The announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a peace deal in Gaza is significant. But despite the celebrations, the end of the war is still far from certain, writes Matthew Doran.

All of the living Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released as soon as next week under the first phase of a peace plan led by the United States — but the full details are yet to be released. Here is what we know so far.

This week in Canberra, Tony Burke finally answered questions about the return of Islamic State relatives, Senate estimates turned into an episode of Utopia, and Andrew Hastie quit the frontbench.

In sentencing the triple-murderer, Justice Christopher Beale found there was a substantial chance she would remain in solitary confinement for years, which prosecutors dispute.

A fatal hit-and-run case in Darwin has exposed deep disparities in the NT’s justice system, say Aboriginal leaders, as the victim’s family speaks out.

The death of a 15-week-old baby in an unlicensed home day care in Victoria’s north-west is among more than two dozen disturbing childcare incidents recorded in government documents unearthed by the ABC.