Annika Burgess

Hundreds of women share their experiences for a new UN report revealing years of full-scale war in Ukraine has significantly intensified gender-based violence inside and outside the home.  

A new report from campaign group Everybody's Home finds that Australian renters now need to earn at least $130,000 a year to comfortably afford the national weekly asking rent for a typical unit.

A new study by Australian researchers finds that the risk of cardiovascular disease increases with higher temperatures, and the burden could double by 2050 if extreme heat continues.

Queensland's bay islands act as a natural buffer protecting the mainland from severe storm surges, and helped save Brisbane from the full force of Cyclone Alfred. 

Stakes are high as negotiations loom for phase two of Gaza ceasefire

Israel has begun receiving MK-84 bombs from the US after President Donald Trump lifted an export block on the weapons that was imposed over concerns they were killing civilians in Gaza.  

Progress is being made to better protect renters' data and make applications fairer, but experts say it may not be enough to shift the power imbalance between estate agents and tenants.

Even if ceasefire holds, Houthi rebels remain 'a threat that won't disappear'

For the first time in nearly five years, pensioners are feeling a slight cost-of-living relief, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A new peer-reviewed study of nearly 50,000 participants finds that people generally wake up feeling their happiest, and are in their worst frame of mind around midnight.