Australia's unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% in January, according to the latest jobs data released by the Reserve Bank. The stable employment figures follow yesterday's wage price index increase, which was outpaced by the rate of inflation, suggesting limited impact on the Reserve Bank's interest rate decisions.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two men separately escaped from the same New South Wales hospital within 24 hours before allegedly killing three people in separate incidents. One allegedly stole a car and killed two people in Camden, while the other allegedly stabbed three people in Merrylands, leaving one dead. Security procedures at the hospital and the broader mental health system are now under scrutiny, with mental health expert Professor Ian Hickie set to discuss the crisis.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Albanese Government has placed a temporary exclusion order on one ISIS bride in the Roj camp in northeast Syria, blocking her return to Australia on national security grounds. Ten other women and their children from the camp have been issued temporary passports and remain free to return, sparking political debate about strengthening existing legislation. Separately, a 55-year-old Western Sydney man has been charged with threatening to kill Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and refused bail after allegedly making threatening phone calls to the Treasurer's office.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 55-year-old Western Sydney man has been charged with making death threats against Treasurer Jim Chalmers after allegedly making threatening phone calls to his office earlier this month. The man faced Campbelltown Local Court, was refused bail, and will reappear in March. Australian Federal Police raided a home in Macquarie Fields, seizing three gel blasters, three slingshot mounts, and metal handcuffs, with the maximum penalty for threatening to kill a politician being 10 years imprisonment.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of 34 Australian citizens, including 11 women and 23 children linked to Islamic State militants, has been blocked from returning to Australia after leaving a Syrian camp. The Australian government issued new passports to the group under international law obligations, but they were turned back by Syrian military forces. Debate continues over whether temporary exclusion orders should be applied to the entire group, with concerns balancing national security risks against the welfare of children who have spent years in Syrian detention camps.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of 34 Australian citizens, including 11 women and 23 children linked to Islamic State militants, has been blocked from returning to Australia after leaving a Syrian camp. The Australian government issued new passports to the group under international law obligations, but they were turned back by Syrian military forces. Debate continues over whether temporary exclusion orders should be applied to the entire group, with concerns balancing national security risks against the welfare of children who have spent years in Syrian detention camps.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's top doctors say drug-resistant superbugs are becoming one of the biggest health threats of our time. They warn if we don't act now, common infections will become untreatable and kill more people than cancer.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Easter holidays almost here, a new sweet spot has emerged for those looking to save money. Fridays are shaping up as the cheapest day to fly, with one airline offering trips to London for less than $400.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A complex operation has just wrapped up in the west with 180 sick patients transferred from the old Footscray Hospital. They have settled into a new world class facility, but the big day was not without controversy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reverend Jesse Jackson is being remembered as a titan of the civil rights movement after his death at the age of 84. Jackson once stood alongside Martin Luther King Jr and paved the way for Barack Obama to become America's first black president.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.