A state government has promised to rapidly roll out an Australian-first machete ban but is copping criticism for its past opposition.
A council is cracking down on homeless camps in the city's parklands after a neighbouring region introduced fines to stop occupation in public areas.
Hyper-realistic digitally altered or created images are becoming harder to detect and platforms designed to detect them are failing to do so, research shows.
Passengers have shared their harrowing time being held captive by militants on a train in Pakistan as they arrived in the city where their bloody journey began.
Former Philippines' leader Rodrigo Duterte will face allegations of crimes against humanity for overseeing death squads in his war on drugs.
With Closing the Gap targets focusing on incarceration, and child protection worsening, advocates say Australia is failing Aboriginal kids.
Canada and Europe have been quick to retaliate after President Donald Trump's metals tariffs came into effect.
Shoppers have been urged to buy locally made goods with extra funding for Australian-made campaigning as US tariffs hit steel and aluminium exports.
Laws to tighten the granting of bail for children and repeat serious offenders have been criticised as knee-jerk by some legal and Aboriginal groups.
President Donald Trump has increased tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to 25 per cent, prompting criticism from allies retaliation from the EU.
Ex-Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte is set to arrive in the Netherlands within hours to face the International Criminal Court over his brutal "war on drugs".
Momentum is building for Climate 200-backed independents as they claw away at major party margins and have a strong chance of being elected at the federal poll.
The High Court has dismissed a commonwealth appeal over a landmark native title decision, paving the way for millions in compensation for traditional owners.
The prime minister and opposition leader have traded barbs over when they knew an explosives-laden caravan was a hoax and not an anti-Semitic terror plot.
Support for federal Labor has risen in four states and helped it edge ahead of the coalition, a Roy Morgan poll indicates.
Militants with explosive vests are sitting among dozens of passengers taken hostage on a train in Pakistan, sources say, complicating rescue efforts.
As the economy looks set to be front and centre in the election campaign, one of the coalition's leading inflation claims has been called "a joke" by experts.
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested for crimes against humanity over his role in overseeing his government's bloody "war on drugs".
Australia's economic outlook is looking rosier as inflation continues to fall and following the first decline in interest rates in more than four years.
Health experts have warned Australia is less prepared for the next pandemic as a report details instances of governments ignoring human rights during COVID-19.
Syria's government says a new deal with Kurdish-led authorities to integrate their forces represents a "real opportunity to build a new Syria".
Ukrainian and US officials are meeting for crunch talks on ending the war with Russia, hours after Kyiv's forces launched massive drone attack on Moscow.
Australia has largely embraced the renewable energy superpower vision, but its key architect fears the transition to green power is falling short.
The Liberals and Nationals should view an election wipe out like a drug addict hitting rock bottom and realise they need to change, a party leader says.
Former central banker Mark Carney has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump after winning the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister.
Donald Trump has suggested the pause on sharing US military intelligence with Ukraine will be lifted, ahead of talks it's hoped will map out a path to peace.
A man is in hospital after being shot by the US Secret Service near the White House after a confrontation with law enforcement, officials say.
Federal Labor is eyeing off more seats in Western Australia and has pledged to fight hard to win them after Premier Roger Cook secured a landslide victory.
Upbeat but weary after leading Labor to a third term in WA, Premier Roger Cook has reflected on his emphatic victory and the upcoming federal election.
Australia's bottom line will be $11 billion better off, if the government releases a budget before the election, a leading economist predicts.
A scathing ombudsman's review of police surveillance powers found state forces lacking in how they secretly accessed telecommunications data.
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