The unemployment rate for August was unchanged from the previous month, at 4.2 per cent, but there are concerns the figure will rise.

The Islamist militant group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate after hundreds of pagers used by its members exploded simultaneously across Lebanon.

The Federal Government is continuing to have trouble getting one of its big housing policies passed by Parliament.

Americans have been stunned by a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Australians may soon have stronger protections from scammers if the federal government succeeds in getting new laws passed.

The Federal Government and the Coalition have struck a deal to deliver major aged care reforms.

In the United States, the Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump have met in what is tipped to be their only formal debate.

There have been strong reactions to the Prime Minister's promise to ban children from social media.

The final report of Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been made public this afternoon.

Frontline domestic violence workers are optimistic a $4.7 billion funding package will help protect more women and children.