Four in five Australians believe government should deliver social services directly, but a majority no longer think politicians serve their interests.

The Pacific Islands Forum has again failed to condemn China for its missile test, instead walking a middle ground and “registering concern” over the show of force.

Korea Electric Power Corp. has proposed that Samsung Electronics pay 20 trillion won ($15 billion) ​in advance for power through to ‌2031 to help fund the expansion of its grid, the Chosun Ilbo reported on Thursday.

Making cigarettes cheaper and removing economic incentives for organised crime to peddle illicit tobacco is a “no brainer”, according to an economist.

As Daniel Billings drove away after murdering Molly Ticehurst in a frenzied stabbing, he raised a bloodied hand to his face and recorded a chilling video message.

A teenager accused of cutting another boy’s hand off in a park has faced a children’s court.

Rescue teams raced on Wednesday to reach dozens of workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels in Nepal’s mountains, offering one of the last hopes of ‌finding survivors a week after a Himalayan flood killed more than 1,200 people.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed ​U.S. campaign against Iran ‌would not continue for “too long” after the biggest exchange of fire between ​Tehran and Washington since July.

An online register of racism and discrimination against First Nations people is receiving up to $2 million in Commonwealth funding to help inform anti-racism action.

Australia could be a leader in women’s health innovation, but investors are not prioritising health tech and it is sending female innovators overseas.

Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage ​since July, with Washington striking Iran’s southern coast and Tehran firing at U.S. bases across the region.

The world will exceed 1.5 degrees of warming within years, a United Nations report has found, exposing communities to more extreme heatwaves, cyclones, floods, fires and rising sea levels.