The World Today

There's outrage after Israel's bold strike on Hamas figures in Qatar, in a suddenly deepening rift in Middle East.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lands in Vanuatu amid uncertainty over Australia's ability to seal a $500 million development deal.

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole, for murdering three in-laws — and attempting to murder a fourth.

Thousands of mourners have gathered to remember the first of two Victoria Police officers who were fatally shot in  Porepunkah in the line of duty last week.

Two authoritarian leaders, who've both extended their grips on power, caught discussing immortality, in a rare, unscripted moment in President Xi Jinping's tightly choreographed military celebration in Beijing.

A huge display of China's military might in Beijing caps off four days of high level diplomacy with the leaders of more than twenty countries.

President Xi Jinping is holding bilateral talks with Russia's President, Vladimir Putin;

Anti-immigration rallies lead to violence and arrests across the country - how do the major parties respond to this sentiment?

Two people arrested in police raids in the Victorian town of Porepunkah, as police hunt for Dezi Freeman, the man alleged to have shot and killed two police officers on Tuesday.

The search for fugitive Dezi Freeman continues in the rugged Victorian high country, as the state's police force mourn two of their own.

Who is Dezi Freeman, the man accused of killing two Victorian police officers, and what do his previous legal altercations tell us about the threat of pseudo-law?

Federal government alleges Iran directed multiple anti-Semitic attacks in Australia.

Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson has listened from the dock as family members of her victims spoke about the impact of her crimes.

Education ministers agree to CCTV cameras in childcare centres, mandatory child safety training and establishing a national educator register.

Israel begins the first stage of its planned take-over of Gaza City, with the IDF confirming its troops are in position on the outskirts of the city.

The rift between Australia and Israel is growing wider, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese received a scathing letter from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Ukrainian President flanked by European leaders, at a high stakes meeting at the White House.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on his way to the White House for his meeting with President Donald Trump.

Attorneys-General meet after the Prime Minister calls childcare industry checks 'hopeless'. 

A leaked list of pre-written responses to the economic reform roundtable has raised questions over whether the Government is engaging in the talks in good faith.

Experts say the summit between Trump and Putin could be a profoundly alarming moment for Europe.

Millions of mortgage borrowers anxiously await an interest rates decision from the Reserve Bank.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.

Police alleged Erin Patterson used a toxic penne pasta, a chicken korma curry and a vegetable wrap in previous attempts to poison her husband Simon, before hosting the fatal Beef Wellington lunch.

Historic sight of the presidents of the US, Russia and Ukraine meeting face-to-face, to end the war, may be drawing nearer.

More than 50 thousand Queensland school teachers are on strike today over demands for better pay and conditions.

International metal producer Nyrstar has received a $135 million rescue package from state and federal governments.

Tens of thousands marched over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of Palestinians, who say they're facing a new form of harassment in the West Bank.

Australia has dodged higher tariffs on its goods sold to the United States, staying at 10 per cent.

Canada announces it will join France and the UK in pushing for a Palestinian state, when the UN General Assembly meets in September.

Pressure is mounting on the Albanese government after the UK has announced it will recognise a Palestinian state in September.

A UN conference aimed at working towards a two state solution between Israelis and Palestinians has been boycotted by both the US and Israel.

Israel has announced a daily pause in the fighting in three areas of Gaza to allow more food to get into the strip.

The French President Emmanuel Macron vows to recognise the Palestinian territories as a state, as international pressure builds on Israel to end the war.

The cattle industry's response is mixed after the Federal Government announced a lift to bio-security restrictions on beef imports from the United States

The government has used the second day of parliament to introduce legislation to cut student debt and reforms to the childcare sector.

Israel's facing growing international pressure to end the war in Gaza.

A tenuous truce appears to be holding in southern Syria, after a week of deadly fighting. But leaders from Syria's minority Druze community say their people have been killed, homes looted, and women raped.

A Victorian courtroom has erupted after a man accused of murdering Hannah McGuire changed his plea to guilty midway through the trial.

The unemployment rate has jumped as tens of thousands of Australians lost full-time positions in June.

Bradley John Murdoch died serving life in prison today, taking to his grave vital information about his victim Peter Falconio.

The PM presses Australia's interests in a high level meet in Beijing.