Nick Dole

MPs in NSW will be required to make more regular disclosures about their financial interests and those of their immediate family.

The NSW premier could be in for a bruising year, but he's not shying away from a fight, writes state political reporter Nick Dole.

As the first ABC correspondent in Israel after the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Nick Dole gives an insight into the challenges of reporting from a conflict zone.

Brits were shocked when a former prime minister was parachuted back into politics in the role of foreign minister on Monday, but many Australians know this story well, including how it could end.

US President Joe Biden says he is "saddened and outraged" by an explosion at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, as families are reunited at Sydney airport. 

A combination of old-fashioned espionage and high-tech surveillance was meant to keep Israelis safe. But when Hamas smashed through the fence, all the systems seemed to fail.

We challenged four reporters to find somewhere to live for 30 per cent of the average wage in their global cities. From "dorms for adults" to buildings that could be demolished at any moment, they saw it all.

On the front lines of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, soldiers are facing a brutal onslaught. It's up to a volunteer team of medics, the Hospitallers Battalion, to evacuate the wounded back to safety in a race against the clock.

Just across a dry riverbed from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant lies the Ukrainian town of Nikopol. Despite the Kakhovka dam attack cutting off their water supply and constant shelling from Russia, they say they won't be driven away.

Alexander Lukashenko has projected himself as a key negotiator in bringing the Wagner mutiny to an end, but the Belarusian leader now faces a real risk that his peacemaker deal will unravel and leave him with little power and a backyard full of mutinous mercenaries.

The counteroffensive is making steady gains, but Ukraine isn't taking any chances. While soldiers grind on in bloody battle, everyday civilians are preparing to defend their villages from a potential Russian advance.

Australia imports more than $25 billion in goods that may have used modern slavery, and for the first time solar panels are one of the most valuable, according to a human rights group funded by Andrew Forrest.

Inside the palace, King Charles's staff are polishing the silver and preparing his coronation robes. Outside the gates, Britons are queuing for charities that can't keep up with demand.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney reminded Wrexham that being Welsh was "cool". Now some are wondering whether they’d be better off outside the United Kingdom. 

The exodus of brands like McDonald's from Russia was once described as "the end of an era". But experts say the withdrawal and sanctions are not shifting public opinion as much as some in the West might have hoped.

A court in the Netherlands finds the three men helped procure the surface-to-air missile launcher that shot the plane out of the sky.

There is no way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to spin his withdrawal from the symbolically and strategically important city of Kherson as anything other than an embarrassment — unless it's a trap, writes Nick Dole. 

Sweltering through back-to-back heatwaves, Spain is ordering people to raise their thermostats and change their dress code in a bid to reduce Europe's reliance on Russian gas.

Boris Johnson was seen by many as a charismatic alternative to the establishment figures of Tory past and a personality who delivered the Conservatives a majority and a mandate. But even among his home crowd, personality could only get him so far. 

Inspired by Australia, the United Kingdom is trying to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda for offshore processing. Prince Charles is reportedly opposed to the idea, and it could make this week's Commonwealth leaders meeting in Rwanda uncomfortable for the future king.

When Russian troops took Chernobyl, they drove their tanks through the highly contaminated Red Forest and dug trenches in the toxic earth. They're mistakes that could catch up with them.

As Vladimir Putin's army invaded, photos and videos of broken-down Russian tanks being stolen by farmers on tractors has delighted many Ukrainians. It's just one of the ways local farmers are fighting back against Russia's invasion.

Ukrainians on the frontline of Russia's war don't pretend to know what's going through the minds of "the enemy", but if they had to guess, they think their invaders' hearts aren't in it. That's not so for the local soldiers.

With Russian troops now seeking victory for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine's east, those who survived the brutal assault on the country's north are trying to put the pieces back together. 

Emmanuel Macron's status as Europe's de facto leader, which has been cemented by the current crisis in Ukraine, certainly aligns with his ambitions. But could it cost him the French presidency?