Tasmanian cabinet minister Jane Howlett resigns her portfolios for "personal reasons" after the death of her brother but will remain in state parliament, Premier Peter Gutwein says.

Ukraine's government, anonymous Russian military sources and experts have all posited different explanations as to why Russia captured the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant as part of Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.

Kyiv is home to the world's deepest train station, and subway stations like it are being used as bomb shelters all across Ukraine after Russia declared war.

Flooding and severe weather warnings are issued after torrential rain falls over large parts of south-east Queensland. Follow live.

What would you like to know about living with anxiety? This live blog is part of The Anxiety Project, a special ABC News series examining the rising prevalence of anxiety in Australia.

There are 301 COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals, including 38 in intensive care, four of whom are on ventilators.

Two determined Brisbane women fought back from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to reclaim their lives. Now they are fighting people's perceptions of mental illness.

Stories have emerged of flash flooding on the Sunshine Coast and Gympie region sending people and animals heading for higher ground, sewage spilling onto a beach, and pollution fears after a train derailment.

Ukrainian forces are battling Russian invaders around nearly all of the country's perimeter after Moscow mounted a mass assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since World War II.

Your quick wrap-up of the news you need to know about.

Renowned Kimberley artist Rover Thomas' painting, Jabanunga Goorialla (the Rainbow Serpent), is donated to the National Museum of Australia.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says further punishment will be laid on Russia for its "brutal" and "illegal" invasion of Ukraine.

Mr Floyd's brother says he will "put up a fight every day" but is looking forward to being able to sleep again after the relief of Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. Follow the reaction in our live blog.

Experts hope mass vaccine hubs opening in Melbourne and Geelong today will help counter the rollout's slow pace.

Police conducting a welfare check on Gold Coast woman Kelly Wilkinson discover her badly burnt body in the backyard. Her former partner has been charged with murder, with the case to be heard in court today.

Every Tuesday a group of veterans comes together at the Ingleburn memorial gardens. While they tend to the roses and clean the memorials, they talk about the news and reminisce about their days in the military. On the backdrop of the pandemic and a difficult …

While Australia’s property market is booming overall, apartments in certain big cities are lagging well behind, and still haven't recovered from their COVID-19 slump.

The world has recorded the most coronavirus cases in a single week since the pandemic began, and the latest surge appears to be driven largely by one country.

Frances Adamson will give a speech today discussing Myanmar's 'catastrophic' coup and rising tensions between China and South-East Asian nations in the South China Sea.

The experts in charge of Australia's coronavirus response have been grilled about the progress of the vaccine rollout. Here's what you need to know.

Regional towns are preparing for a cash boost — and a celebrity sighting or two — when Mad Max Furiosa begins shooting in New South Wales next year.

A royal commission into veteran and serving Defence personnel suicides is announced after the government relents to pressure to support the broad-ranging and powerful inquiry.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in an unprecedented move, acknowledged Tuesday that his economic development plan for the country has failed.

Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, lost to Democrat Raphael Warnock in a special election for Loeffler's Senate seat, according to projections by ABC News and The Associated Press.

A group of boaters saved a dolphin that got tangled in fishing line off the coast of New Zealand.

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RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

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RT @DavidPocock: Canberran and Kamilaroi woman Louise Taylor becomes the first Indigenous female Supreme Court judge! A brilliant legal mi…

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RT @MilitaryNewsomg: #BreakingNews : Former #ABC News producer James Gordon Meek has pleaded guilty to transporting & possessing child sexu…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

The rich and powerful have known about the climate emergency for 40+ years. I sincerely hope when the poor are left without homes, food and fresh water, sufficient retribution is mete out against those who allowed this crime against humanity to occur. https://t.co/ljSkU4a2cP

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @MilitaryNewsomg: #BreakingNews : Former #ABC News producer James Gordon Meek has pleaded guilty to transporting & possessing child sexu…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

I think a great start, totally consistent with science, would be to ban all new coal and gas projects. What do you say, @AlboMP ? https://t.co/QFeATktStl

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @ZackBornstein: Struggling to figure out why the WGA/SAG strikes are getting negative news coverage on CNN (owned by Warner Bros), MSNBC…

RT @RevolverNewsUSA: ABC journalist who attacked Tucker was just convicted of possessing the most unspeakable child porn on earth… https:/…

RT @ICOIA_Official: Caught in a visa gridlock, Iran's promising engineer @mirabi_sara faces the third deferral of her Australian AI researc…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @helengibbo: The only roadmap that will deliver the wages educators deserve without driving up fees is tripartite negotiations with the…

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RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

Elite Pedophiles: Emmy award winner, James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior counter-terrorism advisor to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security “convicted of possessing horrific child sexual abuse materials, including videos of infants being raped.” https://t.co/LRBw7SC6vp

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RT @stclairashley: Monsters like this deserve nothing short of the death penalty. James Meek, Former senior ABC News producer and senior c…

RT @StephenMcDonell: Questions journalists should be putting to the Attorney General of #Australia: Why is this Australian citizen being he…