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A senior Labor minister has rebuffed Coalition criticisms of the Albanese government’s response to a Chinese flotilla lurking off Australia’s east coast.

Jim Chalmers is heading to the US as Canberra finds itself increasingly at odds with the Trump administration’s worldview.

One state’s top cop has called an emergency meeting to address overcrowded holding cells putting an “unprecedented strain” on the police force.

The chilling incident unfolded at a car wash, where the woman had been vacuuming her car.

The PM dropped a bombshell announcement overnight. Peter Dutton has just gone even bigger.

CCTV footage shows the final moments of the 29-year-old, it was recorded three weeks ago.

A man has died and a second man is under police guard after the dramatic incident unfolded.

Peter Dutton has matched the Albanese government’s historic Medicare funding pledge and raised it by half a billion dollars.

A man in his 20s has been flown to hospital after being attacked by a shark at a popular Aussie tourist destination.

A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening a federal parliamentarian over social media.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned a low lingering off the coast of North Queensland could be a category three tropical cyclone within days.

Australians will save massively on GP visits under a dramatic new offering made by the prime minister.

An elite Aussie private school has launched a probe into shocking allegations junior boarding students were “strapped” by their senior peers.

A teenager is in custody after an elderly man died when a car allegedly collided with his mobility scooter.

An obstetrician who allegedly killed a woman and injured an Uber driver in a high-speed drunken crash is behind bars after being released by hospital.

“Record numbers” of a rare soil-borne disease have been recorded in parts of Queensland devastated by floods, including three fatal cases.

A surprising new link between the Beaumont children and a key suspect in their disappearance has been revealed as the last search for their remains begins.

One Aussie state’s lucrative salmon industry has been thrown a $37m lifeline, after facing years of uncertainty and added scrutiny from conservation groups.

Passengers flying on a major Aussie airline were left unable to check into their flights following a major technical outage.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called on landlords to consider this week’s long-awaited rate cut when setting their rents.