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Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has promised action to unify child safety checks across Australia, following a series of ...

The recent death of a Melbourne cyclist has prompted calls for reforms on E-bike laws in Victoria. Victorian Coroner Audrey Jamieson is calling on Victorian police and the Department of Transport to ...

Amber weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms have been extended to other parts of the UK. Heavy rain is causing sewage ...

Tasmanians have delivered a stern rebuke of Labor leader Dean Winter’s decision to pass a no-confidence vote against the ...

Hospital officials in Gaza say at least 32 have been killed by Israeli troops while waiting for food at an aid distribution ...

At least 34 people have died and more are missing after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam. The vessel was carrying 53 people ...

The Arab fighters in Syria insist they want to unify Syria, but the Druze faction in Sweida led by Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri ...

Heavy gunfire and shelling have taken place in Syria as security forces struggle to implement a ceasefire with Israel.

Labor’s gamble to overthrow Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff through a snap election has fallen short. Voters were flung ...

At least 30 people were injured in Los Angeles after a car rammed into a crowd waiting to enter a nightclub. Several people are in critical condition in hospital, mostly women. The car rammed into a ...

Labor's 1.2 million housing goal is about to crash and burn, according to leaked Treasury advice - and Jim Chalmers seems to be the only person in the country who isn't worried about it, writes James ...