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An Australian teenager has died in a Thai hospital, more than a week after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos.

The Treasurer stood up in parliament today to update Australians on how the economy is tracking, ahead of next month's mid-year federal budget update.

A court in Hong Kong has sentenced an Australian man to jail for more than seven years, as it sentences 45 pro-democracy activists.

Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones is facing criminal charges for alleged indecent assault and sexual touching, involving eight alleged victims.

Independent MPs have accused the major parties of a "stitch up," after the Federal Government released details of a bill to reform political donations.

Australia's unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 per cent in October, defying predictions that it would increase.

Official figures show wages grew by 3.5 per cent in the three months to September.

Donald Trump is on the cusp of appointing Marco as the next US Secretary of State.

A Vietnam War hero, Private Richard Norden, has been posthumously awarded Australia's highest military honour - the Victoria Cross.

President-elect Donald Trump has named his campaign manager Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff.