Jacqueline Breen

Some of the poorest classrooms in the country are in for a big injection of funds, with the Commonwealth pledging to double its funding of schools in the Northern Territory.

Australian Palestinians are calling on the government to explain, and reverse, the sudden cancellation of visas granted to people fleeing Gaza.

The stage is set for Russia's presidential election, an exercise widely viewed as little more than a "performance" of free and fair democracy.

In the Northern Territory residents in the town of Borroloola are bracing for a one in one hundred year flood.

A small, furry bundle of joy has arrived in Australia's oldest national park, to the great delight of a team of conservationists.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to drag Ukraine into the deadly attack on a Moscow concert, which is being claimed by an offshoot of Islamic State.

Australia's spy agencies have been coaxed out into the open to appear at an unusual public hearing into Australia's secrecy laws.

In a break from its steadfast support of Israel's actions in Gaza, the United States has refrained from blocking a ceasefire resolution at the UN's Security Council.

Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are urging Australia to demand his release, with his extradition case back in diplomatic and legal limbo between the UK and the US.

In the wake of the disaster, detail has emerged about previous malpractice on the part of the owners of the ship's owner.