War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith fails in a bid to overturn his multi-million-dollar defamation loss against Nine newspapers, which found him complicit in war crimes on the balance of probabilities.

The race for Goldstein has narrowed to 206, with independent Zoe Daniel trailing Liberal Tim Wilson. There are just 260 votes left to tally. Follow live.

Neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend talks in Istanbul. The question now is, will these talks amount to anything?

Defence lawyers for accused killer Erin Patterson have suggested a person could survive death cap mushroom poisoning, even after eating the same meal as someone who fell seriously ill.

Australia's RBA is meeting on Tuesday, but relatively strong wages and jobs data could see the board cut rates by less than some predicted. NAB is sticking by a forecast of half a per cent. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

A major Queensland highway could remain closed for days after a truck carrying half of a wind turbine collided with a bridge.

Newcastle takes on Parramatta at Hunter Stadium with both sides desperate for a win to ignite their faltering NRL seasons, as Dane Gagai plays his 300th. Follow live.