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In Darwin protesters have gathered outside the Northern Territory Parliament calling for new child protection laws to be rejected.

The former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has called for buffer zones to be set up, banning protests around synagogues and Jewish schools.

Telstra executives have admitted that last week's national outage could have been prevented at a Senate inquiry on triple zero service outages today.

One of the biggest strikes in Western Australia's iron ore industry this century is underway at BHP's operations at Port Hedland.

After years of procrastinating over the regulation of Artificial Intelligence, the Prime Minister has announced the introduction of mandatory standards for AI.

At the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, students and academics have told the inquiry institutions are failing to act on antisemitism complaints.

The adored New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who starred in films including My Brilliant Career, Jurassic Park and The Piano has died at the age of 78.

The head of Telstra has apologised for Wednesday's outages in its mobile and internet networks as the ABC reveals the company was warned months ago that its systems were vulnerable.

Australia has signed a new agreement to export uranium to India during a visit to Melbourne by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A five hour Telstra outage has caused major disruptions across the country impacting transport systems, businesses and banks, some customers were also unable to make emergency phone calls.

The Prime Minister has described China's missile test in the Pacific as "provocative" and says he has raised his concerns with the Chinese government.

China has tested a ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, just as Australia and Fiji sign a new defence pact.

Authorities believe that the H5 strain of bird flu may have reached New South Wales, with a giant petrel found near Hawks Nest on the state's mid-north coast suspected to have the virus.

The Federal Government's long-awaited bill to reform gambling advertising has been introduced to parliament, but critics argue it does not go far enough.

The Federal Opposition is seizing on new figures showing house prices are dropping to put pressure on the government.

At the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, social media companies have been criticised for their weak responses to online posts targeting inquiry witnesses.

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion today heard evidence that fake A.I images and social media are being used to spread racial hatred.

The nation is celebrating after the Socceroos made it through to the knock-out round of the World Cup with a draw against Paraguay.

It is feared thousands of people may have died after two earthquakes struck the north of Venezuela.

Economists think another interest rate rise is likely in August, after a key inflation figure from the Bureau of Statistics came in higher than expected today.

The Federal Government's proposed tax changes are expected to pass parliament on Thursday, after the Greens agreed to support the measures with some amendments.

Authorities have confirmed that a second sick bird found on a remote beach in Western Australia has tested positive for a deadly strain of bird flu.

The Federal Government has confirmed that a suspected case of the H5 bird flu strain has been detected in Western Australia.

After a significant backlash from voters, the Federal Government has backed down on some of the tax changes it announced in the May Budget.

After three decades in politics, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has made her debut address to the National Press Club, calling for the scrapping of multiculturalism.

As expected, the Reserve Bank has decided to leave interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent after three consecutive rate rises earlier in the year.

The United States and Iran have agreed on a deal to end the war, stop the American blockade of Iranian ports and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The deaths of three Indian sailors in a US strike this week highlights the plight of 20 000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf region because of the US-Iran conflict.

There are fears of a return to all out war in the Middle East as the United States and Iran exchange missile strikes and make conflicting claims about the Strait of Hormuz.

An imminent end to the war between the US and Iran is looking even more unlikely after the downing of an American helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

Advocates have told a Senate inquiry that parents of children with disability fear the government's proposed overhaul of the NDIS will see more families in contact with child protection services.

Israel and Iran are trading large-scale missile attacks, prompting fears the fragile ceasefire between the countries will unravel.

Israel and Iran are trading large-scale missile attacks, prompting fears the fragile ceasefire between the countries will unravel.

The Federal Government has announced it is reviewing its contracts with the consultancy firm KPMG after revelations it accessed client data to win business.

The Prime Minister has condemned the Trump administration's plan to increase tariffs on countries it claims are failing to end the use of forced labour in supply chains.

Australia's economy grew 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year, a drop from the last three months of 2025.

Nearly three million workers on low wages are set to get a pay rise after a major decision by the Fair Work Commission.

The Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers says that tax changes in the budget are not the only factor pushing down property prices, citing rising interest rates and global uncertainty as other causes of the property slump.

The Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says rising interest rates and global uncertainty are factors in the property price and clearance slump, not just his proposed tax changes.

The US Vice President JD Vance says a tentative agreement has been reached with Iran, which would extend the ceasefire and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Police have laid terrorism charges against another woman linked to the Islamic State group. She returned to Australia from a Syrian camp last year.

The Government has announced sweeping changes to how unemployment services operate.

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion hears a poorly worded email may be to blame for the lack of police on hand when the Bondi Beach terror attack began.

Neale Daniher, the 2025 Australian of the Year, beloved AFL figure and Motor Neurone Disease awareness campaigner has died after battling the debilitating disease for more than a decade.

The families of Australian activists who have been abused and humiliated by Israeli authorities say they are outraged by the treatment of their loved ones.

The Federal Government is allocating more than $7 million to roll-out more diphtheria vaccines as the outbreak worsens in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia.

The Federal Government is preparing a support package to help states and territories manage Australia's biggest outbreak of diphtheria in decades.

The Prime Minister and the Treasurer have spent the day defending the decision to overhaul the country's capital gains tax system.

The Federal Government is fending off claims by the Opposition that it is effectively introducing a "death tax" through its newly-announced changes to a tax on trusts.

The Federal Government is listing one of the nation's neo-Nazi organisations as a prohibited hate group.