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Imran Khan went from swashbuckling cricketer to Pakistan PM and then political prisoner. His sons now hold grave fears for their father's health.
There was dissent, awkward moments, nations forgotten and one 'unifying' message as the Pacific Islands Forum wrapped up in Palau.
More than 9,000 Tasmanians are waiting for elective surgery, with the state government setting a target of getting 70 per cent of them seen on time.
Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire that gutted the Tungatinah Power Station. Authorities say it is not yet safe to enter the building, which supplies 5 per cent of the state's energy, in the Central…
The Tasmanian government is hoping to recover the more than $1 million it has spent on food for the Risdon Prison population after its new $20 million kitchen's floor was deemed too slippery to safely use.
Brands like Shein and Temu which list millions of garment products on their websites will be hit hard by a fee on items for French consumers.
Australia and Palau want to issue a formal condemnation of China's missile test in the Pacific in July, but not all countries in the region agree.
An overnight fire that gutted one of Tasmania's hydro power stations raises questions about the effect it will have on the state's power network.
The embattled Bathla Group has found some funding to pay its staff today as it teeters on collapse.
When a 3,000-word opinion piece by a senior public servant appeared in a major daily newspaper, eyebrows were raised across Tasmania's political spectrum. Emails show the pro-stadium piece had extensive involvement by…
Emergency crews have contained a fire at Tungatinah Power Station and an investigation is set to be launched.
A 10-year-old Launceston boy has been awarded a certificate of bravery after alerting his mum to a kitchen fire and evacuating his baby sister.
In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.
Victoria Police detectives confirm they have spoken with four Sydney men as part of their sexual assault investigation linked to the Sydney Swans.
A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a Queensland grazier accused of a triple murder and an attempted murder.
Inside the turquoise house close to the riverbank, a mother of two, her husband, daughter and in-laws remained stranded on their balcony as the flood tore through their Nepali town.
Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
A week on from the flood disaster, another four Australians have been found safe.
A key lieutenant of jailed tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad will spend at least three years behind bars for orchestrating arsons and car thefts at the height of Victoria's tobacco wars.
Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater hopes to have the Mt Lyell copper mine near Queenstown back up and running in 2029, creating 300 jobs in the process.
A judge has ruled that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last year, should face trial on murder charges in a case eligible for the death penalty.
A mortgage broker explains what items are concerning on a potential borrower's bank statement, but says the higher cost of living won't be held against them.
A former senior HR executive at the University of Tasmania alleges the institution mishandled her conflict-of-interest disclosure about a relationship she had formed with another executive.
A Tasmanian man with more than 40 driving offences, and who has been disqualified from driving for more than 50 per cent of the time he was eligible to hold a licence, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for a…
A lower house committee has scrutinised the Tasmanian government's decision to ban people from fishing sand flathead across a large part of the state's south. It found the government failed to properly manage the…
Tasmania's cultural institutions are set to face another blow as the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery looks to reduce its workforce by 30 per cent, figures refuted by the state government.
H5 bird flu has now been detected across Tasmania, with vaccination efforts for captive orange-bellied parrots, which are critically endangered, getting underway.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Russian President Vladimir Putin the war in Ukraine needs to end for humanity's sake
A proposal for a waterfront walkway around Hobart's historic Battery Point suburb has been debated for decades. The plan has lived to see another day, despite the local council's CEO recommending it be abandoned.
While the mother baby unit in Hobart deals with complex mental health challenges, staff have been told mothers must be "psychologically well" to be eligible for the service set to replace it.
A world-first mRNA vaccine trial offers some hope to the family of a teenager dying from brain cancer, but they worry he will miss out on a place.
If the Israeli prime minister sees settler violence as a "grave injustice", why can't one of the most powerful militaries in the world stop it from happening? The answer, as it often does, comes down to politics.
South Australia has become the first state to formally urge the Commonwealth to change a federal law preventing doctors from using telehealth in voluntary assisted dying (VAD).
First responders at the Granville rail disaster are being recognised with Australian Bravery Decorations, almost 50 years after the nation's worst train crash.
Vaginal birth is the biggest risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse, but experts say women are not being told about the risks and warning signs signs prior to birth. It comes as wait lists for surgeries continue to grow.
There are concerns tensions between China and Taiwan could explode into the open at this year's meeting, distracting from the key Pacific priorities.
If you don't like the idea of your child's face appearing in the school newsletter or Facebook page, you can refuse consent. But experts warn there can be social consequences for children.
"Career minimalism" may have found its way to your algorithm, but this is what experts say about the rewards and risks.
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