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Australia is facing a sperm donation shortage and it is leading those desperate to find a way to conceive down some expensive and potentially dangerous paths.

As another round of strikes rattles the Gulf region, Iran's lead negotiator makes it very clear where the regime stands on the Strait of Hormuz.

Fresh attacks have rocked Iran and Kuwait as Tehran and Washington square off over the Strait of Hormuz, offering contradicting statements as to whether the vital waterway was open to traffic.

The chief executive of Sea World Helicopters told a Brisbane inquest he believed pilot Ashley Jenkinson was "totally distracted" by the front row passengers on the joy flight.

Also in today’s AFL briefing, Collingwood will challenge defender Billy Frampton’s one-match rough conduct ban at the AFL tribunal.

Heartbroken family members of murdered Toowoomba mother Jana Armstrong have attended the court hearing of her accused killer.

A pilot’s lapse of concentration has been blamed for a helicopter collision that claimed four lives in a holiday joy flight that went tragically wrong.

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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.

My suburb is not one that looms large in the city’s consciousness, but it has many of the city’s best known features.

Heartbroken family members of murdered Toowoomba mother Jana Armstrong have attended the court hearing of her accused killer.

A pilot’s lapse of concentration has been blamed for a helicopter collision that claimed four lives in a holiday joy flight that went tragically wrong.

Australia’s incoming passenger card is being ditched for a digital system, but it’s sparking a row over how equipped border agencies are to store private data.

Pauline Hanson’s fall in the latest Resolve poll is hardly a surprise after that National Press Club speech.

Footage shared online shows a huge blaze, with flames coming out of the front door of the Bangkok bar and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.

The man was arrested about a four-hour drive from where the former Tory MP was found dead at her home in south-west England.

The veteran Republican senator was as old-school as they get in Washington, DC, and his death removes one of Israel’s staunchest allies in the White House.

The US military began launching more strikes against Iran about 7am (AEST) on Monday, after a weekend in which the two countries exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults.

The bull charged at a man and his grandson in Yellowstone National Park.

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.