Over the last 10 to 15 years, the People's Republic has become heavily engaged in the Antarctic. Most of its activity is within the Australian sector.

Canberra needs to find a future beyond Chinese control.

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax picture editors.

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax picture editors.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending March 1, 2018.

The opioid epidemic is reshaping life in America, including at the local public library, where librarians are faced with having training to tackle overdoses.

Scientists have published new evidence that old or even ancient carbon, pulled out of the atmosphere and stored in the bodies of plants hundreds or thousands of years ago, is being set loose again from soils in the Arctic region.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by Fairfax picture editors.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The Antonov plane came down, killing all on board, with the Russian defence ministry saying a technical fault was the most likely explanation.

Broken roads, infrastructure and communications is making it difficult to get aid to where it's needed, as the Australian government steps up its commitment.

Sanctions on North Korea may have set the climate for talks. But clever, discrete diplomacy created the opening. Now its up to the parties to deliver.

The pro-business wing of the Republican party used this Democrat as way over the internal 'Iron Curtain' to speak to a protectionist president. Now he is gone.

Jacinda Ardern's situation shows the impossible expectations that are placed on women in public life.

US President Trump’s top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration.

The star is reportedly assembling staff ahead of a potential run for governor of New York.

Up and down Italy, migrants, both legal and not, are pondering their future after the anti-immigration party League surged in popularity in elections on Sunday.

Trump counsellor violated the Hatch Act twice last year, according to a US federal watch dog.

Within six hours on Monday, Sam Nunberg gave six TV interviews and many more to newspapers, each trying to out-shock the last.

Introducing Donald Trump's newest alleged alias: David Dennison.

The man was stopped in Zaventem, a town outside Brussels, to be questioned for jaywalking when he chose to speak only to the female officer.

The adult film star who allegedly had a sexual relationship with Trump is suing the president, alleging a "hush" agreement was invalid.