Grave fears are held for hundreds of people missing after flash floods swept through mountainous parts of Nepal and Tibet. A Nepali tourism official says dozens of Australians are among those unaccounted-for for. Follow live.

In a still-unfolding disaster, verified videos and images show widespread destruction — and a desperate rescue mission.

The Albanese government's plans to slash more than 6,000 places from its annual refugee intake have sparked anger and confusion within Labor, and prompted accusations it would amount to an "extraordinary betrayal" of the party's rank and fil...

An unlikely alliance of left and right politicians fails to block an expansion of spy agency powers that would allow it to question people in secret.

An assault charge brought against federal Northern Territory politician Luke Gosling is up in the air after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions declines to take on the case.

Two men are in custody after a dramatic police chase that saw multiple cars allegedly stolen and a police helicopter shot at on the Sunshine Coast.

A Queensland mechanic who allegedly had sex with a woman in a Bali driveway has told police he was so drunk he didn't even know the woman's name.

A mother and her baby are among the victims of a brazen carjacking spree in Melbourne.

Former Geelong president Craig Drummond has faced questions for the first time about the document signed by a premiership Cat to reduce the club’s exposure to legal risk if he suffered another concussion.  

Hundreds are set to gather for a vigil at a temple in Melbourne's north-west for a vigil for the victims of the floods in Nepal.

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More than four decades after the Hawke-Keating Accord reshaped Australia's economy, it's time for a comprehensive review of what it delivered and what it cost. read now...

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A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

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Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Two men are in custody after a dramatic police chase that saw multiple cars allegedly stolen and a police helicopter shot at on the Sunshine Coast.

A Queensland mechanic who allegedly had sex with a woman in a Bali driveway has told police he was so drunk he didn't even know the woman's name.

A mother and her baby are among the victims of a brazen carjacking spree in Melbourne.

Hundreds are set to gather for a vigil at a temple in Melbourne's north-west for a vigil for the victims of the floods in Nepal.

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At least 160 people have been killed, and almost 1500 are reported missing, after a massive wave of floodwaters wiped out villages on the Nepal-Tibet border.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says officials are urgently working to confirm the welfare of those missing after an avalanche triggered devastating floods in a popular tourist region.

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.