An elephant seal known as Neil is once again drawing global attention, returning to Tasmania for his annual moult.

The Albanese Government is accusing the Coalition of giving big tech companies eight weeks to "shred documents” related to Australia's world first under 16s social media ban.

The desperate search for survivors continues as Venezuela marks one week since the devastating twin earthquakes. 

The extent of fraud within the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be laid bare in a report from a parliamentary inquiry today.

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The alleged violent murder of a Thai teenager by an Aussie man has brought global attention to the city of Pattaya.

A man's expected to appear in a Cairns court today accused of orchestrating a people-smuggling operation in far north Queensland.

New economic analysis has found households have recently faced the of the heaviest interest rate burdens on record. 

The lead singer and founding member of the  'Village People', Victor Willis, has died at the age of 74.

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A Taiwanese national has been charged over an alleged people-smuggling operation in far north Queensland's Cape York.

Australian Border Force says the 34-year-old man was arrested yesterday in Weipa -- while a 30-year-old man was also detained, pending further enquiries.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has rejected criticism of Australia's border security and dismissed claims the government has lost control of the nation's northern coastline.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says he's glad house prices are falling.

Data from Cotality shows national dwelling values have taken their largest monthly dip since December 20-22, falling zero-point-four per cent last month.

The Prime Minister has since defended the government's tax changes that target investors.

But Mr Wilkie has accused the government of "trying to walk both sides of the track"and the ABC understands Karl Stefanovic is set to be dumped from his radio show, just days after he was ousted from Nine.

The now-former Today Show host and Eddie McGuire have been co-hosting ARN Media's The Long Weekend, which launched just last month.

The radio axing follows an interview with far-right extremist Tommy Robinson on Stefanovic's independent podcast, which prompted significant backlash before it was taken offline.

On Friday, Channel Nine confirmed their star presenter had also left the network "effective immediately".

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Working through week one of the knockout stage, three more teams are heading home as we whittle down to the final 16.

Queensland police are assisting federal agencies after the detection of a suspected asylum seeker boat in the state's far north.

It's understood the vessel made landfall near Weipa on western Cape York -- though its origin and the exact number of people on board isn't known at this stage.  

Queensland's police minister Dan Purdie has demanded the federal government tighten border security in response.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is defending Labor's housing policies -- saying his government is not to blame for a drop in house prices -- and has sidestepped question from the Opposition leader about whether prices will continue to drop.

Data from Cotality shows national housing values fell by point-four per cent in June -- the biggest decline since December 2022.

Prices in Sydney and Melbourne dropped... while growth slowed in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

and US President Donald Trump has made more than one-point-four billion dollars from business dealings in cryptocurrency last year.

His mandatory financial report for 20-25 shows he's acquired 919 million dollars from a company that issues a "Trump" crypto token, which was launched three days before the president began his second term.

Mr Trump has also reported more than 724 million dollars in income from token sales by World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm backed by the president and his family.

The White House has rejected any suggestion he is profiting from the presidency.

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The Shadow Housing Minister has brushed off Cotality's latest property price data, describing the market's movements as "blimps and bumps".

Dwelling values fell point-four per cent nationally in June -- the largest monthly decline in 3-and-a-half years.

Industry experts have blamed rising interest rates, inflation, and changes to property tax breaks -- But Andrew Bragg doesn't think Labor is addressing the underlying issues to make housing affordable.

The Royal Commission on antisemitism and social cohesion has heard it's been "difficult" to remove harmful content and accounts from social media platform X.

Dr Andre Oboler from the Online Hate Prevention Institute has singled out X as a platform that's taken a hands-off approach to online safety since being acquired by billionaire Elon Musk.

He says many people that were removed from what was then called Twitter.. were invited back after Mr Musk took over, and the environment became more toxic.

and US President Donald Trump has suggested he'll use Congress to fight back against a Supreme Court ruling -- which has been welcomed by civil rights groups.

The nation's highest court has shot down his executive order to end automatic citizenship for anyone born in the US.

The justices voted six to three to maintain birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the Constitution.

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