Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu have broken nearly two months of silence with a phone call at a tense time in the Middle East — and in their relationship.
Residents and refugees in the city of Jabalia are entering their 11th day under fire as part of a renewed push by the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF says it follows intelligence Hamas is "reforming in the area".
Arwa says a requirement for war zone DNA tests for some people leaving Gaza claiming Israeli citizenship has left her family divided. A High Court ruling could change things.
As climate change progresses, the CSIRO has created the first detailed national maps to help Australians understand the future risk to their properties.
Members of Australia's Palestinian and Jewish communities say the hope and anticipation following a ceasefire deal is being shadowed by trepidation about whether it will hold and what the future will look like.
In the months after the December attack that devastated Melbourne's Jewish community, the synagogue's congregation has rallied, finding a makeshift place to pray and fundraising for the eventual rebuild of the site.
Victoria's Information Commissioner Sean Morrison says the state's entire FOI system is "no longer fit for purpose" and is in urgent need of an overhaul.
The number of aspiring Australians being awarded sporting scholarships to American colleges is rising each year, with one Melbourne-based program breaking its own record.
A high-profile lawyer asked to oversee the delivery of a $800,000 Victorian workplace safety project says she left early, after it instead left her feeling "victimised" in her own job.