Authorities received more than 2,200 complaints of sexual extortion in Australia between July and December 2025. Most victims were young men and boys. Two people targeted by scammers share their experience.

Iran has passed another night without US air strikes, as Washington pauses a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerge that concerns over dwindling munitions are restraining plans for further escalation.

The fully laden coal train started rolling downhill during a crew change in the NSW Hunter Valley. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attempts to skirt questions about his attendance at a dinner hosted by a billionaire family accused of funnelling money from China, saying he attends "a lot of dinners". 

The search for Shane Wilson along the Goulburn River in Victoria has wrapped up without success, despite the family's pleas for it to continue.

A suspected deliberate act of animal cruelty has prompted outrage after two adult kangaroos and a joey were found dead near Adelaide.

Jess Fox carves up on the rapids in Oklahoma as she pushes to earn her spot on Australia's Olympic team for 2028.

A woman, 73, has been found dead inside her home in Melbourne’s inner-city.

Three people have been stabbed and robbed in separate machete attacks on the same corner in Melbourne.

Victoria Police will use drones to crack down on riders hooning in the streets of Melbourne.

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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 suspected deliberate act of animal cruelty has prompted outrage after two adult kangaroos and a joey were found dead near Adelaide.

A woman, 73, has been found dead inside her home in Melbourne’s inner-city.

Three people have been stabbed and robbed in separate machete attacks on the same corner in Melbourne.

Victoria Police will use drones to crack down on riders hooning in the streets of Melbourne.

A pedestrian and motorbike rider have both died after a crash on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

One person is dead and others are fighting for life after a van drove through a crowd at Berlin’s Pride parade in Germany.

We know from Joe Biden’s late withdrawal in 2024 just how damaging it can be when a figurehead of the party won’t let go of power. 

The little macaque who was abandoned by its mother and left only with a stuffed toy orangutan for comfort turns one, surrounded by new friends.

Far from the smartphone-powered megacities with their gleaming skyscrapers and futuristic electric vehicles, lies another less-developed side to China that few tourists see.

The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party said it would drop its protests over education reforms after Narendra Modi’s education minister quit and other demands were met.

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.