Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Top Stories

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

US soldiers in Alaska are on standby to be deployed to the mid-western state of Minnesota, amid rising tensions after an ICE agent killed a woman.

Syrian army, US-backed Kurdish forces agree ceasefire

Syrian army, US-backed Kurdish forces agree ceasefire

Syrian army, US-backed Kurdish forces agree ceasefire

Syrian army, US-backed Kurdish forces agree ceasefire

Weeks after tensions flared into violence, Syria's government and the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have agreed an immediate ceasefire.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Complacency risk for economy as tariff wars re-emerge

Complacency risk for economy as tariff wars re-emerge

A deterioration in the job market could spare Australian borrowers interest rate hikes in 2026, an economist says.

Chile declares state of catastrophe after deadly fires

Chile declares state of catastrophe after deadly fires

Sixteen people have died and tens of thousands have fled as wildfires devastate southern Chile.

Ukraine says two killed in mass Russian drone attack

Ukraine says two killed in mass Russian drone attack

Ukraine's military says 30 strikes have been recorded across 15 locations in a deadly mass ‍Russian drone attack.

Body found as search for plane crash victims continues

Body found as search for plane crash victims continues

Indonesian authorities have located a body and the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people that came down near a fog-covered mountain in South Sulawesi.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Clean-up begins as deadly, damaging storms move on

Clean-up begins as deadly, damaging storms move on

Clean-up begins as deadly, damaging storms move on

Clean-up begins as deadly, damaging storms move on

Residents are returning to their homes after rapidly rising floodwaters and storms pummelled Australia's east coast, prompting thousands of emergency incidents.

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Despite criticising Labor's proposed hate speech laws as unsalvageable, the coalition is looking to get elements passed in an emergency session.

Iran's leader accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Iran's leader accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Iran's leader accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Iran's leader accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Donald Trump has been accused of encouraging violent unrest in Iran by the nation's supreme leader, who says the US president is considered a criminal.

Syria army continues advance against Kurdish-held towns

Syria army continues advance against Kurdish-held towns

Syria army continues advance against Kurdish-held towns

Syria army continues advance against Kurdish-held towns

Syrian forces have captured a city and two dams as they push further into Kurdish-held territory, state media says.

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis have chased off a group of far-right activists who planned to ‍march on a neighbourhood where many immigrants live.

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Donald Trump says he will charge extra import taxes on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.

Israel doesn't approve of US Gaza executive board

Israel doesn't approve of US Gaza executive board

Israel doesn't approve of US Gaza executive board

Israel doesn't approve of US Gaza executive board

Israel says composition of the Gaza executive board named by the Trump administration was not coordinated with Israel and contradicts its policy.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Uganda's Museveni re-elected, challenger in hiding

Uganda's incumbent president has claimed a landslide victory in the country's election, while his challenger is at large having fled his home.

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

A massive crackdown appears to have quelled protests that rocked Iran, which a rights group says killed more than 3000 people.

US names Rubio, Tony Blair, Kushner to Gaza board

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former UK leader Tony Blair and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are members of a "Board of Peace" to govern Gaza.

Ukraine-US talks will focus on security guarantees

Ukrainian representatives hope to get clarity from the ‍US on Russia's stance towards diplomatic efforts to end the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

Act now: urgent rally cry after sports coach slain

The brutal murder of a 21-year-old sports coach revealed clear actions required to address violence against women but experts say they fell on deaf ears.

Is it just a case of the January blues or time to quit?

No one relishes flicking on the laptop on the first day back after the Christmas break but when are January blues really a sign of greater dissatisfaction?

Israel strikes Gaza Strip after shooting incident

Medics say at least nine people have been killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli strikes targeted a Hamas commander and another from Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Iran demos abate after crackdown, internet block eases

An internet blackout in Iran has eased while residents say calm has returned to the capital Tehran following protests that were crushed by security forces.

CIA director meets with Venezuelan interim president

Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and CIA director John Ratcliffe have held talks in Caracas, US officials say.

Family watches cars, tents, wallets wash away in floods

A camper has described watching helplessly as her family's possessions were swept away in a dramatic flood event at a popular tourist spot.

ASX-listed miner has front-row seat to Greenland drama

An ASX-listed miner is trying to revive its rare earth mine in Greenland amid Donald Trump's threats to seize the territory "whether they like it or not".

1 … 17 18 19 20

Topics

Politics Australia Crime, Law and Justice United States of America Victoria Europe Unrest, Conflicts and War Economy, Business and Finance Asia Middle East Environmental Issue Health Disaster and Accident Election International Relations Diplomacy Commonwealth of Independent States Africa Weather Fire

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here