sydney's iconic harbour was barely visible through thick smoke on December 10, 2019. Source: ABC News | Duration: 37sec Topics:air-pollution, health, bushfire, sydney-2000, australia, nsw

Posted December 10, 2019 13:07:50 Five people have been confirmed dead, with Australians believed to be among them, following the volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island. It's feared that death toll will rise, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison sa…

Updated December 09, 2019 13:05:47 A former Ipswich council CEO convicted of official corruption and attempting to pervert the course of justice has spoken from prison about the impact the charges had on his life. Queensland's Crime and Corruptio…

Where have all the leaders gone? The Chancellor of Oxford University says the current crop of political leaders needs to argue the case for international agreements and democracy. Otherwise populist leaders and nationalism will rule the day and we'll lose…

Updated December 08, 2019 12:15:37 A man who police said opened fire on vehicles and people has been shot dead by officers south of Maryborough this morning. Police said they received reports of a man armed with a rifle travelling around the town of Tiaro…

Posted December 08, 2019 12:09:42 The Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a US naval base in Florida last week had just days earlier hosted a dinner party where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, according to a US official. K…