As America enters a dark tunnel of dangerous internal divisions and an increasingly violent public discourse, Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on many of this nation's institutions.

Anthony Albanese was meant to emerge from his recent flurry of Pacific diplomacy holding no fewer than two major agreements — instead he's returning home conspicuously empty-handed.

A major defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has failed to get over the line today, with the countries resorting to signing a communique in lieu of the actual document. 

The social media saga has produced its fair share of intrigue. But the latest big reveal on how the ban will work has left us with just another cliffhanger.

Christian Brueckner is released from a German prison where he has been serving a seven-year sentence for an unrelated sex crime.

The Tasmanian Planning Commission described the Hobart stadium as a "singular, large, bulky monolith" with "optimism bias" in the government's cost-benefit figures. What does this mean for the stadium?

Key moments that led to the identification and arrest of the man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk have been laid out in fresh court documents released by US authorities.

US police have charged a 71-year-old man they say has admitted to yelling out that he shot conservative activist Charlie Kirk in order to "allow the actual suspect to flee".

The University of Technology Sydney will close its schools of education and public health under a multi-million-dollar restructure.

Bones have been found at a Port Lincoln property in the search for the remains of Susan Goodwin, who went missing in Port Lincoln decades ago.

Israeli troops encircle Gaza City as the UN chief slams the offensive as "systematic destruction", with thousands of Palestinians unable or unwilling to flee.

After the ABC revealed GIM Trading had raised millions from customers who later suspected fraudulent activity, a judge has prohibited the current director from leaving the country. 

In her first major economic speech, the opposition leader hits out at universal subsidies and says "dependency" has affected Australia's "national character".

Gout Gout will make his World Athletics Championships debut at the Tokyo National Stadium on Wednesday night. Here's how to watch.

Authorities are investigating how khapra beetle, the number-one-priority pest for the grains industry, entered Australia.

A state government body sat on a report into lead dust that was "poisoning" children for nearly four years and tried to keep its release quiet.

The shots included Donald Trump's mugshot, portraits of Epstein, newspaper headlines, and footage of the two men dancing together.

The Hobart Clinic, which employs 100 people and has provided private mental health services for Tasmanians for 40 years, will close its inpatient site by the end of October, citing financial woes.

One of Queensland's biggest coal miners says it does not want to see jobs lost but blamed "the Queensland government's unsustainable coal royalties and market conditions".

The world's largest central bank is less than 24 hours from announcing one of the most anticipated interest rate decisions of the year.

A planned youth prison in Perth for high-risk offenders to replace the notorious Unit 18 could still be three years away and cost at least $50 million more than the initial estimate, previously unseen documents reveal.

The Hollywood icon leaves a legacy of classic films with a career that stretched over decades.

Northern Territory police have increased the reward money for information related to two unsolved cold cases to $500,000 each.

A man has been arrested over the alleged domestic violence-related death of his female partner overnight, after she was found unresponsive in the front yard of a Palmerston home.

Jimmy Barnes is among more than 40 music voices supporting an open letter to the embattled Australian National University (ANU) calling for the School of Music to be saved.