The World Today

The US President backs down from his ultimatum, postponing military strikes on Iranian power plants.

Are you taking the bus or train instead, maybe working from home? Fuel worries are already changing our daily habits.

One of the most powerful storms to hit Queensland in more than 100 years, Tropical Cyclone Narelle has crossed the Queensland coast as a Category 4 system lashing communities across Cape York Peninsula with deadly winds of up to 270 kilometres an hour.

The federal government announces a coordinator of a fuel supply task force, to ensure critical users get the fuel they need.

Radio shock-jock Kyle Sandilands says he's been sacked by ARN Media, almost a month on from his on-air blow up with co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson.

As Australians brace for a potential rate hike today, war in the Middle East is increasing pressure on the cost of living.

As fallout from the Iran war hits Australians at the bowser, what can be done to ease the cost and supply pressures?

Australia is rolling out 762 million litres of petrol and diesel from emergency fuel reserves to address ongoing shortages stemming from the Iran war.

An extraordinary helicopter rescue mission and two overseas travellers found dead - the latest on extreme flooding in northern Australia.

The Nationals have elected Matt Canavan as their new leader, following the resignation of David Littleproud.

Australia will send a military aircraft and dozens of personnel to the Middle East to assist in the defence of Gulf nations.

Iran's state media reports the highest religious clerics in the country have chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms Australian defence personnel were aboard a US submarine which sank an Iranian ship on earlier near Sri Lanka;

DFAT under fire for a lack of support for Australians in the Middle East, forced to hire cars and flee overland from the conflict.

A commercial flight from the Middle East is on its way to Australia as fighting escalates in the region.

An Australian base in Dubai was hit in an Iranian drone attack over the weekend, as the conflict spreads across the Middle East.

Donald Trump has vowed to avenge the deaths of US servicemen killed in the Middle East, while warning there will likely be more.

Hilary Clinton has denied links to Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Republicans of partisan political theatre, in a dramatic deposition

As one Australian tech firm declares mass lay-offs many are asking if it's a sign of more to come in the AI revolution.

New Inflation data shows the economy is still running hot. What will this mean for interest rates?

The Royal Commission into antisemitism and the Bondi terror attacks begins in Sydney; 

The government under pressure to crackdown on those offering assistance to Australians returning from terrorism hotspots; 

The fall of former prince Andrew reaches new depths with his arrest.

Prime Minister Anthony's comments come as Sydney's Lakemba Mosque say they've received three written threats in the past month.

Australians are expected to decrease their private health insurance coverage, or forgo insurance altogether, following the news that premiums will rise from April.

The Federal Government has ruled out offering consular assistance to the Australian families of Islamic State fighters currently stuck in Syria.

As the new Liberal leader gets his shoes under the desk with an initial polling bump - where to next for the party?

Angus Taylor is the new leader of the Liberal Party, being elected by the party room 34 to 17 over Sussan Ley - how does this re-shape the Coalition's polices and priorities?

The Liberal Party leadership will be spilled, Angus Taylor says he has the numbers to topple Sussan Ley.

Liberal leadership rumblings at fever pitch, Angus Taylor expected to contest Sussan Ley's leadership.

Protesters have accused police of brutality at last night's rally in Sydney, with NSW Police and the premier arguing officers were put in an "impossible situation" as they attempted to protect Jewish mourners gathered at the nearby International Convention Centre.

Israeli President Isaac Hertzog's visit to Australia begins, so too protests in Sydney's centre, set to culminate this evening.

Victorian prosecutors abandon a decades-old drug trafficking case against Tony Mokbel

Almost two years since Joel Cauchi murdered six people at a Bondi Junction shopping centre, the NSW Coroner has handed down her findings.

Meet 13-year-old Austin Appelbee, who swam four kilometres, through heavy seas, to save his family.

The markets are pricing in a 72 per cent chance of a rate hike today, the next question is by how much?

Victoria Police "strongly believe" fugitive Dezi Freeman is dead in Victoria's Mount Buffalo National Park.

The federal government has struck a deal over public hospital funding with the states committing an extra $25 billion in federal spending over five years.

The US moves a massive armada to the Middle East, as Donald Trump threatens to attack Iran if a nuclear deal is not made.

Some analysts say it's the biggest indicator yet of a cash rate rise next Tuesday, when the Reserve Bank next meets for the first time.

The worst heatwave since the Black Saturday bushfires is fuelling bushfires and causing temperatures to near 50 degrees.

With Australia Day celebrations across the country, you'll meet an Indigenous sparkie, Frank Mitchell, who was named Australia's local hero.