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The Federal Police investigating the alleged FlyDubai hijacker's links to Australia.

Israel's Prime Minister claims a pilot who attempted to hijack a passenger plane bound for Tel Aviv on Wednesday had underwent 'radical indoctrination'.

Terrorism suspected in a terrifying incident where a pilot was stabbed by his offsider on a flight to Israel.

Households to be stretched even further as the Reserve Bank hikes rates to a 15 year high.

Households prepare for more financial pain as persistent inflation leaves the Reserve Bank with little choice other than to hike rates.

British anti-terror police arrest five men near a major US airbase used to launch attacks against Iran.

A day of pomp and ceremony at the White House has masked the tension between US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jin Ping - during a highly anticipated state visit.

The Prime Minister has revealed an Artificial Intelligence agent hacked into an Australian Medicare data portal earlier this year.

Donald Trump's the United Nations he's either making a peace deal with Iran or annihilating it.

The memorandum of understanding signed by a host of 'middle powers' calls for AI to remain under human direction, oversight and control.

A Four Corners investigation finds cyber safety flaws in a popular EV model made by BYD.

Why are hundreds of wheelchairs donated by Australians for injured children in Gaza languishing in a Jordanian warehouse?

The US Federal Reserve risking Donald Trump's ire by raising interest rates for the first time in three years.

A powerful bipartisan group meets in Washington urging governments to rein in artificial intelligence.

Donald Trump dismisses fears of AI threatening humanity - he says keeping ahead of China should be the priority .. not regulation.

With oil prices on the rise, will the Government consider cutting the fuel excise again?

A quarter of a century on from the September 11 terrorist attacks that up-ended the world, the United States is commemorating the thousands killed.

Amid a political push to drastically alter superannuation, the industry has launched an advertising blitz.

How unscrupulous operators are rorting a multi billion dollar program encouraging households to install solar batteries.

Serious questions raised over a half billion dollar Federal Government funding program directed towards marginal seats before the last election.

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Two Australians who were in Nepal when the flood hit, have now confirmed they are safe and well, bringing the total number of Australians missing to 36

Australian families who have travelled to Kathmandu are demanding answers as the search for the missing enters its eighth day.

Questions whether warning signs of the avalanche which caused devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet were ignored.

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Australians fly into Nepal desperately searching for their missing family members swept away in devastating flash flooding.

Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet are in a race against time as they scramble to find survivors after a flash flood swept through the border region of the two countries

Dozens of Australians missing as flash-flooding sweeps through the mountainous Nepal/Tibet border region.

From humble beginnings she rose to become a global phenomenon - singer, actress and humanitarian Dolly Parton dies aged 80.

The US threatening sanctions on any country dealing with Iran, warning they're facing expulsion from its financial system.

Sydney Swans fans vent their frustrations as the troubled club faces more questions over sexual assault allegations against five of its players.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is demanding Israel do an independent investigation into the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza two years ago

Outrage as senior Israeli commanders cleared over a strike on a humanitarian convoy which killed Australian woman Zomi Frankcom.

Labor seals a deal trimming costs for the NDIS but could the cuts hurt vulnerable Australians

The Government striking a tentative deal with the Coalition over gambling reforms.

How computer algorithms are denying vulnerable older Australians the care they need

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A multi-billion dollar bailout for the Tomago aluminium smelter in the politically sensitive Hunter Region of New South Wales

The RBA pauses an interest rate hike but warns it could hike them later if the inflation risk doesn't ease

A desperate search for survivors as a massive earthquakes strikes western Colombia.

A political showdown brewing as the Government fights to get its anti-gambling reforms through the Senate

Labor back-benchers are joining voices from across the Federal Parliament calling for the Government to do more to crack down on gambling companies

Business groups warning the Government not to make it harder to attract skilled workers through an immigration crackdown.

NAPLAN results reveal hundreds of thousands of students struggling with literacy and numeracy.

Calls for a crackdown on betting companies after revelations drugs and escorts were supplied to problem gamblers.

How rising fuel prices are driving record numbers of Australians to electric vehicles.

Evacuees from a devastating earthquake in Japan's south are contending with searing heat and aftershocks, as rescue and relief efforts enter a third day.

The ABC reveals the case of a Gold Coast man locked up in a Syrian jail facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering another Australian.

What secrets might a Royal Commission into the Victorian building industry corruption expose?

Plans to build Australia's first new oil refinery since the 1960s.

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Oil prices have jumped back up to more than 100 U-S dollars a barrel, after the Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Have we got the right plan to build enough affordable housing for future generations?

How One Nation is working quietly to build support across regional Australia.

Andy Burnham takes office as UK Prime Minister promising big changes.

The US strikes back after Iran kills two of its personnel in a missile strike in Jordan.

Charges to be laid over a methanol poisoning event in Laos where two Australian teenagers died but will their families actually get the justice they're looking for?

The sensitive medical information of thousands at risk as a major cyber attack hits a GP network across the country.

Donald Trump drops a proposed fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz but he seems serious about a naval blockade on Iran as fears of a renewed conflict intensify.

The US resumes a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, this time Donald Trump's charging a fee for other ships to get through the troubled region.

The US launches its fiercest attacks on Iran in weeks as conflicting reports emerge whether Iran has managed to cut-off the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran have exchanged fire for a second day, deepening hostilities and uncertainty over the future of the tenuous ceasefire between the two nations.

AM speaks to the Communications Minister Anika Wells about the nationwide failure of Telstra's mobile service.

The last known Australian ISIS Bride who's returning to Australia is facing allegations a Yazidi girl was enslaved, beaten and raped in her home.

The soccer world stunned and outraged with Donald Trump admitting he personally intervened to get a match ban lifted on a star player in the US World Cup team.

Anthony Albanese inking a major new treaty with Fiji as he kicks off a frenetic week of regional diplomacy.

Anti-gambling advocates are hopeful a lengthy inquiry into the federal government's legislation to restrict advertising will put more pressure on Labor to strengthen the laws.

Young Australians face a higher interest rate repayment burden than their parents did in the late 1980s.

The biggest monthly fall in housing values since 2022 with high interest rates keeping conditions soft in the months ahead.

Fears thousands of vulnerable Australians could be pushed onto the streets as a national rental affordability scheme winds up.

Alarming spike in AFL players with traumatic brain injury.

As rescue efforts continue in Venezuela, there are fears the earthquake death toll could rise into the hundreds or even thousands.

The last so-called ISIS Bride granted permission to return to Australia

Labor strikes a deal with the Greens to get its controversial property tax changes passed but now comes the real test - will voters buy it?

Sir Keir Starmer announces his resignation with Andy Burnham looking likely to be the UK's seventh Prime Minister in a decade.

Threatening comments from Donald Trump jeopardising US-Iran negotiations underway in Switzerland.

A ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and Iran is officially in effect, with the US confirming its naval blockade of Iranian ports has now been lifted.

How have voters reacted to Pauline Hanson's vision for Australia?

Further strain between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel says it's yet to see details of a ceasefire agreement with Iran.

Could Israel's offensive in Lebanon jeopardise Donald Trump's deal to end conflict with Iran?

Calls for a cull after a shark bites an ocean swimmer at a popular Sydney Beach leaving her with life threatening injuries.

Defence Minister Richard Marles's visit to the UK has been thrown off course, after his British counterpart resigned, just hours before they were due to meet.

Donald Trump vows to hit Iran hard again today.

Donald Trump blames Iran for the downing of a US helicopter.

Israel and Iran agree to pause attacks in the middle east but both sides warn their fingers remain poised on the trigger..

Hundreds of Australians recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list, as tributes are paid for Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer who has died from brain cancer.

The Federal Government is hopeful of avoiding a lengthy Senate inquiry on its proposed tax reforms and is in talks with the Greens, trying to convince them to back the changes and pass it quickly.

The Trump administration threatens a new tariff on Australia and a host of other countries for allegedly failing to prevent slavery in export supply chains, a move the Albanese Government insists is unjustified.

Fighting continues in the Middle East despite Donald Trump's assurances he's persuaded Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters to cease hostilities.

Tough times for Australia's property market as interest rates and tax changes cause a significant slowdown.

One Nation overtakes Labor as Australia's most popular political party.

Negotiating teams for the US and Iran have reportedly agreed to a proposal to extend a ceasefire for 60 days and start talks on Iran's nuclear program.

Headline inflation is easing but is it too early to relax about further interest rate hikes?

More women and children linked to Islamic State return to Australia.

Good news for families with electricity prices likely to fall across the eastern states but is the situation in the Middle East still a concern?

Donald Trump says he won't be rushed into a peace deal as Iranians stand firm against the President's threats.

Another group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State has left a camp in north eastern Syria for the families of killed and jailed IS-fighters.

Indigenous leaders call for help as a highly contagious diphtheria outbreak ravages their communities.