The Albanese Government's dismissing a push from the opposition to create a new offence to punish those who help the families of former IS fighters return.

The Coalition put forward the proposal overnight, but the government says it's not a serious policy and if adopted it could criminalise the work of aid organisations.

A group of so-called ISIS brides and their children are trying to return to Australia from a camp in Syria and it's raised debate about whether the government should actively help or stop them, or just let them in under advice from security authorities.

The Mexican army has killed the leader of the country's most powerful drug cartel, who's known as 'El Mencho'.

The cartel's known for trafficking huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to the United States.  

The US had offered a reward of more than $21 million for information leading his arrest.

The action thriller 'One Battle After Another' has won the top prize at the British Academy Film Awards, while Australians Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi have missed out on a trophy.

Sean Penn, who plays the villain in the film, won Best Supporting Actor, beating Elordi, who was nominated for his performance in Frankenstein.

Byrne was up for a Best Actress award for her role in 'If I had Legs I'd Kick You', but missed out to Jessie Buckley who won for 'Hamnet'.

Both Australians are also nominated for Oscars, which will be handed out in Hollywood next month. 

The federal health minister has asked for an inquiry into clinical governance at Victoria's largest private hospital.

This comes after a Four Corners investigation into a top gynaecologist revealed women had tissue and organs removed for 'severe' endometriosis when pathology showed they had little or no trace of the disease.

Melbourne's Epworth Private Hospital is also commissioning its own external review, admitting the allegations about what took place there are distressing.

A promised national database to help stop predators working with children is at least three years away from working.

The national system to share criminal records across state borders in real time was a key government commitment in the wake of Australia's childcare abuse scandals, but it won't be up and running until 2029.

Parents of child abuse victims are disgusted by the delay.

And the Winter Olympics closing ceremony is underway in Italy and Cooper Woods and Dani Scott are the Australian flag bearers after winning a gold and silver.

The competition's now wrapped up and in the final events the USA was crowned men's ice hockey champions for the first time since 1980.

Earlier Australia's Indra Brown finished fifth in the free ski half pipe final.

It's been Australia's most successful Winter Olympics. 

Police have carried out an overnight search in bushland north west of Sydney as they try find a mistakenly kidnapped grandfather.

Chris Baghsarian's in his 80s, and was abducted from his home at North Ryde ten days ago.

Police believe his kidnappers intended to snatch someone linked to a crime family living nearby.

Police have concerns for Mr Baghsarian's welfare, given his age and the fact he requires daily medication.

The federal opposition's proposed a new criminal offence targeting the repatriation of Australians with links to Islamic state.

It's been criticising the government for not doing enough to stop a group of so-called ISIS brides and their children from returning to Australia from Syria.

The new proposal would make it an offence to assist people who are "linked to terrorist hotspots or organisations" to come back to Australia.

The Albanese Government isn't actively helping the group return from Syria, but aside from one, they're still allowed to get passports.

The Winter Olympics closing ceremony is getting underway marking an end to the games.

Norway's topped the medals tally with eighteen gold.

16-year-old Australia Indra Brown has finished fifth in the Women's Freeski Halfpipe on the final day of competition, wrapping up her country's most successful Olympics. While the United States has won the men's ice hockey gold medal for the first time in 46 years by beating Canada.

Police have been searching into the night in bushland in Sydney's north-west as they continue to investigate the abduction of grandfather Chris Baghsarian.

It's now 10 days since the 85-year-old was taken from his North Ryde home, near the search area, in what police have described as a case of mistaken identity.

Late yesterday officers started searching land near a house detectives believe Mr Baghsarian's captors had been using as a base.

The federal opposition has proposed a new criminal offence to punish those who help Australians with links to Islamic State to return home.

The Coalition accuses the government of being complacent about the possible return of 34 wives and children of former fighters.

The Albanese Government has imposed a temporary block on one member of the cohort, but says the others haven't met the criteria to be denied passports.

A man armed with a shotgun has been shot dead after breaching a secure perimeter at US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in the state of Florida.

The Secret Service says its agents, as well as a local sheriff, opened fire on the man when he appeared to raise his gun into a firing position.

Authorities say he was also carrying a can of fuel.

Donald Trump and his wife Melania were not at the resort at the time of the incident.

A Four Corners investigation has discovered senior Melbourne gynaecologist Dr Simon Gordon repeatedly billed Medicare for an item number designated for severe endometriosis, where women's pathology showed no or mild endometriosis.

Severe, or deep infiltrating endometriosis only affects about 20 per cent of women with the disease.

Gynaecologists that Four Corners has spoken to say they only perform a 35641 operation in rare circumstances.

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has revealed Medicare is investigating Dr Gordon's billing.

16-year-old Indra Brown has finished fifth in the Women's Freeski Halfpipe on the final day of competition at the Winter Olympics.Brown landed three clean runs, while China's Eileen Gu claimed gold.

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