The Nationals have elected Matt Canavan as their new leader, following the resignation of David Littleproud.

Australia will send a military aircraft and dozens of personnel to the Middle East to assist in the defence of Gulf nations.

Iran's state media reports the highest religious clerics in the country have chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms Australian defence personnel were aboard a US submarine which sank an Iranian ship on earlier near Sri Lanka;

DFAT under fire for a lack of support for Australians in the Middle East, forced to hire cars and flee overland from the conflict.

A commercial flight from the Middle East is on its way to Australia as fighting escalates in the region.

An Australian base in Dubai was hit in an Iranian drone attack over the weekend, as the conflict spreads across the Middle East.

Donald Trump has vowed to avenge the deaths of US servicemen killed in the Middle East, while warning there will likely be more.

Hilary Clinton has denied links to Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Republicans of partisan political theatre, in a dramatic deposition

As one Australian tech firm declares mass lay-offs many are asking if it's a sign of more to come in the AI revolution.