Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in late November, the Vatican announced, in the first visit outside Italy by the new leader of the 1.4 billion-member global Catholic Church.

Just days after former Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper called for his return, flyhalf Carter Gordon could be on his way back to rugby union, although the Gold Coast Titans are yet to give him the ...

Hundreds of Muslim Australians have gathered to mark two years since Israel began its military assault on Gaza in retaliation to Hamas' attack.

A NEW event has successfully lured race fans and residents alike into the Bathurst CBD.

The brother of an Australian woman who died in the October 7 attacks on Israel is pleading with the federal government to do more to help end the Middle East conflict.

A former close friend of Abbie Chatfield has sued the television personality claiming he was publicly vilified ...

A man with a lengthy criminal history, accused of leaving three children aged under five home alone and hearing their screams as fire engulfed the property, will be freed on bail.

Communications Minister Anika Wells has been questioned about her handling of a triple-zero outage, as reforms to ...

The Around the Grounds column is a weekly look at all that's happening around the western region and beyond. This week, top contenders for the Great Race, league legends winning in another sport, and ...

A former police commissioner's nephew who admitted sharing pornography while joking around with his mates says he shouldn't have been kicked out of the force.

Rogue Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has been rebuked by a backbencher after he quit the shadow cabinet, with calls for unity mounting as the party deals with the fallout.

One of eight independent politicians who hold the future of a divisive AFL stadium in their hands has firmly indicated he won't vote for the project.