There's been another cost of living blow for Australian families. Health insurance premiums are due for their largest rise in nearly a decade.

The federal government says the 4.41 per cent average increase from the start of April reflects the growing costs of medical and hospital services.

Health minister Mark Butler says he ordered insurers to go back to the drawing board multiple times before agreeing to the change, which could affect more than 15-million Australians.

A man's expected to face court today charged with murder after an alleged stabbing rampage in Sydney's west yesterday.

Two others were critically injured in the fatal attack at Merrylands, which police have described as 'a random act'.

Health authorities say the accused escaped from mental health care ten days before the attack.

The identity of a man charged over an alleged attack on an Invasion Day rally in Perth has been revealed, after a court suppression order was lifted.

Police allege 32-year-old Liam Alexander Hall threw a homemade bomb into a crowd of peaceful protesters last month, but the device didn't explode.

Mr Hall's lawyer had argued his client is in a vulnerable mental health condition, and that his identity should remain secret for his safety.

The case has angered first nations leaders who say the outrage in general has been muted, compared to other similar incidents.

The United States's most senior politicians are remembering the tireless work of prominent civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who's died aged 84.

President Donald Trump has called Jackson a force of nature with lots of personality, grit and street smarts, while former vice president Kamala Harris says he's one of America's greatest patriots.

In the 1960s, Jackson fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Junior, whose daughter remembers Jackson as a "gifted negotiator".

Australia's men's and women's aerial skiers, and the women's slopestyle athletes, will have to wait at least another day to compete at the Winter Olympics, after extreme weather forced events to be postponed.

Four Australians were due to compete in the women's aerials qualification, including four-time Olympian Danielle Scott.

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Opposition leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his new-look front bench, promoting key allies and relegating backers of ousted Liberal leader Sussan Ley.

Deputy Liberal Leader Jane Hume will become shadow minister for employment and industrial relations.

Tim Wilson will become the shadow treasurer and Senator Jacinta Nampijimpa Price will be elevated back into shadow cabinet into the skills and training portfolio.

Alex Hawke, Andrew Wallace, Paul Scarr and Melissa Price are among those to be dumped from the front-bench.

A Perth court has heard a man charged with a terrorism offence over an alleged attack on an Invasion Day rally has "conspiratorial views".Liam Alexander Hall was charged after allegedly throwing a homemade bomb into a crowd - including engaging in a terrorist act.

In court, his lawyer said he had a mental health condition, and was unwell.

A suppression order was also lifted - allowing media to name Mr Hall.Private Health Insurance premiums will rise on average 4.41 per cent in April this year.Health Minister Mark Butler says the government agreed to the annual increase after asking insurers to resubmit their premium requests multiple times.

This year's premium rise also reflects increasing health worker wage bills and the viability of private hospitals, following high profile hospital and unit closures in 2025.

Liberal senator Jonno Duniam says the Federal Government must prioritise national security over the rights of Australians with links to Islamic State.

A group of Australians, including 23 children and their mothers, who married ISIS fighters, intend to make their way from a camp in north-eastern Syria to Australia.

The Albanese government says it will not help repatriate them.

Senator Duniam says the question of how to manage the children is a difficult one - but the parents are to blame for their situation.

SA Police is nearing the end of a renewed search for Gus Lamont in South Australia's mid-north, with no evidence found.

The second day of searching has focused on a neighbouring property owned by Gus's family, around 30 kilometres west of Oak Park Station where the four-year-old disappeared nearly five months ago.

This morning, detectives scoured a remote area of a sheep station, inspected a water tank and an outhouse where fresh cement had recently been laid.

The man accused of throwing a bomb into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally in an alleged act of terrorism can be named as Liam Alexander Hall

Police allege the 32-year-old threw what they described as a homemade "fragment bomb" filled with ball bearings and screws into the crowd in the heart of Perth's CBD.

Earlier this month he became the first person in WA's history to be charged with a terrorism offence.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland says the federal government and security agencies are closely monitoring the IS-linked families who want to return to Australia.

The ABC understands 11 families of jailed or killed Islamic State fighters have returned to a camp in Syria after trying to begin their journey back to Australia on Monday.

It's not yet clear whether the families will attempt the trip again in the coming days.

Michelle Rowland has re-iterated the government will not repatriate the cohort.

A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission reveals racism is widespread and systemic in Australian universities

76,000 students and staff from 42 Australian universities took part in the Racism-at-Uni study, which found 15 per cent of respondents have experienced direct racism, while 70 per cent reported experiencing indirect racism.

The survey reports only 11 universities have advanced, standalone racism strategies, and makes 47 recommendations calling for a national anti-racism framework.

A man has undergone emergency surgery after surviving an early morning drive by shooting outside the family home in south-west Sydney.

Police are refusing to confirm the victim was former rugby league star Matt Utai, but the Canterbury Bulldogs have released a statement saying the club is praying for Utai and hopes he makes a full recovery.

Police say the 44 year old was hit in the upper body and leg when a gunman opened fire from an SUV as he left home for work at 6 this morning.

One person has been killed and two others are critically injured following a stabbing attack in Sydney's west.