Tessa Flemming

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says 67 Australians, permanent residents and their families crossed through the Rafah border crossing overnight. Follow live.

A senior Hamas leader says the group is "close to reaching a truce agreement" with Israel as it delivers its response to Qatari mediators. 

The IDF says it has struck the house of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the head of its political bureau.

The Israeli military launches a "precise and targeted operation" inside Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital. 

The UN says 36 babies have been taken off incubators at the Al-Shifa hospital following reported air strike damage to its maternity ward.

Two of northern Gaza's major hospitals say they have closed doors to new patients due to bombardment and lack of supplies, with staff warning patient deaths could follow. Israel says it is homing in on Hamas and the hospitals should be evacuated.

Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza through a southern corridor opened by the Israeli military. Here are some of their stories.

The Pablo Picasso painting has sold for more than $US139 million ($217 million), making it 2023's most valuable work of art sold globally at auction. But what makes it so special? 

The former UK prime minister's senior advisor says Mr Johnson hoped to show the public COVID-19 did not pose a threat in the early days of the nation's outbreak. 

At least 500 more people, most of them foreign nationals, cross into Egypt after the Rafah border crossing re-opens. Here's how the day's events unfolded.

The 51-year-old needs 'urgent medical care' according to her family but was refused a hospital transfer because she wouldn't wear a hijab.  

From George Clooney offering up his pay cheque to suspended talks — there has been a growing effort to try and end Hollywood's prolonged strikes. Could this new development end the picket?

A female Israeli soldier has been seriously injured in a stabbing attack in east Jerusalem. Here's how the day's events unfolded.

A blast at a hospital has become the bloodiest single incident in Gaza since Israel launched an unrelenting bombing campaign against the densely populated territory in retaliation for a deadly cross-border Hamas assault. Here's what we know.

The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will be reopened to allow foreign nationals out of the embattled Palestinian city, according to the US Secretary of State. 

Israel tells civilians living in northern Gaza to head south, warning them the military will operate "significantly" in Gaza City in the coming days.

A total blockade of food, water, electricity and other goods has been ordered in Israel's retaliation against Hamas. So what does that mean for struggling Palestinians? 

Young rave attendees set out to a southern Israel desert for two days of fun and music. What greeted them was a horror surprise attack that killed hundreds.

Two new categories are set to shake up the Golden Globes and its 80-year history. Here's what we know and what it could mean for the 2024 awards season. 

After 146 days of Hollywood shutdowns and strikes, screenwriters have struck a tentative deal with studios. But here's why there will be no return to TV and film as we know it.  

The actor claimed the return of the show "is bigger than just me" as striking writers plan to picket the return of the show's fourth season. 

Medical certificates and prescriptions are increasingly available in just a few clicks as busy Australians praise the rise in online telehealth — but health experts say the services need better regulation.

The Australian, based at the remote Casey Research Station 3,880 km south of Perth, has a "developing medical condition" .

The weapons use depleted uranium to attack military tanks but have long been opposed by anti-war campaigners who say they create a "long-term health threat".

China's neighbours have "resolutely rejected" the map in what is the latest dispute in a long-running conflict over the South China Sea.