The result of the first Eurovision semi-final is in - and, sadly, Australia's Electric Fields has failed to qualify for the contest's grand final. They insist they're not disappointed with the result, saying they felt like 'rockstars' after their performance. But there will be one Australian to cheer in the final, 17 year old Sydneysider Silia Kapsis...

For centuries, people have dreamed of communicating with animals. Now, a group of scientists has come a step closer to that understanding, coming up with a 'phonetic alphabet' used by sperm whales.

The parents of two Australian brothers killed in Mexico have paid an emotional tribute to their children. Jake and Callum Robinson disappeared while on a surfing trip. Their bodies were discovered in a well earlier this week.

A children's book is at the centre of a bitter feud dividing a council in Western Sydney. The book, which explores same sex parenting, has been banned at local libraries over concerns it goes against certain cultural beliefs. But the move has sparked outrage with many saying it's an act of discrimination.

Ahead of the budget, the federal government is spending big to supercharge its commitment to build more than a million homes by the end of the decade. Housing has become a major political sore point, with mortgages and rents soaring as interest rates have ramped up. The Opposition is now claiming Labor won't meet its target.

A woman is in hospital and a man on the run after a brutal stabbing outside a Sydney gym, which police have described as a targeted domestic violence attack.