Politics

A former families minister in the NSW parliament will be sentenced for sexually abusing a man and a teenager more than a decade after his crimes.

Hamas denied involvement in an attack on Israeli forces, saying that it remained committed to the ceasefire and accusing Israel of violating it.

North Korea has fired a series of cruise missile-tests as world leaders begin to gather in South Korea for the APEC regional summit.

Mark Latham and his ex-partner are eyeing an agreement after she alleged he subjected her to a sustained pattern of abuse, a claim the firebrand MP denies.

THE ECONOMIST: A progressive Democrat Socialist is widely tipped to become the next mayor of the US President’s home town. So how did New York get here?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The lawsuit is the first by a state that seizes on Donald Trump’s unproven allegations that the use of acetaminophen (paracetamol) products during pregnancy causes autism.

Environment Minister Murray Watt has called on the Bureau of Meteorology to address widespread user complaints about its new website.

Explosive new video shows the US blowing up suspected drug boats, killing 14 people in its latest maritime assault.

As Australia's biggest aluminium smelter considers shutting up shop, a joint federal and state government bailout has raised eyebrows in another state.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump has said that he wants to focus on trade when he meets Xi Jinping in South Korea, even if the Chinese leader presses him on Taiwan.

Business is demanding the Government halt stronger environmental protections until at least one State has signed up to streamline project approvals to ensure all sides benefit from new laws. 

A rising wave of online ‘crimefluencers’ motivated by anarchy and hurting others are forcing young female victims to hurt themselves in what police call the new frontier of gender-based violence.

Kevin Rudd has made his first public comments since his awkward exchange with US President Donald Trump during Anthony Albanese’s White House visit. 

EDITORIAL: World leaders are at his beck and call. Even royalty receive him with fawning pageantry.