Flights have been booked for families linked to Islamic State fighters returning from Syria to Australia, with women in the group facing arrest and investigation when they touch down.

Regional communities from Queensland to Victoria react after the major federal rail project was axed overnight.

A man wearing a T-shirt with a swastika was initially moved on by police outside the royal commission into antisemitism in Sydney, before later being arrested.

Israel issues urgent evacuation orders for villages in Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire. Meanwhile, Donald Trump says Project Freedom will pause to try to get a peace deal signed with Iran. Follow live.

The company that provides much of Australia's satellite surveillance for real-time disaster management may also soon be sharing its defence technology, as Finland becomes the latest European country to seek closer ties on security.

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On its third day of hearings, the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion heard from more than a dozen witnesses.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed 13 members of ISIS-linked families who were stuck in Syria are set to return to Australia.

A One Nation volunteer in Farrer attempts to grab Opposition Defence spokesman James Paterson's phone.

A newly-opened Melbourne car dealership owned by ex-MAFS contestant James Susler has been firebombed.

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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.

Celebrities are dialling down their wardrobes for airport paparazzi, offering a new, loose and layered formula for sky-high style.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed 13 members of ISIS-linked families who were stuck in Syria are set to return to Australia.

A One Nation volunteer in Farrer attempts to grab Opposition Defence spokesman James Paterson's phone.

A newly-opened Melbourne car dealership owned by ex-MAFS contestant James Susler has been firebombed.

Police are treating the death of a man in Melbourne's south-east as suspicious after his body was found in a parked car.

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Beyond the question of why Trump let his cabinet secretaries (and top military adviser) waste their time marketing a soon-to-be-jettisoned policy, there is the question of why he pressed pause at all.

The Dutch-flagged polar cruise ship will sail to the Canary Islands where its passengers will be examined as disease experts share theories on how and where the unusual outbreak began.

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters have clashed with police in New York.

Pete Hegseth won't confirm or deny the US Navy is using kamikaze dolphins.

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.