All imports of Russian gas will be banned from the fall of 2027, with earlier phase-out deadlines for liquefied natural gas and short-term supply contracts.

Ukrainians are cautiously optimistic that an end to the war could come soon, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a revised U-S peace plan for Ukraine is looking more acceptable. This comes as French...

“Don’t kid yourself that it can’t happen here,” distinguished journalist Kerry O’Brien has warned in a powerful speech on press freedom at the 70th Walkley Awards in Sydney. “The message is becoming s...

Video. Severe floods and landslides in West Sumatra have left at least 90 people dead, displaced hundreds of families, and caused widespread damage across multiple villages.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

Western Australian employers reported the biggest pay gap and Tasmanian employers the smallest, but all states reported an improvement, study finds

An analysis of data by the ABC shows 69 women were killed in instances of gendered violence last year in Australia. All but 10 were killed by someone known to them.

A group of American senators critical of President Donald Trump panned a U.S. peace proposal on Ukraine at an international security conference in Canada

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.

Crossbenchers and gambling harm advocates criticise suggestion the long-delayed recommendation may not happen due to under-16s social media ban * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Crossbench politicians and gambling harm advocates have urged the Albanese government to follow through on the late MP Peta Murphy’s long-delayed recommendation to ban wagering ads, amid media reports Labor may baulk at putting major restrictions on television and online promotions. The Australian Financial Review reported on Thursday the government may not pursue a total ban on online gambling ads, partly due to the under-16s social media ban helping stop children seeing digital advertisements. Continue reading...

The forgotten heroes of neurodiversity As we mark UK Disability History Month, it’s a time to celebrate progress but also to pause and remember those who paved the way quietly, often without recogniti...

A Canberra mother who used coloured sand to celebrate Diwali in her backyard wants more help from WorkSafe ACT after being advised to cordon off the area, a thoroughfare to her home, and call an asbes...

That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’.

One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’ * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Almost two out of three corals across popular tourism spots at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo reef died after an unprecedented marine heatwave hit the Western Australia region, scientists have said. The areas in Ningaloo’s northern lagoon had undergone a “profound ecological simplification” with coral species that were keystones to the habitat among those killed. Continue reading...

Federal laws allow religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people. New research shows religious and sexuality diverse teens fall through the cracks.

Friend of 56 years and fellow poet Geoffrey Lehmann pays tribute to Robert Gray’s unrivalled talent.