After an absolute marathon of overnight negotiations and historic high-level talks between the United States and Iran, a deal to end the war that has thrown the Middle East and global energy supplies into chaos has not been reached.

US Vice-President JD Vance says 21 hours of negotiations with Iranian delegates in Pakistan have failed to produce a deal. Follow live.

The stockpile is part of a longer skirmish for access to and control of a bonanza playing out an ocean away, in a country clambering to reinvent itself amid political turmoil.

On Wednesday, Michael Angok fled on foot from Bankstown Hospital shortly after 9:30am. He had been taken there from Villawood Detention Centre.

A man has been taken to hospital and a HAZMAT emergency warning has been issued as a serious fire burns at a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Perth.

Jess Hull reflects on a 'tough 24 hours' after winning the 5000m title.

Police say it was a miracle no one was hurt in two drive-by shootings in Sydney’s west.

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More details have been revealed about three young men caught driving in an alleged "kill car" rammed after a high-speed chase in Sydney.

A seven-year-old girl has drowned while swimming in a river in Queensland.

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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.

Police say it was a miracle no one was hurt in two drive-by shootings in Sydney’s west.

The federal government has launched a $20 million campaign urging Australians to save fuel but the opposition has slammed the taxpayer-funded ads as a costly distraction.

More details have been revealed about three young men caught driving in an alleged "kill car" rammed after a high-speed chase in Sydney.

A seven-year-old girl has drowned while swimming in a river in Queensland.

The manhunt for a convicted gang rapist who managed to escape immigration detention in Sydney is over.

Queen Mary of Denmark's father, John Donaldson, has died at the age of 84.

Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

Historic talks on ending the six-week war have ended without agreement, leaving the fate of the fragile, 14-day ceasefire very unclear.

With neither Washington nor Tehran apparently willing to compromise, the economic and political shockwaves of this conflict loom again.

The first lady felt compelled to clear up the matter of how she and Donald Trump met, saying that she was not introduced to him by child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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.