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Alleged lizard smuggler arrested trying to flee country

An alleged reptile smuggler has been arrested at Perth International Airport attempting leave Australia amid a probe into an organised crime syndicate...

More than 13,000 weapons collected as part of Serbian amnesty

Authorities declared a one-month amnesty period following two mass shootings in the country this month.

Lord Frost in bid to become Tory MP

The former Brexit negotiator has been placed on the party’s candidate list ahead of the next election.

Community clinics will cut NHS waiting lists, vows Sunak

Six new facilities are opening across the east of England, Midlands and the South East.

Dutton 'scratching around' for ideas with welfare plan

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Labor is already looking at ways to get people into jobs as the opposition calls for people on welfare to be able to do mo...

Industry maps 'net-zero' future for gas supply, exports

Nine industrial zones to "carpool" emissions and give gas a long-term role in the economy have been mapped by the industry with help from CSIRO scient...

Police crack down on Brisbane's speeding e-scooters

Officers launched a safety blitz on the Story Bridge after fielding complaints about e-scooters and bike travelling at high speed.

Chalmers willing for talks with states on housing fund

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is open to negotiating with state and territory government on possible extensions of funding for housing.

Demand for Citizens Advice crisis help increases by 40% in one year...

Energy advice also rose by 56%.

Three dead as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar

The centre of the storm hit Rakhine state, with wind speeds of up to 130 miles an hour, experts said.

Ukrainian counteroffensive does not aim to attack Russian territory...

The Ukrainian president made his comments during a news conference with German chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.

Search resumes for surfer after suspected shark attack

A man identified as a local teacher is feared dead in a suspected shark attack after he went missing while surfing in South Australia.

Thailand counts votes in key election with opposition favoured to wi...

Prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is running for re-election, although the military this year has split its support between two parties.

Labour ‘to look at’ lowering voting age and expanding franchise to m...

Shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds also insisted his party under Sir Keir Starmer is embodying a ‘classic Labour offer’.

Missing Qld woman found in SA after week-long search

Police have found a Queensland woman who went missing a week ago on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

Police to investigate officers after man's fatal fall

Police are investigating their officers' actions after a man died in hospital following a fall at a North Sydney unit.

Platypus return to Sydney national park after 50 years

Platypus are calling Sydney's Royal National Park home for the first time in five decades, with five released in a bid to re-establish a population.

Sturgeon ‘absolutely’ failed to improve lives of children, says comm...

Bruce Adamson said the former first minister and her government had not done enough.

Legacy Bill not fit for purpose and must be stopped, warns Baroness...

The legislation would provide immunity for people accused of crimes during the Troubles as long as they co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

NDIS growth cap not a wind back on spending: Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended more than $70 billion in savings for the NDIS over the next decade, arguing the scheme's growth needed to be moder...