The prime minister says no decision's been made on whether to extend the halving of the fuel excise.

US President Donald Trump has wrapped up a highly-anticipated trip to China. 

Lebanon says Israel is deliberately attacking medical facilities, even as the two countries agree to extend a ceasefire for another 45 days.

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US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against declaring independence from China, following a two day summit with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing.Passengers on a cruise ship with an outbreak of Hantavirus have spent their first night in quarantine in WA. 

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Six passengers from the cruise ship struck by a deadly outbreak of Hantavirus have arrived in Perth.

Their specially chartered flight landed at the Pearce Air Force Base, north-east of the city.

The five Australians and a New Zealander are showing no symptoms of the virus and will now spend the next three weeks in a quarantine centre at Bullsbrook.

The White Australia group will be banned under hate laws that make associating or supporting with the organisation a criminal offence.

Previously known as the National Socialist Network and the European Australian Movement Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the group cannot evade the law by changing names.

Mr Burke says the listing will prevent some of the "horrific, bigoted" rallies that have been held across the country.

Anyone found to be "supporting, funding, training, recruiting, joining or directing" the group will face up to 15 years behind bars.

Donald Trump has left Beijing after a two-day summit with China's leader, which the pair has described as historic.

Mr Trump says the meeting was "very successful, world-renowned, and unforgettable", while Xi Jinping has called it an "historic and landmark" visit.

Trade, oil, Iran and Taiwan were among the topics discussed over the two days of meetings.

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Federal Health minister Mark Butler says all six passengers from the MV Hondius have arrived in Perth in good health.

The four Australian citizens, one permanent resident and one New Zealander touched down in Perth late this morning local time.

They will now spend the next three weeks quarantined at the Bullsbrook Center for National Resilience, about 40 kilometres north east of Perth.

The Federal Government has announced the Neo-Nazi organisation known as White Australia has been listed as a prohibited hate group.

Formerly known as the European Australian Movement and the National Socialist Network, the group is the second to be banned under the criminal code.

From midnight tonight supporting, funding, training, recruiting, joining or directing the group constitutes a criminal offence, with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

The leaders of the world's two biggest economies have been meeting again today as US President Donald Trump wraps up his trip to China.

He's been holding talks with President Xi Jinping in the leadership compound in Beijing before returning to the US.

Mr Trump earlier told Fox News that China had agreed to buy oil from Washington and to withhold military equipment from Iran.

Chinese media says the two leaders reached new consensuses, but hasn't revealed other details.

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Six people who were on board a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have landed in Australia.

Australia is through to the 2026 Eurovision grand final on Sunday, after pop-star Delta Goodrem's stunning performance at the semi final in Vienna.

When he took the reins of the Liberal party, Angus Taylor said the choice was simple, "change or die". So, will his budget reply speech do anything to swing the pendulum back in the Liberal Party's direction?