Wong extends olive branch to Pacific nations as China looms
Newly appointed foreign minister Penny Wong has told leaders in Fiji that Australia is an open and willing security partner as concerns grow over the...
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Probe launched into ‘desperate’ election day announcement
The new federal government has launched an investigation into whether a Border Force statement about an asylum seeker boat was requested by the then-prime minister's...
Multiple injured in boating accident at iconic WA tourist attraction
Early reports from WA Police say that officers and other emergency services are responding to a boating incident at Horizontal Falls....
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake felt in Northern Territory
A strong, 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Timor Leste was felt by hundreds of people in Australia this afternoon....
New study on Tonga volcano eruption shocks scientists
The Tonga underwater volcano that produced a massive eruption remains intact, scientists said....
‘Dragon of death’ with nine-metre wingspan unearthed
A giant flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs has been uncovered from a rocky outcrop in Argentina....
China holds snap 100,000-person ’emergency meeting’ over economy
More than 100,000 elected officials attended the meeting, called to urgently find a solution to China's COVID-induced economic woes....
Murugappan family allowed to return to Biloela on bridging visas
The Murugappan family has been allowed to return to the Queensland town of Biloela following intervention by interim Home Affairs Minister Jim Chalmers....
Husband of teacher killed in school shooting ‘dies of grief’
Joe Garcia went to visit his high school sweetheart's memorial. He collapsed minutes after returning home....
Fog forces cancellation of Sydney ferries
Ferry services have been cancelled in Sydney due to heavy fog that has descended over the city....
Latest court blow for Donald Trump and two of his kids
Court rules former US President Donald Trump and two of his adult children - Ivanka and Don Jr - must answer questions under oath in...
New data shows Aussies spent billions on video games in 2021
Next to $4 billion dollars was spent on video games and consoles last year, according to a new report....
‘No need for preachers,’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells UN human rights chief
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country's human rights record on Wednesday, telling a visiting UN official there is "no need for 'preachers' to boss...
Boy’s monstrous mushroom, heavier than a brick, could be biggest ever
A South Australian schoolboy is tonight waiting to hear if he's broken a new world record, after finding an enormous porcini mushroom in the Adelaide...
Dominic Perrottet likens Mark McGowan to Lord of the Rings character
Insults are flying across the country with a three-way spat over Western Australia's GST carve-up....
Queensland penalty agency under fire over privacy breach
The State Penalties Enforcement Agency has come under fire after admitting to sending 10,300 traffic fines to the wrong people....