The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks on climate change and the question of reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among poultry farm workers in Washington state.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris heads to the battleground of Georgia on Thursday for a star-studded rally featuring rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer Tyler Perry and former President Barack Obama.

The failure of the 2023 referendum that sought to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution has been pinned down to disinformation, racism and political bad behaviour, two prominent ‘yes’ campaigners say.

A man has been charged with a domestic violence-related murder in western Sydney following the fatal stabbing of a 64-year-old man.

Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab factory workers voted to reject a contract offer and continue a more than five-week strike on Wednesday, in a blow to new CEO Kelly Ortberg’s plan to shore up the finances of the struggling planemaker.

Tuvalu has branded fossil fuel expansion a “death sentence” at a meeting of Commonwealth of Nations leaders in Samoa, saying richer countries like Australia are responsible for most new projects.

A man has been hit with a slew of charges after allegedly crashing into another car, killing a community leader and father of seven on his way to work.

A former train depot and an access shaft for a new-age project are among the sites set to be turned into almost 1400 homes.

Victoria’s building watchdog will be replaced after it failed to stop shoddy builders.

Vendors selling tobacco or vapes illegally could be hit with double the maximum penalty and will need a special license to sell as the NSW government moves to crack down on the booming underground industry.

You might not be able to pass generative AI writing off as your own for much longer: data scientists have developed a way for the technology to dob on its users.