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Wild storms turn deadly on the east coast as ferocious weather knocks out electricity and stretches emergencies services to their limits.

Israel's Prime Minister vows fighting in Gaza won't stop until victory over Hamas

At least 14 people have been killed and dozens more are injured following a mass shooting in the Czech capital of Prague.

As flood affected communities in far north Queensland continue the mammoth clean up, there are warnings it could take years for some homes to be repaired or rebuilt.

As the scale of the far north Queensland flood damage becomes clearer, the head of the National Emergency Management Agency is warning road repairs could take 'several years'

In far north Queensland, record-breaking rains are easing, but emergency rescues are continuing and water-logged communities remain cut-off.

Tens of thousands of residents in Far North Queensland are stranded, as record-breaking floods cut access to the region: AM speaks with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.

The Inspector General of Taxation investigates possible theft of personal data that's allowed scammers to claim millions of dollars in tax.

Far north Queensland counting the cost of now ex-tropical Cyclone Jasper.

The Federal Government hands down its mid-year budget update, offering fresh insight into how it plans to navigate cost-of-living pressures and a mounting debt bill.

The UN climate talks in Dubai are hanging by a thread, after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal that removed language suggesting that fossil fuels could be 'phased out".

It'll be tougher for foreign students to get a visa to study in Australia, as the Federal Government tries to curb the number of migrants arriving in the country.

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New laws to lock up recently released immigration detainees rushed through Federal Parliament without debate.

Nearly 1 in 10 patients are waiting longer than a year for elective surgery, as public hospitals struggle to catch up from COVID pandemic disruptions

Two men released because of the High Court's ruling about immigration detention have allegedly reoffended.

Federal parliament rises for the year on Thursday, but the government has vowed politicians will remain in Canberra until the new preventative detention laws are passed.

The US secretary of state Antony Blinken is visiting Israel, as the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to expire. A boom in iron ore prices means there is a good chance of a federal budget surplus this year, but that doesn't ease the long-term challenges. Most young people with a disability say they find it easier being themselves online, rather than when they're with people face-to-fa...

Away from the war in Gaza, Israeli forces are clashing with Palestinians in a refugee camp on the West Bank. A new report finds rates of domestic and family violence among partners of past and current defence personnel are higher than in the general population. The OECD predicts interest rates in Australia will not be cut until late next year. 

The political race continues to put criminals released from immigration detention back behind bars;A fragile truce in Gaza holds as talks are held to further extend the Israel-Hamas ceasefire;And Indigenous leaders in the Northern Territory call for old, toxic mines to be cleaned up.. before any new developments are allowed.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the four day truce in Gaza for another two days.

Israel and Hamas continue hostage and prisoner exchanges, as the US pushes for an extension to the temporary ceasefire.

Fire crews have worked through the night on Perth's northern outskirts, but they don't expect to bring a massive fire under control for days. 

A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will allow some Israeli hostages to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and humanitarian aid

The Federal Government unveils a $600m plan to better protect its agencies, individuals and businesses from cyber criminals