Defence minister says pace has already increased but more nets needed amid Russian attacks; Zelenskyy says Ukrainian delegation to meet Trump envoys. What we know on day 1,464 ...

US president faced more scathing criticism, a day after his address. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 February at a glance ...

PM clarifies comment but says he disagrees with some language the Australian of the Year has used ...

Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy, a graphic novel about a young Black girl with a love for science, won the children’s fiction category and inaugural children’s choice prize ...

Alerts to be sent for bushfires, floods, biosecurity threats and other events which put lives at risk ...

Updated guidance from Crown Prosecution Service covers forms of spiritual and immigration abuse for first time ...

Damning inquiry into services in England reveals falsification of medical records after ‘negligent’ care ...

Which cities are hosting games? Where can you watch? Is Sam Kerr fit and back in form? Can the Matildas win? Our complete guide to the tournament ...

Independent commissioner’s report finds websites can act as ‘accelerators’ of exploitation for sex workers using them ...

Rovier Carrington thought his cases against MTV and Paramount executives should have been the biggest of the #MeToo era. Instead, they raised unsettling questions about victimhood ...

Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations ...

Filmed last summer as the government sought to cut disability benefits, this groundbreaking show about an artist and her best friend is laugh-out-loud funny ...