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Victoria Police has named the two officers killed in an ambush in the state's north-east yesterday.
ASIO and the Australian Federal Police have found Iran orchestrated at least two of the recent antisemitic attacks in Australia.
Housing experts are worried the Federal Government's latest push to help first home buyers get into the market will actually force property prices up.
The nations' education ministers have agreed to make major changes to the way the childcare sector operates.
The NDIS Minister Mark Butler has shocked some state governments with a demand they match the Federal Government's $2 billion for a new program for children with autism.
The Prime Minister's colleagues have leapt to his defence after the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled him a "weak leader" and accused him of abandoning Australian Jews.
After meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, Donald Trump is planning a meeting between his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts.
The Federal Court has ordered QANTAS pay a penalty of $90 million for illegally sacking workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific has been observed with surviving World War II veterans joining ceremonies around the nation.
Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell last month to 4.2 per cent. The growth was driven by full time roles.
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There is relief for Australians with a home loan today, as the Reserve Bank cuts the interest rate to its lowest level in more than two years.
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN next month.
Israel is defying global calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, with its security cabinet voting in favour of a full military occupation of Gaza City.
The US President Donald Trump has announced he is increasing the tariff on imports from India to 50 per cent, to punish the nation for buying Russian oil. Â
Tasmania's Liberal Leader Jeremy Rockliff has been reappointed Premier, but another no confidence motion will be brought against him when parliament resumes.
After a hotly contested bidding process, the Federal Government has chosen a Japanese company to build the next fleet of Australian Navy warships.
For the first time, the Australian Federal Police is to be led by a woman. The current deputy AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett is to replace Reece Kershaw who is retiring early.
The American President Donald Trump has again shaken up the global economy by ordering more changes to his tariff policies.
After Canada announced it will recognise a Palestinian state, the Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reiterated that Australia will do the same but has refused to say when.
In a joint statement with 14 other countries, the Federal Government has again called for a two state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
As global concern about famine and killings in Gaza grows, two Israeli human rights groups have accused the Netanyahu government of genocide in the enclave.
An ABC Four Corners investigation has revealed a massive fraud that saw the Australian Tax Office pay out $2 billion to individuals using a loophole to falsely claim GST refunds.
As the United States continues to scrutinise the AUKUS deal, Australia and the United Kingdom have agreed to deepen their nuclear submarine partnership under that deal.
The country's biggest private operator of psychology clinics is set to shut nearly all of them, and mental health experts are worried about the consequences.
Federal Labor has wasted no time introducing legislation to the new Parliament to reduce student debt and clamp down on dodgy childcare operators.
Politicians turned up in Canberra today for the start of Parliament's first sitting week since the federal election.
After Saturday's state election in Tasmania, neither major party has secured a majority of seats in the Parliament.
Lachlan Young, the man accused of murdering 23-year-old Clunes woman Hannah McGuire, has entered a plea of guilty, eight days into his trial.Â
Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 4.3 per cent. It's highest level since November 2021.
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited the Great Wall of China, just as another Labor PM, Gough Whitlam did in the 1970s.
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he and China's President Xi Jinping have had a warm exchange in Beijing.
The Treasurer Jim Chalmers is downplaying official advice stating the Federal Budget isn't sustainable unless taxes are raised and spending reduced.
In the West Australian outback, a massive search for a missing German backpacker is underway.
The Federal Government's special envoy to counter antisemitism has released her report and recommendations today.
Qantas is refusing to say if it is being held to ransom by cyber criminals, after a data breach exposed customers' personal information.
The Reserve Bank has shocked economists and disappointed mortgage borrowers by deciding against an interest rate cut.
One of Australia's most closely watched murder trials has ended with Erin Patterson, the so-called "mushroom murderer," now a convicted killer.
After the US Congress finally passed what he calls his "big, beautiful bill," the President Donald Trump has been celebrating with supporters in Iowa.
In New York, the music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been denied bail after being found guilty of two out of the five charges against him in his criminal trial.
Qantas is warning millions of customers a significant amount of data has been stolen in a major cyber attack.
More than a thousand children are to be tested for infectious diseases after a childcare worker was charged with more than 70 child sex offences.