Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has admitted he was wrong when he said a $6 million grant for a golf club in his electorate was to fix sewage issues, after Infrastructure Department officials rejected that claim. 

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says it is the first time the deadly condition has accounted for more than 10 per cent of all Aussie deaths.

Australian travellers are being warned their personal information may have been exposed following a cybersecurity breach involving an accommodation software company. 

A speeding driver in Victoria's south-west has been let off from a ticket after police came to the rescue to deliver a baby who would wait for no-one.  

An analyst predicts China will swoop in to help Timor-Leste develop its long-planned Greater Sunrise oil and gas project after Woodside sells its stake.

A jury has heard from accused double-murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon on his own terms for the first time, as he gave an account of a trip to dump two bodies in a dam.

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has unveiled the details of its plans to go public, while warning that it might wipe out humanity and post losses in the billions.

A clandestine meth lab worth up to $10 million uncovered metres away from a school and a playground has been dismantled by police.

Australia's cyber intelligence agency says the latest AI models have caused a worrying surge in malicious online attacks.

Anthony Albanese has been forced into a backdown over a multimillion-dollar grant towards fixing a sewerage problem in his Sydney electorate.

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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 trial that will decide whether Robert Crawford murdered his wife or her death was a tragic lawn mower accident has entered its second day.

A band of dangerous storms has smashed parts of Queensland, unleashing giant hailstones, some of which are bigger than golf balls.

A jury has heard from accused double-murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon on his own terms for the first time, as he gave an account of a trip to dump two bodies in a dam.

A clandestine meth lab worth up to $10 million uncovered metres away from a school and a playground has been dismantled by police.

Australia's cyber intelligence agency says the latest AI models have caused a worrying surge in malicious online attacks.

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has unveiled the details of its plans to go public, while warning that it might wipe out humanity and post losses in the billions.

In much of Europe, the advance of the right has been seen as unstoppable. But in the east, nationalists are being cast aside in places where they long governed.

Once a party that marketed itself as the protector of innocent children, the Republicans have shocked voters with a ruthless attack on an alleged victim of child abuse.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power is at stake in Israel’s elections, with centrist rivals promising to usher in a new era.

Arab citizens of Israel make up 20 per cent of the population but have traditionally stayed away from the polls. That is set to change, with major consequences.

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.