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Masoud Pezeshkian won by nearly three million votes and pledged to deepen ties with the west, while also easing enforcement of the country's mandatory headsc...

In his first full day on the job, the UK's new prime minister, Keir Starmer, has pledged to end the era of scandal which dogged the previous government and c...

Another Australian fashion label shuts up shop as thousand of people attend a highly-anticipated cheap clothing event. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read m...

Britain's opposition Labour Party is set to win a large majority in the country's general elections. The punishing result for the Tories brings to an end 14 ...

Northern Territory police have found human remains belonging to a 12-year-old girl, who was reportedly taken by a crocodile in a remote creek. Subscribe: ht...

Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party are facing an electoral wipeout later today as voters in the UK head to the polls. The expectation is that fourteen ye...

With a million people arriving in Australia over the past two years Alan Kohler investigates the impact on the housing market. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxL...

NSW Police will investigate why it took almost an hour to respond to a concern for welfare call where a woman was allegedly murdered by her domestic partner ...

A 20-month Senate inquiry has found Australia's corporate watchdog ASIC has a rotten culture and that's led to Australia becoming a haven for white collar cr...

A parliamentary committee investigating the impact of type 2 diabetes on Australians released a report with a slew of recommendations to help ease the burden...

The federal government's laws to ban Australia's live sheep trade have passed parliament, despite last-minute attempts by opponents to postpone the bill's pa...

Police are searching for a 12-year-old child who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile near the remote Northern Territory community of Palumpa, 360 kilometr...

Nitazenes have been found in every state and territory in Australia and in drugs from heroin to MDMA, ketamine, cocaine and counterfeit pharmaceutical produc...

With the latest data from the ABS showing that property prices continue to rise it will now take the average earner 14 years to save a deposit for the averag...

A senior Tasmanian police officer was a paedophile who groomed more than 50 boys and young men over three decades before his death by suicide in 2018. Forme...

New data has found steep climbs in interest rates have not curbed the growth of Australia's housing market, with Sydney in particular facing a steep climb in...

Four Corners can reveal at least four Indian spies were quietly ushered out of Australia in 2020 after overstepping their monitoring of Indians living here. ...

For the first time since the mid-90s, Australia's life expectancy has fallen. Australia's population is ageing, and requiring more primary care than ever wi...

Parts of Australia have experienced the coldest to winter in 10 years, with record temperatures dropping in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania. The Bureau of ...

WA Senator Fatima Payman has announced has quit the Labor Party to sit as an Independent. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net...

Australia's economy barely grew in the first three months of 2024 and outside of the pandemic, it expanded at the slowest annual rate since the 1990s recessi...

There are up to 140,000 vacant homes around Australia, with many located in the country's most desirable suburbs. Some of these buildings are uninhabitable d...

A trade stoush between the EU and United States on one side and China on the other could see Australia flooded with affordable Chinese electric vehicles. Sub...

A man was arrested after he attempted to rob a liquor store in Australia last month. Surveillance footage shows the suspect threatening the shopkeeper and tr...

The fallout from US President Joe Biden's poor debate performance is continuing. Professor of political science at the University of Nottingham's School of ...

A debate, or a disaster? The two leading candidates for the US presidency have gone head-to-head in the first of two televised debates, and it ended with nea...

It turned out to be a stronger-than-expected financial year for many people's retirement savings, with record high stock markets driving up super balances – ...

US President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure to withdraw his presidential bid after an underwhelming debate performance against Donald Trump. More seni...

Sir Keir Starmer's supporters are promoting him as a figure of stability after years of political chaos, but the incoming prime minister has constantly been ...

Almost 50% of Australians take some form of daily dietary supplement - and the industry is booming. However, a recent case documented in the Medical Journal...

Donald Trump has claimed a 'big win' in his legal battle to delay the criminal trial over alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. The US Supr...

A humpback whale entangled in ropes and buoys off the Gippsland coast has been freed in a combined effort by Victorian authorities. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1...

At least four Indian spies have been expelled from Australia after reports of attempts to infiltrate political networks in the country. Former South Asia cor...

The fallout between Labor and senator Fatima Payman is getting messy. The prime minister believes West Australians clearly wanted to elect Labor to the senat...

Narendra Modi has ruled India for a decade and will continue his reign following this month’s election, but he does not tolerate some critics. His governme...

The results are in from the world's largest study into the side effects of COVID vaccines. The study involved 99-million people from 8 countries, so what did...

Only 4 km separates the top end of Australia’s island chain and Papua New Guinea. These waters have been trade routes for thousands of years, but now more ne...

More cashed-up foreign buyers purchase Australian property, with those from China, Hong Kong and India topping the list. While many of those overseas buyers...

Insiders host David Speers says Biden improved as the debate went on but his voice and frailty was obvious to viewers. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE He say...

Corporate Law Professor Jason Harris has been a vocal critic of ASIC for many years and says the commission's remit is too broad. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1...

There is an increasing awareness around the importance of diversity and representation in our society. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Whether that's divers...