Australian researchers have followed 160 people from babies to adults to unpack the key elements that shape our lives.

The Australian economy has stalled, growing by 0.1 per cent from January to March, and 1.1 per cent percent over the year according to the latest figures. 

As the economy struggles with labour shortages, the federal government comes under fire over a $300,000-a-year speech writer.

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Donald Trump has become the first current or former US President in history to be convicted of a crime.

Minister Andrew Giles is resisting pressure to stand down, saying there's more work to be done, as the opposition accuses him of being "asleep at the wheel" over the detainee crisis.

Leaders speak out following powerful testimony from a distressed daughter who says she repeatedly raised the alarm about her dangerous father before he murdered two women in Western Australia.

Australia has joined a global chorus of condemnation of an Israeli airstrike on the Gazan city of Rafah.

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more at a camp in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, the IDF says it was targeting a Hamas compound but aid groups claim it was a camp for the displaced.

The airline's CEO has personally reached out to passengers severely injured when one of their aircraft hit turbulence.