Olivia Ralph

Up to 90 per cent of flowers sold this Mother’s Day will be imported as domestic production lags far behind demand.

Large parts of northern NSW have been hit by heavy storms causing flash flooding. Some farmers are delighted to see the dams fill, but homes and businesses have been inundated.

The UN is investigating whether the “rules of war” have been broken by Israel and Hamas. But what qualifies as a war crime?

Migrant experts say the current system gives perpetrators of family violence control over women’s visa status.

As Iran’s authoritarian regime has increased its brutality, its citizens have become more defiant — in Tehran’s streets and in cyberspace. Iranians in the diaspora say the regime’s days are numbered.

Experts are sceptical Ukraine and the domestic opposition were behind the bombing death of Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and say there are others with potential motives — including factions within the Russian establishment.

Four years ago, a mass fish kill was the backdrop for a massive upset in far-west NSW at the state election. Now, the Nationals are dealing with similar events as they try to reclaim the seat of Barwon.

It’s “justice for my Mum” says the killer’s daughter as he is sentenced to almost certainly die in jail, but a grim question goes unanswered: where are Roxlyn Bowie’s remains?

The daughter of convicted murderer John Bowie tells the NSW Supreme Court that she often still feels like “the angry little girl that lost her mum”.

While bigger companies have closed regional newsrooms or shifted to digital-only editions, community-owned news outlets are choosing to scale up.