The World Today

They were weighed down by gold, silver and bronze, but the aeroplanes carrying Australia's triumphant Olympic heroes have touched down on home soil. 

New figures show Australian workers' pay packets continued to grow above inflation despite some some easing in the jobs market.

The curtain has closed on Australia's record breaking performance at the Paris Games. As organisers look ahead to Brisbane 2032, what funding will be needed to ensure our continued success? 

Australia's Olympic medal tally is still growing in Paris, with kayaking, open water swimming and boxing success overnight

The Paris Olympics are now officially Australia's best games ever, after spectacular performances delivered four gold medals and two bronze in a record-breaking day of competition.

A teenager from the Gold Coast has skated her way into Olympic history, becoming Australia's youngest gold medallist.

A day after billions of dollars were wiped from the Australian sharemarket, financial tensions have eased for now. But it's unclear what the rest of the week will hold.

Australia's official terror alert level has been raised to 'probable', amid heightened community tensions over the war in Gaza. 

As a big prisoner swap between Russia and the West secures the freedom of 24 people, what does it signal to rogue nations about hostage diplomacy?

The Matildas have crashed out of the Paris Olympics after a 2-1 loss to the United States.