An ABC investigation reveals  accused child sex offender Joshua Dale Brown was sacked from a Melbourne childcare centre only months before his alleged offending at another centre. 

A new study finds childcare educators are burdened by extra unpaid hours filled with planning, red-tape and cleaning duties.

The United States President has given Russia 50 days to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine, saying additional stiff sanctions will be imposed if there's no agreement.

The federal Government told the Budget can't be fixed without raising taxes and cutting spending, while Treasury concludes its housing promises are unachievable. 

Palestinian health authorities say at least 15 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza.

Tough talk from Donald Trump prompts a defiant Russia to launch hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine in its biggest bombardment yet in its war on the country. 

More US trade uncertainty as Donald Trump flags steep tariffs on copper and pharmaceuticals. 

Erin Patterson, the woman at the centre of the death cap mushroom case,  spends her first night behind bars as a convicted killer. .

The world's richest man Elon Musk has established his own political party in the United States, after his big falling out with President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump has a big win, as his 'big beautiful bill' passes Congress.