The World Today

Several players have been linked to an alleged sexual assault investigation, raising questions over whether the AFL should introduce a no-fault stand-down policy.

The political debate over Australia's migration intake continues this week, with a fight over who should go, and who should stay.

Clients of auditing firm KPMG have faced a revealing, second parliamentary hearing.

The former military lawyer has served more than two years in jail, after being convicted in 2024 for stealing top-secret defence material and sharing it with journalists

With interest rates on hold, borrowers might be breathing a sigh of relief, but they're still facing the prospect of their major asset - their home - shrinking in value, as the property market goes into decline.

The Reserve Bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold when its monetary policy board wraps up its meeting later today.

A near miss at Sydney airport on the weekend involving Jetstar and Qatar planes has raised new questions about commercial aviation safety standards in Australia.

A speech given by an Australian Imam the day after the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel the focus of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

In a horrific medical mix-up, a Melbourne woman says doctors removed parts of her genitals while performing the wrong operation on her. 

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion raises concerns a lawyer for the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network had been subjected to a series of Islamophobic attacks, following the reported comments by a prominent Jewish community leader.

Australia's largest betting companies grilled over allegations of high-pressure inducement tactics including reports that wagering operators may have accepted stolen money from problem gamblers.

House prices are officially falling across the country, and previously resilient property markets are now in decline too.

Reports of a major breakthrough over the war in Gaza with Hamas and the US releasing details of a deal that would see the militant group disarm in the strip while Israel withdraws.

An interaction at a Darwin Thai festival is at the centre of assault allegations leading to the arrest of a Federal Labor MP.

Inflation rose 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, down from 4 per cent the previous month, and below the forecasts from economists.

As oil prices spike, the Federal government looks to onshore refining, as the tax break on fuel wind up this Sunday.

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard testimony this morning on the question of whether private security guards protecting the Jewish community should now be armed.

The Australian Government has lodged an official objection to new 12.5 per cent US tariffs on Australian exports announced today by the Trump administration

An experimental OpenAI artificial intelligence broke out of its test environment last week and hacked into another startup.

Next Monday afternoon, every phone in Australia will buzz, but the AusAlert emergency warning system remains in doubt

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard from a board member of the Melbourne Synagogue that was firebombed in 2024.

Are Australians putting themselves at heightened risk of cancer by using unapproved peptides to chase the fountain of youth?

Telstra admits human error played a role in a major network outage.

Australia's start-up entrepreneurs react to the federal government's new, firmer hands-on AI regulation.

The Federal government shifts from a "hands-off" approach with a new "office of AI" to regulate the powerful technology.

President Donald Trump is vowing to seize control of the vital shipping route, saying other countries should pay the US for securing safe passage.

The experience of Jewish students and academics is in the spotlight this week at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Telstra's CEO faces tough questions on her return from leave to face the fallout from a major network failure.

Australians continue to face disruptions today from a major Telstra network failure.

What caused the massive outage across the telco's networks this morning.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on a visit to the Solomon Islands, while China's test launch of a nuclear capable weapon in the South-Pacific has been labelled "destabilising" for the region.

The Prime Minister apologises for crude 'shag, date or marry' comments about Kylie Minogue on a podcast. 

Could this the worst ski season ever amid the warmest winter on record.

The government's gambling reform bill is introduced to Federal Parliament, critics say it sides too heavily with broadcasters and bookies.

Fresh details in the investigation into an Australian man arrested in Thailand for the alleged murder of a 17-year-old girl in Pattaya.

Federal MP Josh Burns reveals the toll of antisemitic attacks on his family in moving testimony to the Royal Commission.

Bondi terror attack survivor takes the stand as the Royal Commission turns to the media.

From classrooms to boardrooms, the nation's attention is fixed on the Socceroos as they take on Paraguay in their final World Cup group match.

An Australian citizen with links to Islamic State, who had previously been banned from returning, will be allowed to come home.

Benchmark electricity prices have fallen, so have you checked your bill, as electricity retailers issue increases.

Labor's capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms to pass, after a deal with the Greens.

Auction clearance rates have slipped below 50-percent - the lowest level since the start of COVID-19 Pandemic.