War Victims

These WA community members say naming a new federal seat after a World War II nurse is all very well, but they want the honour to go to a born and bred local, not an out-of-towner.               

As the war in Ukraine drags into its third year, some Russian soldiers have decided to flee the front lines. This is how they did it.

Thousands of people in Ukraine's north-east are displaced as Russia steps up its offensive in the area, which started with a surprise attack last month.

We spoke to three experts to unpack the trending image and what it says about activism and war coverage in the social media sphere. 

Israel told Palestinians to move from Rafah, signalling a ground invasion was imminent. Twelve hours later, Hamas agreed to a ceasefire proposal. So does Israel intend to invade Rafah, or was it a ploy to strongarm Hamas?

Russia's policy of encouraging convicts to bolster its invasion of Ukraine was simple — survive six months and get your freedom. Some returned to the communities they once terrorised, only to commit new crimes.

Thirty years since the genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda, survivors Faina Iligoga and Aubert Ruzigandekwe plan to create a documentation and healing centre in their adopted home of Tasmania.

Brian Hopkins was one of the last people to escape after two Australian naval ships collided. Living with terminal cancer, he revisits his former life and considers his legacy.

Surya McEwen is joining an international effort to deliver vital supplies, despite recent deaths of aid workers and warnings from the Australian government to steer clear.

Three sons of Hamas' top political leader Ismail Haniyeh have been killed by an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip.

A complex web of money, Russian politics and English football is unravelling in the United Kingdom.

The IDF is still trying to explain exactly how aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom, were fatally bombed by its forces in Gaza. But we could be about to find out whether Israel's military has learnt anything from its "grave mistake". 

Hamas rejects an Israeli ceasefire proposal made at talks in Cairo, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a date has been set for an invasion of Rafah, Gaza's last refuge for displaced Palestinians. 

One Monday late last year I received a call from the Australian Red Cross: "What would you say about going to Gaza?" I didn't hesitate. Sometimes I wonder why I have no fear.

Elad Katzir was taken hostage on October 7 by Palestinian gunmen, and had pleaded for his release earlier this year.

The Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza, including Australian Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom, was a "mistake that followed a misidentification," the Israeli military says.

Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was one of seven people killed while working with the World Central Kitchen charity in central Gaza.

Some Labor insiders fear the relationship with Muslim and Arab communities is on the edge amid a growing perception the party has failed to respond to deep concerns about the war in Gaza. Elections in the US and UK suggest the ALP would be naive to ignore a potential backlash at the ballot box, writes Patricia Karvelas.

These wives and mothers of Russia's mobilised soldiers are risking the ire of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin with their weekly protests, which come at an awkward time for the president.

As political unrest gripped Russia in 1917, the Sukhov family faced an agonising decision, which author Simon J Carey explores in his debut historical fiction novel.

The document proposes Israel would maintain security control over all land west of Jordan, including the occupied West Bank and Gaza — territories where the Palestinians hope to establish an independent state. 

The figures from a Ukrainian air force spokesperson reveal the scale of Russia's aerial onslaught on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion.

Dozens of people have been killed in a clash between tribes in Papua New Guinea's Highlands that's been described as an "ambush".

It's getting increasingly difficult for families leaving Gaza en route to Australia as they are forced to make the long trek without consular assistance.

In Ukraine, formerly one of Europe's biggest dairy suppliers, 50 per cent of the industry is gone, 200,000 cows have been bombed, and farmers are very much on the front line.