ABC radio news and current affairs afternoon program reporting on Australia and the world.
An inquiry by the United Nations Human Rights Council has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
A comprehensive assessment of the risk climate change poses to Australia is warning us to expect more severe weather events in the decades ahead.
The Federal Environment Minister has given the go-ahead for Woodside's North West Shelf project to keep operating until at least 2070.
The U.S. President Donald Trump is vowing a crackdown on political violence in the wake of the assassination of his close ally, the powerful right wing influencer Charlie Kirk.
World leaders are condemning Israel's airstrikes on Qatar but Israel is defending the action saying it was targeting Hamas leaders.
The Victorian Government has introduced proposed legislation to the state parliament to establish the first treaty between an Australian jurisdiction and its Indigenous people.
Two years after she served her notorious Beef Wellington lunch in regional Victoria, the convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in jail for her crimes.
Thousands of mourners have attended the Melbourne funeral of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart who was shot dead in north-eastern Victoria last week.
The Federal Government has agreed to settle a class action brought by Robodebt victims for $475 million. If approved by the Federal Court, it will be the biggest class action payout in Australian history.
The former Victorian Labor Premier Daniel Andrews has sparked a furore by attending a massive military parade in Beijing and lining up with the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea for a group photo.
The fallout from anti-immigration rallies around the country is continuing, with the Victorian Premier being forced to abandon a press conference after being abused by a neo-Nazi.
Victorian police are warning people not to harbour the alleged police killer Dezi Freeman and to report his whereabouts.
As the hunt for the alleged killer of two police officers continues in freezing conditions Victoria's north-east, the Chief Commissioner has confirmed the fugitive's wife and teenaged son have been interviewed and released.
The manhunt is continuing for Desi Freeman, who allegedly shot and killed two officers and wounded another near the town of Porepunkah in the state's north-east.
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.