Oceania

Police have arrested a 22-year-old man and charged him with homicide....

Budget 2022 saw at least $27m in funding for two new structures for MPs and staff....

Herald Afternoon quiz: May 29...

Australia Post has announced its People of Post Grant recipients....

Strathbogie Shire Council is seeking community input on a review of traditional Australia Day celebrations....

Goulburn Valley Concert Orchestra is changing it up for its first annual live audience concert since 2019....

The move is likely to upset customers who joined Optus on the basis they could watch the English Premier League free of charge. They'll now have to pay $6.99 per month - and non-customers will shell out almost four times that amount....

Wednesday's national accounts are expected to show the economy grew by 0.5 per cent for the March quarter when COVID-19 disruptions and floods slowed momentum....

Two ferries, a search and rescue boat and local fishing vessels are involved in the search for 25 missing passengers from a ferry which sank in Indonesia....

The number of new COVID-19 cases has continued to fall in WA, even though the latest update records another seven deaths....

Despite 95 per cent double-dose rate, NZ's booster coverage lags at just 72 per cent. Why?...

The NSW government has announced an Australian first move to solve an 'impossible choice' with families across the state set to receive $2000 in cash....

With many couples choosing to live with their parents and save up for a deposit, could a hope chest be making a comeback?...

The move is likely to upset customers who joined Optus on the basis they could watch the English Premier League free of charge. They'll now have to pay $6.99 per month - and non-customers will shell out almost four times that amount....

Rising interest rates, winding back central bank bond buying and reducing fiscal stimulus amounts to a triple tightening of financial conditions that threatens to weigh on the real economy....

Jack Jordan beat world champion axeman Jason Lentz in the final to cut his way to the World Trophy title in Austria....

Anthony Albanese concedes the Labor party has lessons to learn from its humiliating defeat in the once-safe south-west Sydney seat of Fowler, while Kristina Keneally blames her loss on the impact of COVID lockdowns....

A growing medicinal cannabis industry in the south is starting to attract top talent as one business keeps adding staff to its Mataura hub....

Covid-19 cut the pipeline of international students into New Zealand. But the border is reopening and students are expected to return....

The family of Tom Coombes say he was walking home from university where he was pursuing his dream to be a photographer when he was fatally attacked earlier this week....

South Korea's Eun-Hee Ji, Japan's Ayaka Furue and Americans Andrea Lee and Lilia Vu have won through to the semi-finals at the LPGA Match-Play in Las Vegas....

Commercial pilots believe increasing the maximum tailwind speed for landing planes at Brisbane Airport in a bid to reduce noise would be too dangerous....

Days after a local man burst into a primary school and killed 19 children and two teachers before officers managed to kill him, the signs of grief, solidarity and local pride are everywhere in Uvalde....

Daniel Ricciardo has found himself eclipsed by team-mate Lando Norris so regularly this season that there are fears for his future at McLaren....

Off-contract State of Origin hopeful Angus Crichton lifted the lid on his future plans after the Roosters' win over the Sharks on Saturday....

He was taken into custody without issue....

The energy company is considering whether to not proceed with its planned demerger amid opposition from shareholders....

Tom Coombes' life was taken in a 'cruel act of violence'....

Lyman, a small city in Ukraine has been "completely liberated" by a joint force of Russian soldiers and Kremlin-backed separatists....

After a late thriller in Lautoka, the Chiefs will begin the playoffs in Hamilton next week....

The grand final hero is set to be one of seven Panthers in Brad Fittler's extended squad for the series opener in Sydney....

Commercial pilots believe increasing the maximum tailwind speed for landing planes at Brisbane Airport in a bid to reduce noise would be too dangerous....

Kane Cornes was not impressed with Chad Wingard....

An alleged drink driver who fled the scene following a dangerous crash with a rideshare car has been charged after a dramatic citizens' arrest in West Perth....

Winston Peters said ex-Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has...

The Al Jazeera news network says it will submit a case file to the International Criminal Court on the killing of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh....

A 26-year-old man is charged after a drink driving accident that left a trail of destruction in West Perth overnight when his car hit a rideshare vehicle carrying six passengers....

It's better known for its akubras than its ball gowns, but in this outback Queensland town locals are donning glitter and frocks for a night to celebrate their LGBTQIA+ community and raise awareness of domestic violence....

The tech companies were looking at how their algorithms affect engagement and radicalisation, Ardern said, but there was still a long way to go....

It is a problem that has stumped health bodies, governments and educators: how to address the startlingly low physical activity rates in teenage girls. It turns out, the girls had the answers all all along....

Emergency services were made aware of the collision just after 1.30pm....

The UN human rights chief says she remains concerned about some of China's policies following a visit to the country including the western region of Xinjiang....

Wests Tigers director of football Tim Sheens confirmed the club will make a recommendation to the board about the future of the club at the upcoming board meeting....

As a child, Michel Dedual and his first fishing rod were inseparable. Scientific study led him to Lake Taup, and he was wowed him on first sight....

Wish you'd seen rock's golden oldies in their prime? Thanks to the ABBAtars, now you can!...

Cash rebates for IVF and other reproductive treatments will be offered to women in a initiative unveiled by the NSW government as part of its state budget....

US jobs data, Australia's GDP and another likely jump in Canada's interest rates top the markets' agenda this week....

Attention is focused on a residence which neighbours believe is a gang house....

A fifth person has died from Covid-19 in the South Canterbury region....