US president, Joe Biden, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jingping, talked on the phone this week for the first time
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Pedestrian killed after car crashes into traffic light in Melbourne
A man has died after a car crashed into a traffic light in Melbourne’s south-east this morning. The man in
Sydney unit fire that hurt three people ‘deliberately lit’, police say
A fire that tore through a unit complex in Sydney’s inner east and left three people hospitalised with serious burns
Devastated town hit with eighth flood in 18 months as recovery efforts begin
A devastated community who has been hit with its eighth flood in 18 months is among those beginning recovery efforts
Penny Wong says death of aid workers in Gaza cannot be ‘brushed aside’
Foreign Minister Penny Wong today said the death of seven aid workers in Gaza cannot be “brushed aside”, as an
Pressure mounts on federal government to overhaul HECS system
Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry has backed an urgent overhaul of the HECS system, saying it is worsening the inequality
Warnings of life-threatening floods with worst of weather yet to hit
Fresh warnings have been issued for major flooding in Queensland and NSW, as heavy rainfall continues across large parts of
Outpouring of grief for Perth girl, 13, killed in e-scooter crash
There’s an outpouring of grief for a Perth girl who died after an e-scooter crash in Wanneroo. Ava Seculovic was
Landmark aged care reforms could be delayed for a year
Landmark reforms of Australia’s aged care sector could be delayed for another year. Leaked internal departmental communications suggest the reforms,
Albanese seeks meeting with Netanyahu over aid worker deaths in Gaza
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is yet to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the air strike