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In the United States, the former director of the FBI, James Comey, has been indicted by a grand jury on two charges of lying to Congress in 2020 about the investigation into Donald Trump's Russia links.

In his first speech the the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a pitch for Australia to once again win a temporary seat on Security Council.

The telecommunications company Optus has announced an independent review of last week's outage that is linked to the deaths of three people.

This year's session of the United Nations General Assembly is proving historic as more nations join countries like France and Australia in recognising Palestinian statehood.

Australia's historic move to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state has been met with fury from Israel.

Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders is urging the Australian government to punish Israel after a UN inquiry this week found it has the intention to commit genocide in Gaza.

The Federal Government has announced Australia will work to cut its emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.

The future of Hobart's planned AFL stadium is again in doubt, after the state's independent planning commission released a scathing report recommending it should not be built.

An inquiry by the United Nations Human Rights Council has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

A comprehensive assessment of the risk climate change poses to Australia is warning us to expect more severe weather events in the decades ahead.