Australia

Uptake of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is slowly improving, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

More Aussies screening for one type of cancer

Uptake of a cancer screening program is slowly improving with more than four in five participants returning to screen again at the next opportunity.

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Grandmother of missing toddler Gus Lamont breaks silence in major 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive

Gus Lamont’s grandmother breaks silence on missing boy: ‘How? Why?’

New details about the mysterious case of the four-year-old who vanished will be revealed for the first time.

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ARN Media will pay Kyle Sandilands $12 million after it reached a settlement with the shock jock.

Sandilands’ $12m end to radio row lines up new pod project

The settlement is vastly lower than what the controversial radio king was initially seeking from former employer ARN. But it also helps him with his next career move.

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Australians face having their bank and retirement savings stolen as hackers in rogue nations like North Korea are able to use AI to inflict more cyber attacks, security experts have warned following a warning from the banking regulator.

Why foreign hackers are stealing Aussie’s retirement savings

Australians face having their bank and retirement savings stolen as rogue states use AI for cyber hacking.

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Support is growing for Newcastle Harbour to be the site of a future nuclear submarine base.

The Australian city favoured for nuclear-powered sub base

However, China’s stake in the local port would be a hurdle for a potential AUKUS base.

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A listening device recorded Raelene Polymiadis confessing to her parents' murder, a court heard. (Abe Maddison/AAP PHOTOS)

'I have sinned': Woman 'confessed' to murder of parents

A diabetic woman charged with murdering her parents with insulin wrote a note to herself to ‘sob here’ during a police interview, a court has been told.

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ISIS Brides - The wives and relatives of Islamic State fighters who this week tried unsuccessfully to flee Syrian refugee camps to return to Australia have been identified. Zeinab Ahmed (pictured) is the second-eldest daughter of Mohammed and Kawsar Abbas.

Court rules on ISIS bride’s freedom bid after slave charges

Accused Islamic State bride Zeinab Ahmad had applied for bail after being charged in Australia’s first crimes against humanity prosecution.

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Disturbing footage of a female protester being shoved to the ground by a police officer has sparked a review.

‘Appalling’: Cop video sparks review

Disturbing footage of a female protester being shoved to the ground by a police officer has sparked a review.

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Parents of AFL stars release video after being caught up in Dezi case 

Parents of AFL stars release video after being caught up in Dezi case

Police raided seven properties as part of the investigation into Freeman’s movements.

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Peter Dutton was a potential target for a teen accused of plotting a terror attack, a jury heard.

Shock find in teen’s alleged terrorist attack plot on Dutton

A teen accused of planning a terrorist attack downloaded an al-Qaeda bomb manual and sketched a picture of an explosion on a city street, a jury has heard.

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The alleged conduct of unregistered doula Emily Lal led to her being referred to police.

Doula referred to police after woman’s free birth death

Hospital staff became concerned about medical terms a doula used following a nutritionist's free birth death, triggering a referral to police.

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Police believe the murder of Chris Baghsarian stemmed from a case of mistaken identity. (HANDOUT/NSW POLICE)

Two more men arrested over death of Sydney grandfather

The arrests of two young men over the alleged mistaken-identity kidnapping and murder of a Sydney grandfather brings the total number of those charged to six.

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The case of a netball mum accused of an anti-Semitic slur has had its first mention in a law court.

Update on mum accused anti-Semitism at kids’ netball game

A woman is preparing to contest accusations she yelled anti-Semitic comments during a girls' netball game.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addresses the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

FULL SPEECH: Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club address

In a fiery National Press Club address, Pauline Hanson has unleashed on the Albanese Government warning that One Nation is rising because Australians are ‘mad as hell’ and ready to take their country back.

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