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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Members of the cross-bench have launched a new online campaign calling for the federal government to ban all gambling ads.

There has been a big sharemarket sell off of Coles and Woolworths after the consumer watchdog's decision to stop a Coles from opening in the WA regional city of Kalgoorlie. 

Canberra man Zachery Hook has pleaded guilty after performing Nazi salutes at two suburban shopping centres.

He has also admitted to placing white supremacist stickers over Indigenous and multicultural signs at the Australian National University.

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says people should not get carried away by monthly changes in house prices, as fresh data from Cotality shows the country's housing market is well and truly going through a correction. 

There are some big developments relating to major supermarkets today… tough new laws are coming into effect cracking down on price gouging and Australia's consumer watchdog has used new powers to block the opening of a Coles supermarket.

The Albanese Government is struggling to find support from the Greens or Coalition to get its watered down gambling reforms through the Senate. 

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Australia's consumer watchdog is monitoring major supermarkets, ready to impose fines for excessive pricing.

Fresh data on house price falls means the federal government is again defending its changes to negative gearing and capital gains.

Rescue workers in Venezuela have pulled a three-year-old boy alive from the rubble, six days after the devastating double earthquakes.

Australian tennis player Maya Joint says she is speechless after her stunning win over Serena Williams at Wimbledon.

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After years of climbing house prices, new data shows the market is cooling off, but home ownership is still out of reach for many Australians.

It appears a national housing downturn is in full swing and what began in Sydney and Melbourne is spreading across the country. 

A raft of new changes are coming in due to the start of a new financial year and some are set to help people deal with the high cost of living. 

New photographs reveal the cramped and cluttered room where Australian man Simon Carman allegedly murdered a Thai teenager.

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