Chinese art takes long march home from US museums

Thirty-one years ago, Hongkonger Raymond Lo Shu-yuen was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer and had a quarter of the organ removed. Now 75, Lo said the illness, despite its physical and mental toll, had taught him invaluable lessons about ageing, health and making the most of life. “I can say that the cancer itself saved me,” he said. “Why? If I did not have this illness, I would not have changed my past lifestyle such as working hard like a dog, eating a lot of junk food, doing no exercise...

Pauline Hanson's helped launch One Nation's Victoria state election campaign, with the party vowing to jail Dan Andrews and Jacinta Allan if they win.

The botanical societies of the United States and China have signed a plant science cooperation initiative, vowing to strengthen bilateral ties and foster an open scientific community to tackle global issues. The joint initiative was signed during a Sino-American botany conference last month in Taian, in China’s eastern Shandong province, which brought together hundreds of experts from institutions in both countries. The conference, held from September 19 to 23, aimed to “further deepen botanical...

Adelaide drivers wanting to cash in on a cheap fuel offer were lining up from midnight.

Hong Kong’s stronger economic performance over the past year was the reason for raising the monthly minimum wage for foreign domestic helpers by 2.35 per cent, the labour minister has said, amid disappointment from both unions and employers’ groups. Defending the government’s decision to raise the monthly minimum wage to HK$5,220 (US$665), Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said the government sought to keep the annual adjustment mechanism “balanced and acceptable”. Speaking...

Multiple people have been injured, and a driver has been arrested, after a car crashed into a crowd of fans farewelling the Newcastle Knights team bus. Follow our rolling coverage.

A bottle shop worker has used a baseball bat to fight off armed machete thugs who invaded his store.

Victoria has been rocked by its most powerful earthquake in three years which shook locals from their sleep in the early hours.

The Omani pilot accused of stabbing his co-pilot and trying to down a passenger jet had been banned by another airline, over concerns around extremism.

There's hope relief at the bowser is on its way with G7 Nations releasing 100 million barrels of oil, which is expected to put downward pressure on fuel prices in Australia.

There's been wild weather in NSW with a mini tornado hitting Ulladulla as much of the state's eastern and southern regions brace for rain, wind and storms.

Fans become first responders treating the injured and detaining the alleged driver as a car hit crowds in Newcastle.