Not since 2011, when Somalia was in the midst of a severe drought, has a country been in famine — but the situation confronting South Sudan today is far worse.
In this update, the search for answers after five people die in Melbourne plane crash; Victoria Police indentify the body of missing mother Karen Ristevski; prosecutors in Bali say Byron Bay woman Sara Connor should not be convicted of murder, but still face punishment; and former swimming champion Grant Hackett says he will seek treatment for mental health issues.
In this update, the search for answers after five people die in Melbourne plane crash; Victoria Police indentify the body of missing mother Karen Ristevski; prosecutors in Bali say Byron Bay woman Sara Connor should not be convicted of murder, but still face punishment; and former swimming champion Grant Hackett says he will seek treatment for mental health issues.
In this update, a plane has crashed in Melbourne; Victoria Police identify body discovered in Macedon, prosecutors recommend a lighter sentence for Sara Connor, and Grant Hackett seeking treatment for mental health issues.
In this update, a plane has crashed in Melbourne; Victoria Police identify body discovered in Macedon, prosecutors recommend a lighter sentence for Sara Connor, and Grant Hackett seeking treatment for mental health issues.
The sitting Liberal member for the seat of Perth hits out at her party's preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation, paying for Facebook advertising to highlight her lack of support for the party and its policies.
Byron Bay woman Sara Connor should be jailed for her involvement in the killing of a police officer involving her British boyfriend, Bali prosecutors say, but her lawyers argue the demand is incredible as she did not deliver the fatal blows.
While Australia is on track to be the world's largest gas exporter, domestic gas prices are at an all-time high and companies like Bluescope want a policy to keep some gas in the country. The peak gas industry body rejects the view that a gas reservation policy would work and says freeing up exploration moratoriums will bring more supply to market CEO of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, Malcolm Roberts, speaks to Elysse.
Week three of the election campaign is in full swing! While the major parties have grabbed much of the spotlight of late, with the PM and Opposition leader in town, today it was Greens' leader Richard Di Natale's turn to try to win your vote.
Troubled swimming champion Grant Hackett says he will seek help for mental health issues both in Australia and overseas, days after his arrest over a disturbance at his parents' Gold Coast home.
Amid a massive spike in heroin overdose deaths, families who have lost loved ones are pleading with the Victorian Government to introduce a safe injecting room.
The markets were steady today after Wall Street was closed for President's Day last night, although there were some big moves up and down as a result of good and bad earnings results.
Workers at Adelaide's Coca-Cola production factory have had their shifts cancelled and a meeting has been called for Wednesday morning leaving about 150 jobs in doubt, the union says.
The first national survey of housing tenants has revealed renters in Australia lack the power to demand standard property maintenance. Here's just some of the experiences Australian renters have faced.
WA Labor says it will not impose any new taxes or tax increases on West Australians if it wins government in next month's state election, while the Premier holds on to hope for action on GST distribution.
A royal commission will quiz senior government officials about the Commonwealth's response to a report into the sexual abuse of children in immigration detention centres.
