Regional News

  1. Trump official to step down

    A top national security adviser to Donald Trump is the latest casualty of a shuffle within the National Security Council, a US official says.

  2. Stockholm attack suspect faced deportation

    The man suspected of carrying out the truck attack in Stockholm is an asylum seeker who was being sought by authorities for deportation, Swedish police say.

  3. US show of force

    A US Navy strike group is moving toward the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang's recent missile test.

  1. Cyclone Cook strengthens

    Tropical Cyclone Cook buffets Vanuatu with strong winds and heavy rain as it moves away from the Pacific Island nation.

  2. 'Unforgivable' US strikes

    North Korea says US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield are "an unforgivable act of aggression".

  3. Hollywood shines on Vanuatu's Yakel community

    Vanuatuan Tanna community members say life for the stars of the film Tanna remains unchanged.

  1. Private investment boost key to housing crisis

    No changes to negative gearing and a drive to increase private investment in the supply of housing are the key to making the market more affordable, Scott Morrison says.

  2. This week in finance

    Markets will be focussing on surging oil and tumbling iron ore as well as fresh jobs data.

  3. High prices: Blame supply not tax breaks

    Surging demand is driving home prices up, not generous tax policies or lax bank lending practices, says a former CBA boss.

  4. US and China meet

    What was billed as a showdown between the United States and China over trade and North Korea ends with little sign of confrontation or concrete progress.

  1. Garcia beats Rose to win Masters thriller in play-off

    Sergio Garcia wins the Masters title, beating Justin Rose in a thrilling play-off at Augusta for his first major championship victory.

  2. Western Force, Melbourne Rebels on Super Rugby chopping block

    The ARU puts the futures of Australian rugby clubs Melbourne Rebels and Western Force on life support, confirming one of them will be dumped at the end of the Super Rugby season.

  1. Space Gandalf is the newest star in the galaxy

    Stargazing Live is captivating audiences around Australia this week, but one new "star" has caught the country's attention.

  2. Pat Lane wants to start a conversation about the lost art of communication

    In a world of tweets, texts and technology, Mount Gambier's Pat Lane hopes a sweet and simple gesture will help kickstart a conversation revolution.

  3. Pregnant cow survives three days in floodwater, ends up 70km downstream

    A six-months-pregnant cow that survived a mammoth swim in floodwater between Lismore and Ballina was lucky to find a spot to climb out of the river.

  1. The best natural sleep remedies

    Herbal tea? Hot milk? Or are there better things to try?

  2. Over-90s swim team break age record

    Four men from Sydney's northern beaches are the toast of the swimming community, after completing a 4x50-metre relay with a combined team age of 360 years.

  3. Virus trigger for coeliac disease

    New research suggests an infection with a seemingly harmless virus could be behind why some people's immune systems react to gluten.

  1. AWB ex-chairman fined

    Former AWB chairman Trevor Flugge is banned from a managing a corporation for five years over the food-for-oil scandal that saw $300 million in kickbacks paid to Saddam Hussein's regime.

  2. Heywire grants

    Heywire grants facilitate social change for rural and regional youth.

  3. Climate policy falling short

    As the money runs out for carbon abatement, landowners have been winners but Australia will fall short of its goal for emissions reduction.