US Acting Attorney-General Todd Blanche says the shooter apprehended at the White House correspondents' dinner was likely targeting Donald Trump. Follow live. 

Details from the life of US President Donald Trump's would-be assassin paint a picture of a high achiever who took an abrupt turn towards political violence.

Human rights activist Kerry Kennedy praises a "superhero" member of Congress for shielding her when an active shooter attempted to storm the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

A man being sought in connection with the alleged abduction of five-year-old Sharon Granites near Alice Springs has a long history of violence and prison time in the Northern Territory.

RSL Australia will review its Welcome to Country guidelines after Indigenous elders were booed during Anzac Day services across the country.

The senior barrister appointed by the Albanese government to clean up the corruption and crime-tainted CFMEU has quit two months after launching an investigation into his former second-in-charge.

Two-year-old Elbie went missing from the family's apartment in Dee Why on Sydney's northern beaches on Anzac Day. After days of frantic searching, Elbie was found on a building ledge.

One of South Australia's most notorious paedophiles, Anthony Munro, has been granted parole after serving eight years behind bars.

A 24/7 McDonald's has been approved to be built on one of Melbourne's trendiest streets despite fierce opposition from residents.

It took fire and rescue teams several hours retrieve two-year-old Jack Russell Elbie – who had been missing for several days – from a building ledge in Dee Why.

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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.

In the months before Preston was gunned down outside a Keilor cafe, he had repeatedly come to the attention of police – including for allegedly digging up a dead body.

When my family moved here from the Soviet Union, we began a quest to feel at home. It took us to four suburbs, but we ended up right where we belonged.

Two-year-old Elbie went missing from the family's apartment in Dee Why on Sydney's northern beaches on Anzac Day. After days of frantic searching, Elbie was found on a building ledge.

The senior barrister appointed by the Albanese government to clean up the corruption and crime-tainted CFMEU has quit two months after launching an investigation into his former second-in-charge.

One of South Australia's most notorious paedophiles, Anthony Munro, has been granted parole after serving eight years behind bars.

Donald Trump has lashed out at a reporter over chilling declarations and allegations written in the alleged Washington Correspondent Dinner gunman’s manifesto.

King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the US will go ahead despite the shooting in Washington, DC.

Iran’s foreign minister has landed in Russia where he'll meet with Vladimir Putin to discuss the Iran-US war.

The plan calls for extending the ceasefire so the US and Iran can work towards a permanent end to the fighting, according to news organisation Axios.

The latest attempted attack on Donald Trump has strong parallels with a former president’s brush with death at the same Washington hotel.

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.