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Russian sources claim Robert Shageyev, a former Ukrainian naval officer who defected to Russia in 2014, has been killed.

Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will hold joint exercises under a military pact signed between the regional powers, Türkiye's defence ministry says.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will use a high-profile speech on Friday to declare that the rise of populism threatens Australia's national security, saying the "melancholic fantasy of monoculture" risks making Australia "lonely in a dangerous world".

Police converge on a shopping centre in Melbourne's north after shots were fired during an argument between men armed with machetes.

Burgas, a Black Sea city in Bulgaria, has been chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest after Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's competition.

Two levels of government are in a deadlock over what to do about the Northern Territory Remote Housing agreement, which Senator Lidia Thorpe says is falling "behind schedule" and failing those it is designed to help.

Safety authorities are investigating a third runway incident at Sydney Airport, involving a Qantas flight crossing the path of a Virgin Australia aircraft.

A court has heard a Queensland farmer accused of murdering three people would allegedly "spy" on his neighbour. 

The proposed design of the Adelaide street circuit that will host the Australian MotoGP from 2027 will be publicly released in the coming weeks, prompting Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith to sound a warning.

A man who stabbed his cousin multiple times on the New South Wales Mid North Coast has been found guilty of manslaughter.

The family of an Aboriginal boy who was run over by a ute in Mildura's town centre has spoken for the first time after the incident, calling on politicians to re-examine bail laws.

A bird's unusual and disturbing behaviour catches the eye of passers-by. On the ground it flaps its wings, turns in circles and then somersaults.

A Chinese state-linked observatory has sought to install infrastructure at a New Zealand site, the NZ spy agency says.

Which of Tasmania's unique animal species is most at risk from H5 bird flu, and what is being done to protect them?

The former Bishop of Broome, who at the peak of his powers was one of the most senior and long-serving Catholic clerics in the country, is found guilty of sexually abusing young men.

The proposed Queensland Cowboys leagues club in Logan would be fitted out with 100 gaming machines.

The opposition leader and prime minister both had tense press conferences this week. 

Advocates against the sexualisation of girls in media detail the abuse and threats of violence they received after petitioning for the removal of video games featuring gendered violence.

A Sydney judge finds cult leader William Kamm and his wife not guilty of grooming a seven-year-old girl.

A teenager asked Ballarat man Lachlan Young what his girlfriend would think about claims that he raped her in 2024, a Victorian court has heard.