The World Today

Tougher temporary visa rules and a cut to net overseas arrivals are part of Labor's long-awaited migration policy announced today.

Warnings for motorists to brace for long-term pain at the petrol pump, as the world's oil crisis takes a turn for the worse.

US President Donald Trump calls the growing chorus of concern from AI insiders a 'sick conspiracy'.

The party would slash the number of migrant places by more than 750,000.

Sydney man James Dorney was working in the south tower of World Trade Centre. From his office on the 92nd floor, he watched in-horror as the first plane exploded into the north tower.

The Federal Government says new laws will help prosecute those involved in the illicit tobacco trade

The Opposition has accused the federal government of an attack on free speech, as Labor reveals the details of its proposed laws to regulate dangerous and addictive content on social media platforms.

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

In what could be a warning for the coming Australian summer, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes as wildfire rips through parts of Nevada.

The new escalation point comes after a long-nosed fur seal was found dead at Beachport in South Australia;

Dean Cox and Callum Mills have apologised for the behaviour of some of their players, who have been sanctioned for breaching club standards over their actions in a Melbourne hotel.