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Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie says that Dr Helen Haines ia an "absolute treasure" and the attack on her is "beyond horrid."

An estimated 1,500 shops and businesses have been looted and destroyed - and thousands of people arrested.

Thousands of pepole have been arrested across France following days of chaotic unrest. We'll take you to the streets of Paris and we'll hear how the French President is responding. Then, where is the line for political satire?  Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie thinks One Nation has  crossed it, with its latest video that mocks her health battle after she publicly revealed that she suffered vagina...

Childbirth - and the sleepless year or two thereafter - can be a significant mental load on mothers and the wider family unit.

The Nationals Leader said the government had let down farmers "by not seeking to improve this deal." 

Don Farrell has urged the Coalition not to go off an "economic cliff." 

The Victorian Labor government says it will cap public transport fares to $30 a week if re-elected in next month's state election. This follows an announcement it made on the weekend promising to cap road tolls to the same amount for a year. Meanwhile, the Coalition opposition says the government is mimicking its platform, after announcing a similar $50 cap on tolls earlier this year. 

Ukraine relies on American intelligence ‌to detect Russian missile attacks.

Israelis are set to vote next week, in the first national elections since the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel - and the subsequent war in Gaza.

NFF President Hamish McIntyre says he'd prefer no agreement, until 'greater volumes for Australian farmers' can be negotiated. 

There have been more than 1,800 arrests in France as nationwide protests continue over cost of living pressures and conditions in schools. 

Jacqui Lambie says she doesn't understand how issues affecting a woman's reproductive system are a "laughable matter".

Agenda-setting news coverage, breaking news and stories impacting the lives of all Australians.

Our Friday political panel discuss the week that was.

An Australian citizen is among 30 people unlawfully held in immigration detention in the last financial year.

The Coalition will oppose the free trade deal between Australia and the European Union. 

The ABC understands the recording device had been placed inside female-only quarters.

In June, Canada announced its own Safe Social Media Act. As the Australian parliament considers the government's digital duty of care bill, what can we learn from Canada? 

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest and deadliest in the African nation's history.

Weeks out from crucial mid-term Congressional elections - new figures show inflation has risen higher than expected in the year to September.

The government will today launch the country's first strategy for female military veterans.

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

Angus Olsen used to run a cafe in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.

The Resources Minister says that 'modest oversupply' will put downward pressure on prices. 

The government has introduced legislation to create a gas reservation scheme intended to create a "modest" domestic oversupply.