In a televised address to his nation, the US President Donald Trump has claimed the American election system is under threat from hacking, foreign interference and exploitation.What has the president alleged and what evidence does he have? 

The Chinese embassy in Washington says "China has never and will never interfere in the presidential elections of the U-S".

It's in response to President Donald Trump's national address today, in which he repeated claims the 2020 election -- which he lost -- was rigged, despite multiple lawsuits and government agencies failing to find evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation.

Experts say he could be laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the midterm elections, which are just four months away, and in which Republican control of Congress is at stake.

Telstra says its national outage last week was triggered by maintenance work that caused the system's clocks to go back two decades.

CEO Vicki Brady and senior executives have been questioned in a Senate inquiry over the outage that disrupted business, transport, and access to Triple Zero.

Ms Brady says Telstra had contacted 8-point-8 million customers, but not all would be eligible for compensation.

and a large landslide in China's south-west, has trapped people under rubble and damaged residential buildings.

The landslide took place in Chongqing, on the banks of the Wujiang River, with footage verified by the ABC showing massive boulders lying over a buried roadway surrounded by collapsed buildings, including houses.

State media is reporting seven people have been pulled from the rubble alive by rescuers.

And for more news at any time you can follow the ABC Top Stories podcast.

The federal Opposition is calling on the prime minister to reach out to the Laos government to protest the expected charges being laid over the methanol poisoning deaths of six tourists, including two Australians teenagers.

Local officials are expected to announce they'll seek charges that only attract a cumulative jail term of up to one year -- as well as a 16-hundred dollar fine.

Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume says the government needs to pull every diplomatic lever to get justice.

The federal government insists it'll continue to advocate on behalf of the girls' families.

US President Trump has accused China of extensive interference in the 2020 US elections -- which he lost.

In an address to the nation, he says the government is releasing documents showing China hacked 220-million voter files.

He says the documents would reveal "shocking vulnerabilities" in election infrastructure, but the Reuters news agency says many appear to show the opposite, or are not related to U-S election infrastructure at ​all.

and Telstra CEO Vicky Brady has confirmed the national outage Australia faced last week was due to a delayed software update, and design changes within the telco that weren't properly documented.

It meant the maintenance team, who were conducting work in the early hours of last Wednesday morning, didn't know about the changes - which led to an incorrect date spreading through the network.

She told the senate inquiry an investigation is underway.

And for more news at any time you can follow the ABC Top Stories podcast.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is once again causing controversy - appearing on a podcast with convicted criminal and far right activist Tommy Robinson in the UK. So who is Tommy Robinson and why is this conversation so controversial? 

US President Donald Trump has addressed the nation on topics that include elections and voting machines, while revisiting long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. 

Federal health minister Mark Butler has rebuked One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's accusation that Muslim migrants are among those taking advantage of the NDIS.

The father of one of two young Australian women killed in Laos in a mass methanol poisoning says the handling of an investigation by the local authorities should make tourists think twice about visiting the backpacker destination.

Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode. 

For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has made a series of controversial comments in an interview with far-right activist and convicted criminal Tommy Robinson. 

The federal government says it is "deeply disappointed" authorities in Laos are not pursuing the most serious charges in relation to the deaths of two Australian teenagers in a mass methanol poisoning in 2024.

US President Donald Trump is expected to use a prime time speech today to revisit baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election.

Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode. 

For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen.

The soccer word cup final will see two giant nations of the game face each other early on Monday.

Spain and Argentina have a shot at history and so will the countries' respective superstars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal.

And although these two are at opposite ends of their careers,  they've actually already met.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has talked about the future of her party in an hour-long podcast with UK far right activist and convicted criminal Tommy Robinson. 

US President Donald Trump will give a national address today which the White House says will focus on ensuring "election integrity".

American media is reporting the President is likely to revisit some of his baseless claims about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020 to Democrat Joe Biden.

The Victorian Government has moved ahead of a major strike of all Victorian public school teachers next week, offering a fresh deal.

Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode. 

For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen.

A devastating methanol poisoning incident that killed two Aussie teenagers in Laos in 2024 is back in the spotlight, with the Laos government getting ready to lay charges against those allegedly responsible.

The father of one of two Melbourne teenagers who died in a mass methanol poisoning incident in Laos is making an eleventh hour plea to the Prime Minister to intervene to secure justice for his daughter. 

Telstra executives will today face a Senate inquiry to take questions about the recent nationwide network outage.

US President Donald Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is under investigation for insider trading.

Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode. 

For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen.