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

In Tasmania, AFL fans are celebrating the state Parliament's approval of a new Hobart stadium which means the dream of a state team in the competition will soon be realised.

The Australian Government has announced a new package of military support for Ukraine, totalling $95 million.

After months of uncertainty, it appears the AFL stadium planned for Hobart is about to get the go-ahead, with another Independent state MP declaring their support.

The Minister for Defence Personnel Matt Keogh has announced the Federal Government is establishing an inquiry into sexual violence in the Australian military as recommended by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

The Federal Government has announced a major revamp of the Defence Department.

In Hong Kong, rescuers are searching desperately for any survivors of the shocking fires that tore through seven apartment buildings, but the death toll is rising.

In Hong Kong, authorities believe a construction company may be responsible for the massive apartment tower blaze that appears to have killed hundreds of people.

The latest figures from the Bureau of Statistics show inflation was higher than expected at 3.8 per cent for the twelve months to October.

The Insurance Council of Australia has declared the supercell hailstorms in south-east Queensland a "catastrophe" and more bad weather is on the way.

Communities in Western Australia's north are bracing for Cyclone Fina.

A Queensland coroner has found the fatal ambush of police officers in Wieambilla in 2022 was triggered by the killers' "shared psychotic disorder."

The Federal Government is being criticised by opponents and climate activists for giving up Australia's bid to host next year's COP summit in favour of Turkiye.

After the US Congress voted in favour of releasing the Epstein files, all eyes are now on the President Donald Trump who has the power to sign the bill into law.

Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has announced it is slashing up to 350 jobs from research teams.

As Coalition MPs work to sell their new energy policy to voters, more experts are questioning whether it can lower electricity bills.

The Federal Liberal Party is continuing to face accusations from opponents that it has capitulated to junior coalition partner the Nationals in announcing the dropping of its policy of net zero emissions by 2050.

The Liberal Party has formally dumped its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.

Australia and Indonesia have announced the signing of an unexpected security treaty between the two nations.

The President of Nauru has made a secretive visit to Parliament House in Canberra, amid concerns about his country's deal to accept Australian immigration detainees.

Two female politicians have been threatened with death and rape after they condemned a neo-Nazi rally held outside the NSW Parliament on the weekend.

Sussan Ley stares down leadership speculation after a Liberal colleague says she's losing her party's support.

The new advice on how to boost housing supply and bring down home prices.

New York overwhelmingly elects Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani the city Mayor, putting him on a collision course with his arch-critic Donald Trump.

Inflation is up and interest rates are on hold, so what does the RBA Governor say hard-pressed households can expect from the economy in the year ahead?

A senate inquiry hears Australia telco Optus held eleven crisis meetings before going public and revealing the Triple-O outage deaths.

The King strips his younger brother of his royal title over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump says he'll resume testing of nuclear weapons as he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping and secures new trade deals.

Australia has recorded its biggest jump in inflation rate in years, setting back the hopes of those counting on further interest rate cuts.

There are calls for a childcare overhaul following revelations paedophiles are using the dark web to help get jobs working with children.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with the Chinese Premier on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.

A class action has been launched against the Australian Defence Force, with accusations that women serving in its ranks were subjected to sexual violence and harassment.

The US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia's two largest oil companies, in a bid to pressure Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine.

After all the handshakes, back-slaps and gift exchanges in Washington DC, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on his way back to Australia.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump has resulted in agreements on critical minerals and AUKUS.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has used a speech in Sydney to highlight the direction she hopes to take the embattled Liberal Party.

US President Donald Trump has chatted at length with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone, as he weighs whether to send long-range tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

Australia's unemployment rate has jumped to 4.5 per cent, its highest level in four years.

As Hamas re-exerts its authority over Gaza, US President Donald Trump vows America will take steps to disarm the organisation if it doesn't give up its weapons.

US President Donald Trump has declared that the peace deal between Hamas and Israel signals the dawn of a new Middle East...

Just over two years since they were kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 terrorist attacks, the first members of the final group of Israeli hostages are being released.

The first phase of the Gaza peace deal appears to be on track after the IsraelI Cabinet approved its terms.

The US President Donald Trump has announced that after mediated negotiations in Egypt, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first stage of his peace plan.