Post War Reconstruction

PTSD, anxiety and depression dogged Michael Jefferies after he left the military, but he was able to start healing in an unexpected place.

Amid the rubble of Ukrainian buildings destroyed by Russian attacks, Australian builders Manfred Hin and Hamish Stirling have put their lives on hold, picked up their tools and gotten to work. 

More than a century after the end of World War I, the generosity of an Upper Murray community comes full circle in the form of a much-needed international donation.

Corryong volunteers and residents joined the French Ambassador to Australia to declare Corryong Foodshare officially open.

Two repatriation flights will be evacuating Australians from Israel on Friday Anthony Albanese has announced.

Sarab was 11 when ISIS militants attacked her village and sold her into slavery. Five years later, she had been given to six different men. Now, she wants justice, writes Stephanie March. 

The thunderous sound of distant missile strikes is a frequent reminder that Manfred Hin is a long way from his north Queensland home.

A service to remember the prisoners of war who perished in Australia's worst maritime disaster has taken on a special significance after the Montevideo Maru was found 81 years after it sank.

Manfred Hin watched Russia invade Ukraine from the safety of his north Queensland living room, but the scenes of devastation he saw on television hit close to home.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has addressed the United States Congress after meeting with US President Joe Biden. Look back on Thursday's updates.

In Australia's biggest defence city, untold stories of Australia's of military history are still being uncovered.

A tour of Australia's war memorials provides a lesson for students about history, courage, comradeship and humour in adversity.

It's estimated there are still millions of unexploded devices around the world, despite huge eforts to clear them after past conflicts.

The war is triggering fears across Europe, and these are especially felt in countries like Poland and Romania that border Ukraine and would be highly vulnerable in case of a radiological disaster.

Residents of the freed town are left with no gas, electricity, running water or internet in the wake of Russian occupation, as temperatures begin to drop. 

Most kids are lucky to get a cubby house in the backyard, but the Teodo clan in Far North Queensland has its own man-made cave thanks to an "abnormally strong" ancestor who survived the horrors of war.

Deadly clashes break out in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate.

It has been one year since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, while the fighting has stopped the suffering has increased — so what's life like for those who stayed in Afghanistan?

This week marks one year since the Taliban returned to power.

Satellite data reveals the devastating impact of the Russian army's brutal tactics on some of Ukraine's largest cities. 

An operation to clear land mines from the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone is underway after Russian forces retreated from the area, leaving widespread damage and looted buildings.

Jessica Letch says the compassion shown for people displaced by the war in Ukraine is unlike anything she has seen in her 22-year career. She'd like to see everybody supported with "the same amount of heart".

Anna Shevchenko's father lost his leg to an explosion the same day her home was reduced to rubble. But new life greets her.

Italy continues to allow victims of Nazi war crimes to claim compensation, despite an earlier ruling that doing so goes against international law, now Germany has filed a case at the UN's highest court to stop them.

Ukranian citizens are beginning to rebuild, after Russian forces destroyed facilities to disrupt supply lines. Nick Dole reports.