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Scott Morrison has urged Donald Trump to help ensure a rogue Afghan soldier who killed three Australians remains behind bars. Hekmatullah, who murdered the officers in 2012, could be released from jail in Afghanistan within days under a prisoner swap brokered by the United States. The Afghan sergeant was charged

Another 19 people have died of coronavirus in Victoria, marking Australia’s deadliest day since the pandemic began.  On Monday morning, health authorities revealed 322 new coronavirus cases had been confirmed in the state over the past 24 hours, taking the state’s total to 14,957.  The previous record for the highest

Proponents of free press have described the arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai and the raid of his newspaper offices as part of a deepening crackdown on dissent in the Chinese city as “outrageous” and “horrible”.  Mr Lai was among seven arrested in an operation focused on his Next Media

The scale of devastation caused by the explosion in Beirut was further illustrated by drone footage filmed and shared with Reuters that took an up close look at parts of the city that is destroyed to the point of being inhabitable. Officers were still searching for missing people over the

Torrential rain and strong winds have battered the New South Wales south coast, prompting evacuations, as the Shoalhaven River reached its peak on Monday.  At least 1,600 people called emergency services for help across the state over the weekend, including 963 calls by 8:30am on Monday morning. About 400 of

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he understands Lebanese Australians’ desire to see political and economic reform in Beirut but has downplayed Australia’s power to influence this outcome.  The devastating explosion in Lebanon’s capital has inflamed anger against government corruption, negligence and economic mismanagement, and has reignited calls from the Lebanese

Victoria might need to improve getting protective equipment to health workers, but there are no issues with availability in the state, the premier says. Daniel Andrews’ comments on Monday came in response to ongoing concerns about the availability of proper PPE for health workers. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Legal action by a student activist suing China’s Brisbane consul-general has been dismissed, with a magistrate ruling he has diplomatic immunity. Beijing critic Drew Pavlou made an application under Queensland’s Peace and Good Behaviour Act complaining that Xu Jie had incited violence against him. The complaint followed a protest at

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Fury on the streets of Beirut is intensifying as world leaders meet to mobilise funding for medicine, care, food and housing after a blast killed more than 150 and shook the city to its core.

A new Alcohol and Drug Foundation survey has found 12 per cent of Australians have been drinking every day since the coronavirus outbreak began.