ABC radio news and current affairs afternoon program reporting on Australia and the world.

As the Liberal Party gears up for the Farrer by-election, it has been revealed the results of the party's review of its disastrous 2025 election campaign won't be made public.

Australians have been warned to leave parts of the Middle East as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise.

A bomb threat to the Prime Minister's Canberra residence has been linked to the opponents of a Chinese dance group.

The Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion has begun. Eye witnesses to the Bondi terror attack have been ruled out of giving evidence to avoid prejudicing Naveed Akram's trial.

The Federal Opposition has called for new laws to be introduced which punish people who help families linked to Islamic State, return to Australia.

Some observers think the arrest of the former Prince Andrew will strengthen the campaign of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers and put pressure on US authorities to take action against the late billionaire's associates.

The federal government and opposition are both ruling out helping the Australians in Syria who have links to Islamic State and are trying to return here.

Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner has called on Pauline Hanson to apologise and withdraw her inflammatory comments about Australia's Muslim population.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his new front bench, promoting key allies and relegating backers of deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley.

The Liberal Party leader, Angus Taylor, Â has set out a new vision for Australia focusing on reducing immigration numbers and winding back government spending.

Angus Taylor has won the Liberal leadership over Sussan Ley and nominated immigration and cost of living as two of his policy priorities.

The federal Liberal party room is set to meet tomorrow morning with Angus Taylor challenging Sussan Ley for the leadership.

The Israeli President Isaac Herzog has visited Canberra just as the Albanese government condemns Israel's plans to expand settlements in the West Bank.

The New South Wales Premier rejects claims of police brutality after violence erupts at a Sydney protest against the visit of the Israeli President.

The visit of the Israeli president Isaac Herzog is prompting protests around the country.

The notorious Melbourne underworld figure Tony Mokbel is now a free man after prosecutors dropped a final drug trafficking case against him.

In South Australia, detectives have declared the disappearance of 4- year-old Gus Lamont is now being treated as a "major crime."

The Federal Government has announced plans to sell nearly 70 Defence Department sites across the country and reinvest the proceeds in the defence force.

In its first meeting of the year, the Reserve Bank has decided to increase the interest rate to 3.85 per cent in an attempt to slow the growth of inflation.

The leader of the National Party, David Littleproud, Â has retained his position after an attempt to topple him failed this afternoon.

After a stand-off with the states, the Federal Government has agreed to allocate an extra $25 billion to fund public hospitals for the next five years.

The approaching visit to Australia of the Israeli President Isaac Herzog is already dividing opinion, as anger about the Israel-Palestine conflict continues.

In Victoria, fire fighters are battling six major bushfires, three of which are out of control.

A severe heatwave is continuing to grip much of south-eastern Australia. Victoria has recorded a new all-time temperature record, with one town reaching 48.9 degrees.

Australia Day has been observed with citizenship ceremonies and celebrations across the country.

In central west New South Wales, police have flown in specialist officers to search for a gunman suspected of killing three people including a pregnant woman.

Australia's National Day of Mourning is honouring the 15 victims of last month's terror attack at Bondi Beach.

The fallout from the negotiations over the Government's new hate speech laws is continuing, with three Nationals senators quitting their positions on the Opposition frontbench.

It now appears the Federal Government's watered down hate speech laws will get the support of Parliament after Labor struck a deal with the Liberal Party.

In Canberra, federal MPs have passed condolence motions for the victims of the Bondi terror attack as negotiations continue on proposed hate speech laws.

The Albanese Government's senior ministers are on the offensive as the proposed hate speech and gun laws face criticism from the Opposition and the Greens.

The head of Australia's peak Jewish body is pleading with the country's political leaders to come together to pass laws aimed at tackling antisemitism.

The death toll from anti-government protests in Iran has climbed to more than 2,500 people according to activists, but there are fears the actual toll is far higher.

Victorians affected by the devastating bushfires of the last week are sorting through the rubble of their homes and businesses.

The Prime Minister has announced he is recalling parliament early to debate new laws in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

Three people missing and more than twenty homes destroyed as bushfires ravage Victoria.

The Prime Minister bows to pressure and calls a Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack.

Major European powers rally behind Greenland as Donald Trump reiterates his ambition to takeover the Danish territory.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is not ruling out a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack, amid growing pressure from within his own party.

US President Donald Trump suggests his military operations in South America aren't over yet and that Colombia could be his next target.

Britain's royal family embarrassed again as the latest batch of Epstein files raises new questions for the King's brother Andrew.

A prayer centre run by a controversial preacher in Sydney's south-west is being shut down by the local council as the fallout from the Bondi terror attack continues.