Brisbane, Australia News

Evidence is mounting that Russian-backed insurgents in eastern Ukraine were responsible for the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane, with the loss of 298 lives.

The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee public hearing into the adequacy of the Federal and Queensland Governments' efforts to stop the rapid decline of the Reef moves to Townsville after hearings in Brisbane and Mackay.

MELBOURNE man Robert Edward Cerantonio who is suspect of using the internet to urge people to join jihad in Iraq and Syria is on his way back to Australia.

The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's east coast is "in the worst state since records began" and in 40 years large swathes of coral structures will be replaced by seaweed and algae, scientists told a senate inquiry.

Three years after the discovery dubbed the 'Lost Diggers', nine teenagers from Vignacourt have flown to Australia to meet with a number of the known descendants of the Australian soldiers captured in the images.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman met with officials from the Netherlands, Belgium, Britain and the Philippines at the executive building to add the first signatures to the book.

As the 20th International AIDS Conference gets underway in Melbourne, workers in the sex industry are hoping that a range of HIV and AIDS issues relating to them will be addressed, as well as bring about attention to its causes and issues.

DON'T book flights for a Friday afternoon. And always get groceries on Monday. Save cash by shopping smarter, not shopping less.

Betsy is - well, was - Mr. Jelley's 1962 'Vette. They have been together nearly 41 years, a lifetime filled with Sunday drives.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed to maintain pressure on Vladimir Putin after a phone call to the Russian President.

When faced with a heart-stopping situation, one brave Bensenville, Illinois, woman didn't hesitate to step up to the plate.

DAVID WENHAM, PRESENTER: Hello. This is David Wenham and this is coming to you via my smart phone in Manchester, England.

Hit by two astonishing tragedies in quick succession, the Malaysia Airlines brand may become the airline industry's equivalent of asbestos or News of the World: toxic to the public and, experts say, impossible to redeem.

ELEANOR HALL: The Queensland Government is promising to re-assess its controversial law-and-order agenda in response to its massive defeat in the weekend by-election.

A TRUCK has collided with a number of vehicles on the Hume Hwy and motorist are advised to expect delays near Campbelltown.

On July 17 Putin warned biting sanctions will boomerang and hit back at US national interests, will inflicting "very serious damage" on an already tattered US-Russia relationship.

New Delhi, July 19: Thursday's missile attack on a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine has triggered a race between America and Russia to lobby India ahead of a tense diplomatic calendar where New Delhi's clout among developing nations could prove critical.

Ukraine officials accuse Russia of helping separatists of destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down on the Russia-Ukraine border.

TONY Abbott has described the crash scene of MH17 as 'chaotic' and 'outrageous' and says there can be no room for excuses or blame shifting by Russia.

An Australian family is in mourning again after losing relatives on MH17, just months after grieving the loss of loved ones on MH370.