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An investigation into the flourishing black market trading in driver demerit points.

Democrats in the United States are continuing to celebrate the party's seismic victories at the Midterm elections, but for Donald Trump's Republicans, the recriminations and soul-searching is just beginning.

Democrats celebrate a stunning result in the midterm elections as the finger-pointing begins inside the Republicans.

Exasperated Australians react to another interest rate hike with the Reserve Bank warning 'it's going to feel like a recession'

Could the Reserve Bank sink the economy if it moves to raise interest rates for the fifth time this year?.

A survey showing more voters feeling alienated with young men increasingly feeling extreme measures, such as violence, can be justified to advance a cause.

Vote counting is complete in Israel but there's still no clear winner and the surge in support for Arab-Israeli parties has fuelled allegations of foreign interference and election stealing.

Israelis face weeks of uncertainty as no clear winner emerges from its latest election.

A record voter turnout in Israel's first election since the October 7 attacks.

A warning to prepare for more disruptions to everyday services with Australia's cyber-spies grappling with growing threats.

Israelis set to vote in one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history

A meeting of federal, state and territory health ministers today about the state of mental health in Australia, will be overshadowed by the recent attack on Helen Haines.

Increased security at next month's Victorian election as Helen Haines's husband says she's a fighter who's ready for her long and difficult recovery.

Wangaratta locals dealing with the attack on their local member Helen Haines which has  other politicians now fearing for their safety.

A counter terrorism investigation underway as police probe whether an attack on badly injured MP Helen Haines was politically motivated

Emmanuel Macron calls for order as violent protests fuelled by education cuts and cost-of-living pressures sweep across France.

The Greens are launching an investigation into W-A Senator Jordon Steele-John, after multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour in the presence of women were made against him.

Bad inflation numbers spell trouble for Donald Trump and the Republicans weeks before the mid-terms.

The Government's controversial discretionary trust changes before parliament - small businesses are angry and the Greens are demanding changes before they agree to anything.

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The rebel Houthis creating chaos in the Middle East, attacking Saudi Arabia and exerting control over a seaway that's crucial to the world's oil supplies.

Artificial intelligence giants could soon face similar safety regulations to banks and airlines.

Miners concerned a High Court decision blocking a controversial Hunter Valley coalmine expansion could scare investors away.

Jewish people across the world marking the three-year anniversary of October 7.

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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?