The US military says it has launched a series of strikes on "multiple targets" in Iran. Follow live.

Pauline Hanson speaks of her "respect" for billionaire Gina Rinehart , becoming emotional during a speech recalling her time in detention.

As Anthony Albanese stood in front of a Medicare banner and Pauline Hanson put her hand out for donations, voters could be forgiven for thinking the election was two months, not two years, away.  

An inquest examining 50 COVID-era deaths at a Melbourne aged care home has resumed after a years-long hiatus.

Unionised workers at BHPs operations in Port Hedland could walk off the job as soon as next week after endorsing protected industrial action.

An alleged arsonist has been arrested by police after he wandered the streets as his own house burned.

A serial fraudster who swindled innocent Queenslanders out of cash, promising valuable goods which he never delivered, has learned his punishment.

A Queensland coroner has questioned the credibility of a doctor in scathing findings into the death of one of his patients.

The Gold Coast woman died days after she was operated on by the prominent weight-loss surgeon, a coroner finding that her path to surgery was rushed.

The newly installed Manly head coach made a surprise appearance at Blues HQ on the Central Coast.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

A Melbourne mum has issued an emotional plea for help after her disabled child’s nutritional formula was stolen.

Victorian drivers have been hit by a major IT outage while trying to pay for services at VicRoads.

Police are looking for four men after two separate assaults on drivers in Melbourne.

An escaped prisoner who fled custody after attending a funeral in Melbourne’s north-west could be in hiding somewhere in the city, police said.

Demolition at the site will commence in just days, after the state government turned away from a plan to retrofit the 1960s structure and transform it into apartments.

Donald Trump has spent the evening in the White House situation room, ordering another series of what he's calling self-defence strikes on Iran.

The US has launched airstrikes against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of the American attack helicopter. Follow our live coverage.

US President Donald Trump has vowed further strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.

Unrest has flared again in Belfast as police have blasted anti-immigration protesters with water cannons.

It is unclear if the US intentionally struck the water facilities or knew what was in the buildings.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.