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Australians are increasingly regarding the United States as a threat, not a friend. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

World NewsPremiumGood neighbours become good friends, US on the outer

Australians are growing more sceptical of the international relationship with the United States, shifting their trust toward regional geographic neighbours.

Noah Secomb

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of (left to right) Norman Macksoni, Conner Sanderson Doyle, Richard Wilkins, Mohammed Hassan and Dean Hamilton at Swindon Magistrates' Court.

World NewsMen accused of sexually assaulting woman drugged by husband

Four men have faced court for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman who was drugged by her husband and advertised online.

Matthew Quagliotto

Emergency services work at the scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Manu Fernandez

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‘Tragedy’: Dozens confirmed dead in high-speed train horror

More than 60 people are now believed to have been killed in the collision between the two high-speed trains.

JOSEPH WILSON

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TRADEPremiumTrade chief meets farmers amid free trade fury

Anthony Albanese’s chief negotiator will meet with the biggest critics of a $10bn-a-year deal with the EU, after it failed to win over Australia’s own farmers.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

More than $US6b will be needed to replace US military equipment, according to Pentagon data. (AP PHOTO)

World NewsPremiumUS cost of Iran war rise to over $47b: Pentagon data

The Pentagon's latest estimate of the cost of the war in Iran is 25 per cent higher than a figure provided by the US Defence Department in July.

Phil Stewart

BRS ART

AustraliaVideoFamous US SEAL backed by Trump sides with BRS

A US special forces veteran backed by Donald Trump after being accused of a war crime has come out in support of the former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith.

Aaron Patrick

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Albanese government could shut Iran’s embassy. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

UPDATEDPremiumIran’s embassy could be shut to ‘protect’ Australians

Australia’s top diplomat has vowed to take “any decisions” necessary to protect Australians amid revelations Iran has targeted a journalist.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

US Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva was on hiking in the Dolomites in Italy when she fell off a cliff.

World NewsVideoTourist falls 1000 feet to her death while taking photo

The 36-year-old US woman reportedly fell off a cliff in the Italian Dolomites after straying from a designated mountain path.

Matthew Quagliotto

Cyber security have jumped 20 per cent amid ‘AI-enabled threats’. NewsWire / Handout / Australian Signals Directorate

BREAKINGPremiumHostile cyber attacks supercharged by AI

Australia’s cyber spy agency has warned hostile nations are quietly burrowing into critical infrastructure networks, poised to unleash sabotage at a “time of their choosing”.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says ‘global volatility’ is the biggest factor in Australia’s inflation challenge. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

POLITICSPremium$31bn savings to fund Coalition’s tax pitch

The Coalition has revealed how it will pay for its ambitious plan to slash income taxes, claiming it will put more money back in workers’ pockets.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

A man has been arrested and a hospital is under investigation after the 28-year-old’s death.

World NewsVideo‘Negligence’: Horror bowling alley incident kills worker

A man has been arrested and a hospital is under investigation after the 28-year-old’s death.

Emily Williams

Brisbane man Charles Turnbull was arrested in Queensland in September 2023, and later pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the manslaughter of Darcy Schafer-Turner. NSW Police

NewsPremiumArrival immediately charged with murder

A man has been brought back from Europe to face allegations he was involved in the killing of a 22-year-old, whose body was found in a metal cabinet.

Blair Jackson

Donald Trump says the North Sea Jackdaw gas field decision will make the UK a "very rich country". (AP PHOTO)

World NewsPremiumTrump, Burnham discuss North Sea oil and Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for the UK government's decision to approve production from the North Sea's Jackdaw gas field.

Staff Writers

Andrea Shaw, 23, who has been charged with the murder of her 18-month-old twins, claims they died as a result of vaccination shots.

World NewsVideoMum blaming vaccines in twins’ deaths may face death penalty

Andrea Shaw says her 18-month-old twins became sick and died after receiving routine childhood vaccinations. Prosecutors disagree.

REBECCA BOONE

France’s anti-terror office has launched a probe into a shootings in Paris that have left at least one person dead.

World NewsTerror probe launched as fatal shootings rock Euro capital

One person is dead and four others remain seriously injured after shootings in three separate locations, including a playground.

SAMUEL PETREQUIN

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has broken her silence after her estranged father Thomas Markle was hit with ‘disturbing’ allegations that he possessed child abuse material at his former home.

Royal FamilyMeghan speaks out amid father’s child abuse material claims

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has broken her silence after her estranged father Thomas Markle was hit with ‘disturbing’ allegations that he possessed child abuse material at his former home. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

A Tesla travelling at 112km/h has hit and killed a 71-year-old man, with the driver claiming the car was in full self-driving mode when it ploughed into the pedestrian in the dead of night.

World NewsVideoSelf-driving Tesla kills man at 112km/h in dead of night

A Tesla travelling at 112km/h has hit and killed a 71-year-old man, with the driver claiming the car was in full self-driving mode when it ploughed into the pedestrian in the dead of night.

Troy de Ruyter

You won’t believe the passwords being used by tens of thousands of West Australians — making for a hackers paradise!

WA NewsIs your password on the hackers’ hit list?

You won’t believe the passwords being used by tens of thousands of West Aussies! SEE THE LIST

Troy de Ruyter

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NEWSPremiumOne step closer to next Aussie in space

The federal government has made a major announcement in the push for an Australian astronaut to join an upcoming European Space Agency mission.

Jack Nivison

Tens of thousands from Serbia's student-led opposition movement rallied ahead of Sunday's election. (EPA PHOTO)

World NewsPremiumTens of thousands rally ahead of Serbian election

Tens of thousands of supporters of Serbia 's protesting youth movement have staged a rally ahead of a tense weekend parliamentary election.

Staff Writers

Meghan Markle and her father Thomas Markle.

World NewsMeghan’s dad under investigation over child abuse material

Meghan Markle’s estranged father is being investigated after his own son allegedly discovered a huge stash of child sexual abuse material among his belongings and reported him to police.

Troy de Ruyter

Huge earthquake rocks Tibet killing at least 16 people

World NewsVideoAt least 16 dead after major earthquake hits East Asia

It was the biggest earthquake to strike the region in five years.

Digital Staff

Australia’s cyber defenders are scrambling to plug ‘critical vulnerabilities’ affecting swathes of the internet. NewsWire / Handout / Australian Signals Directorate

NEWSPremium‘Critical vulnerabilities’ disrupt cyber agency

Sites across the world have been disrupted by “critical vulnerabilities” in the code that keeps them running, including Australia’s lead cyber security agency.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Alexus Fiordilino has revealed her family's pain after her son Vincent, right, was declared dead only to be found breathing in a hospital morgue hours later.

World News‘No happy ending’: Mum’s pain as tot found alive in morgue

A mother whose 18-month-old son was mistakenly pronounced dead before he was found breathing in a hospital morgue hours later has revealed her family’s heartbreaking ordeal.

Matthew Quagliotto