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Meet 13-year-old Austin Appelbee, who swam four kilometres, through heavy seas, to save his family.

The markets are pricing in a 72 per cent chance of a rate hike today, the next question is by how much?

Victoria Police "strongly believe" fugitive Dezi Freeman is dead in Victoria's Mount Buffalo National Park.

The federal government has struck a deal over public hospital funding with the states committing an extra $25 billion in federal spending over five years.

The US moves a massive armada to the Middle East, as Donald Trump threatens to attack Iran if a nuclear deal is not made.

Some analysts say it's the biggest indicator yet of a cash rate rise next Tuesday, when the Reserve Bank next meets for the first time.

The worst heatwave since the Black Saturday bushfires is fuelling bushfires and causing temperatures to near 50 degrees.

With Australia Day celebrations across the country, you'll meet an Indigenous sparkie, Frank Mitchell, who was named Australia's local hero.

I will survive; that's what Liberal opposition leader Sussan Ley is saying today after her Coalition's second bitter divorce, a divorce which may alter the Australian political landscape for some time to come.

Flags at half mast and building lit up- a national day of mourning for the victims of the Bondi beach terror attack, leaders appeal for acts of kindness in a time of darkness.

Three senior Nationals are expected to resign the shadow frontbench, after voting against the Coalition's official position on hate speech reforms.

After fiery debate in Canberra this morning, Labor's gun reforms have passed parliament's lower house.

Federal parliament hears a condolence motion for the victims of the Bondi terror attack, while negotiations continue over new legislation due to be debated tomorrow. A 'peace board' will run Gaza with Donald Trump as chair and Australia has been invited to take part. And it wouldn't be summer without the tennis in Melbourne -  the Australian Open kicks off with a bumper crowd.

Millions of teens have been kicked off online platforms but are they really staying away?

Would US military intervention help topple the brutal regime or push Iranians further into chaos?