After a seven-decade reign and media empire spanning the globe, Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp; The Federal Government announces funding to test programs aimed at stopping family violence perpetrators re-offending; And fire services hoping to recruit more women and diverse volunteers, to secure the workforce into the future.

As Queensland calls for more volunteer firefighters, authorities say a repeat of the Black Summer season is unlikely.

The Bureau of Meteorology has formally declared an El Niño weather event and already the mercury is soaring and total fire bans are in place in parts of the country baking under the hot conditions;

Bank bosses to be grilled about regional branch closures;

And could there be a seaweed solution to lowering the world's methane emissions?

Sydney is having its first fire ban in 3 years as experts warn that bushfire fuel loads in other parts of the country are very high

Political campaigning experts say the 'no' campaign has been using more effective strategies ahead of next month's referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

As Australia brings on more renewable energy, thousands of kilometres of new transmission lines will be needed, but communities are concerned about the impact. 

The death toll from the floods in Libya is now more than 10,000.

The long-running Disability Royal Commission officially closes today. those involved hope it will lead to change.

The Veterans's Affairs Minister responds to blistering criticism from the head of the Royal Commission into defence and veterans suicide;

The north African country of Libya has been devastated by floods, with thousands dead and 10,000 others missing

While the Federal Government's key housing policy is now likely to pass Parliament thanks to a deal with the Greens, renters are disappointed that there's little practical help for them

Villagers are burying their dead as rescue workers race to find survivors in the rubble of a devastating earthquake in Morocco