Evacuees from a devastating earthquake in Japan's south are contending with searing heat and aftershocks, as rescue and relief efforts enter a third day.

The ABC reveals the case of a Gold Coast man locked up in a Syrian jail facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering another Australian.

What secrets might a Royal Commission into the Victorian building industry corruption expose?

Plans to build Australia's first new oil refinery since the 1960s.

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program.

Oil prices have jumped back up to more than 100 U-S dollars a barrel, after the Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Have we got the right plan to build enough affordable housing for future generations? 

How One Nation is working quietly to build support across regional Australia.

Andy Burnham takes office as UK Prime Minister promising big changes.

The US strikes back after Iran kills two of its personnel in a missile strike in Jordan.