Australia has already put in its best performance at an Olympic Games. So what did it take to achieve this?

The Democrats candidate for president, Kamala Harris, has picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

The Reserve Bank has left interest rates unchanged at its meeting today.

For the first time in a decade, Australia's terror alert level has been raised from "possible" to "probable."

The Federal Government finds the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza was the result of "serious failures" of the Israeli Defence Forces. 

As tensions rise in the Middle East, Australians in Lebanon are being urged to leave while they can.

There are fears the war in the Middle East is about to escalate after the assassination of the political leader of Hamas.

The Israeli military has been forced to call in extra troops to protect one of its bases from its own citizens.

After the Opposition's fierce criticism of the government's handling of immigration detention matters, Minister Tony Burke adds Immigration and Home Affairs to his responsibilities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held separate meetings with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.