Officials say prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that included a total of 10 people.
Staff Writers
A leading construction company has told an inquiry CFMEU‑driven disruption added roughly $580 million to its costs on a massive public transport project.
Robyn Wuth
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal of their once-shared vision for AI development.
Students are paying more and universities are earning less under Morrison-era fee hikes for arts courses, with the government accused of stalling key reforms.
Nick Wilson and Jacob Shteyman
One owner of a Colorado funeral home where hundreds of bodies were found improperly stored in 2023 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
A special counsel team has demanded a 30-year prison term for former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.
The investigator whose report led to a commission of inquiry into a controversial union has responded angrily after having his methods challenged.
Andrew Stafford
Labor has proposed a ban on polling place signage before 6am to stop an election day "arms race" which it says is dangerous to volunteers, and hated by voters.
Ben McKay
A former state minister has been asked to respond to explosive claims she threatened to tear up a developer's contract unless he worked with a rogue union.
A demolition firm boss says he had been forced to pander to a powerful union boss - but later withdrew a tender rather than caving to the CFMEU's demands.
A man has been charged after 200kg of cocaine was found on a catamaran sailing into the country amid a probe into a crime syndicate with bikie gang links.
Abe Maddison
More than 600 Indigenous people have died in custody in the 35 years since a royal commission's landmark report, with many of its recommendations ignored.
Lloyd Jones
A former union boss confronted a senior public servant after phone calls about safety complaints were not immediately answered, an inquiry has been told.
Rex Martinich
An anti-Semitism royal commission will focus on defining terms and the lived experiences of Jewish Australians across two weeks of initial hearings in May.
Duncan Murray
A former construction boss has told an inquiry that contractors are fearful of biting the hand that fed them in kowtowing to a rogue union's demands.
A country town feels "abandoned and betrayed" by plans for an incinerator to process city rubbish, with fears it will damage the region's unique global brand.
Stephanie Gardiner
The failure of states and territories to protect kids in their criminal justice systems means the federal government must intervene, an inquiry has been told.
Truck drivers feeling the pinch of expensive fuel bills are demanding corporations pay their fair share by taking them to the industrial umpire.
Farid Farid
There is room for more competition in Australian aviation despite the failure of two regional carriers, according to the former boss of Bonza Airlines.
A survivor of childhood family violence has shared her experience grappling with the lifelong psychological and physical impacts of her childhood.
Maeve Bannister
A Medicare change designed to improve quality of care is inadvertently disadvantaging rural people seeking mental health treatment, an inquiry has been told.
Residential care for children in one state has become an outlier, with industry figures spending profits on luxury cars, gold and executive salaries.
Sam McKeith
More than 2000 prisoners are slated to be released as part of what Cuba's state-run media calls a "sovereign and humanitarian" gesture.
Dave Sherwood and Mario Fuentes
An external police review of the use of force by officers who held down a young Aboriginal man just before he died is completed ahead of a decision on charges.
