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Vigils held across the globe to honour those gunned down in the horrific attack on Bondi Beach.

'An act of terror' - at least 12 dead as gunmen target Sydney's Jewish community at Bondi Beach. 

The nation's health ministers will enter the final meeting of the year with their Federal counterpart, armed with figures which show there are currently 3-thousand aged-care patients languishing in public hospitals.

Calls for action as Australia records the largest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979.

A defiant tone from Australia's early teens as the nation's world-first social media ban comes into force.

As pressure mounts on Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells over her use of taxpayers money to attend sporting events and fly her family across the country - details emerge about other MPs doing the same thing.

Experts warn of a fierce bushfire season ahead as dozens of homes destroyed in New South Wales and Tasmania.

Australia's pacific development labour program, known as the PALM scheme, is being accused of a form of modern slavery.

Today marks the unofficial start of the social media ban as Meta begins deleting accounts belonging to under 16s on Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

Vladimir Putin issues a blunt warning 'he doesn't want war with Europe but if it comes - Russia's ready'.