The World Today

The parents of the men have spoken as the trial gets underway, amid tight security.

One Nation proposes early access to superannuation to pay for rent or a mortgage

Experts say the world is facing a "super-sized" El Niño event -- that could be the strongest in more than 70 years.

The national debt helpline has just recorded the highest number of calls for the month of August ever.

Five Australians are found safe and 38 still missing in the Himalayas disaster which had claimed more than a thousand lives.

The search for survivors in hydro tunnels in Nepal continues as the Australian government sends aid.

43 Aussies are still missing in Nepal after destructive floods, as rescuers race to free hundreds trapped inside hydropower tunnels.

The latest on the desperate search for those missing after catastrophic flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border;

Hundreds have been killed, including dozens of international travellers drawn to Nepal's mountainous scenic beauty. 

Inflation has cooled slightly in new figures, which show prices rose 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to July