Annabel Bowles is a journalist and digital producer with the ABC's national news desk, based in Brisbane.
Previously, she was a digital lead at ABC Darwin and a reporter for the NT News and The Cairns Post.
You can reach her at bowles.annabel@abc.net.au.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the US will end the war in Iran quickly, because the US President Donald Trump "knows better" than to keep it going for a long time.
Tehran confirms that an Israeli attack killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, in the latest high profile attack on the regime's leadership. Read how the day unfolded.
Israel says it has killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, one of the country's most senior officials. Read how events unfolded.
As Qantas hikes international airfares due to a surge in fuel prices from the Middle East war, an industry expert warns it's only the start of what's to come.
Topic:Explainer
A majority consensus on who will be the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been reached, according to members of the Assembly of Experts.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms two military planes have been deployed to the Middle East to help transport stranded Australians. Take a look back at the day's events in our live blog.
A sliding doors moment can be all it takes to put someone on the path to elite sport. But those in charge of finding our next Olympians have a "world-first" idea to change that.
The US has confirmed its first deaths of the conflict, with three service members killed and five wounded after Iran launched retaliatory strikes against the joint US-Israeli attack.
The number of people buying their first home with a 5 per cent deposit surges after the federal government makes sweeping changes to the scheme.
The author, journalist and philanthropist was Rupert Murdoch's "active partner" in his media empire News Corp over their 31-year marriage.
New Zealand has declined Donald Trump's invitation to join his Board of Peace and is calling for "clarity" over the proposal. Here's where other countries stand.
Topic:Explainer
Two people have died after a landslide hit their home in New Zealand and authorities are searching for several others feared dead in another slip nearby. Here's how landslides occur, the warning signs and where they are most common.
Topic:Explainer
Confused dual citizens are voicing their frustrations as they grapple with changes to the UK's entry requirements, which roll out next month.
"Valentino red", now synonymous with the Italian designer, was introduced to the world in 1959. But it wasn't until years later he commanded true global attention — and with an entirely different dress.
Tensions between the United States and Greenland's allies reach a new high, with threats of increasing tariffs after European troops were sent to the island.
Topic:Explainer
Several fires have been downgraded to watch and act but authorities are still battling to control many of the blazes that have claimed one life and destroyed hundreds of structures.
Out-of-control bushfires are continuing to rip through Victoria with at least 130 homes and buildings across the state lost and more than 300,000 hectares of land burned.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack
Chris Minns says new protest laws will be introduced despite "resistance to the government's legislative agenda in recent days".
Hundreds of surf lifesavers have gathered on Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the victims of last Sunday's terrorist attack. Follow live.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley calls on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to recall parliament to address the issue of antisemitism in the community, in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
Bondi shooter Naveed Akram has been charged with 59 offences over the mass shooting on Sunday.
Twelve people are confirmed dead and dozens are injured in a terrorist attack on the Chanukah by the Sea celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Look back at our coverage from the day.
The European Union says it will learn from Australia's new laws to bar under-16s from social media, with steps to implement the world-first ban already underway and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praising Australia's "brave move".
Topic:Explainer
A broad heatwave is expected to spread across Australia, with short and sharp bursts of heat throughout the southern states.