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Victoria's highest court has removed the possibility of parole for jailed triple murderer Erin Patterson after rejecting Patterson's appeal against her convictions for killing her relatives with a Beef Wellington meal laced with death cap mushrooms.

Another day of counting in Israel has not brought clarity on who will form the next government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud-led bloc still has the most seats ahead of the opposition bloc led by the Yashar party's Gadi Eisenkot but neither seems willing to work with Arab parties.

Israel's next prime minister is yet to be decided as exit polls from the country's most contentious election in decades indicate a near neck-and-neck race between the leading blocs.

The polls have opened in Israel's election with Benjamim Netanyahu facing a strong challenge from former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, whose Yashar party was polling slightly ahead of Netanyahu's Likud going into election day.

It's been an emotional day in parliament as it returned for the first time since the member for Indi, Helen Haines was struck by a car outside her Victorian electorate office last Monday.

The Energy Minister Chris Bowen has defended the Snowy Hydro 2.0 scheme after a review revealed a major budget blowout to 25 billion dollars, 12 times the original estimated cost.

ABC reporter Will Murray and another bystander have been involved in a dramatic rescue after a man drove into floodwaters north of Brisbane. The scene was captured on camera as the two saved the man's life seconds before his vehicle was submerged.

The husband of Helen Haines has spoken at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne where his wife remains in a critical condition. Phil Haines has confirmed that his wife has now had both legs amputated.

The family of a man in custody over yesterday's ramming attack on Helen Haines has released a statement saying they are devastated by what has happened to the Indi MP, whom they describe as a friend of more than 20 years.

A dispute has broken out between Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John and party leader David Shoebridge about whether the former is taking leave as allegations of inappropriate behaviour are investigated. In a lengthy post the WA Senator said he was not on leave, but David Shoebridge has released a statement this afternoon saying his understanding is that leave was agreed, and that he believes it's appropriate. 

The world leader of an evangelical church and his son have been called to answer questions about whether members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church intimidated candidates and paid neo-Nazis to heckle the Prime Minister.

Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave from the party room after reports surfaced of multiple allegations of inappropriate comments towards women over almost a decade.

Parents who pay private school fees from their trust funds could escape Labor's proposed trust tax, in what the Greens say is a loophole that must be closed.

Immigration agents have raided the home of Democratic Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation which Ms Omar says is an attempt by Donald Trump to target his political enemies.

Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq five years after his arrest in 2021 over alleged fraud.

The mother of two Perth brothers shot dead on a surfing trip to Mexico has delivered an emotional address to the court at the close of the trial of three men charged with their murder.

Data centre technology company, Firmus was hoping to be valued at 44 billion dollars in a mega float later this month, but the company appears to be in trouble with investors worried about an AI bubble.

Hundreds of people have gathered at vigils around the world commemorating three years since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

The Coalition has released its long-awaited migration policy, saying if elected it would make the biggest cuts in the country's history, reducing net overseas migration to 100,000 in the first two years.

Anthony Albanese has touched down in Fiji at the start of Pre-COP31, four-days of climate meetings in preparation for the main conference in Türkiye next month.

The Federal Government has unveiled new rules to crackdown on people staying in Australia on what it calls "permanently temporary" visas.

Israel's defense minister has described the stabbing of a pilot on a flight to Tel Aviv as a jihadist terror attempt.

Headline inflation has jumped again, although the new figures aren't as bad as economists had expected.

The Reserve Bank has delivered its fourth interest rate rise this year, taking the cash rate to a 15-year high.

The Treasurer, is spruiking new data, which shows the latest federal budget came in 6 Billion dollars better than expected, but tomorrow the Reserve Bank is expected to hike up interest rates.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used a 20-minute address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York to advocate for Australia to secure another term on the Security Council - arguing middle powers had a vital role to play in a changing world order.

The Federal Government has launched a taskforce to investigate how a rogue AI agent hacked into a Medicare data website.

It's been almost a year since four year old, Gus Lamont disappeared from the family's homestead in far-north South Australia and to mark the anniversary his parents have spoken publicly for the first time.  

Western Australia will introduce the nation's strictest ban on smart glasses in public schools, the state's education minister has announced.

A senate inquiry has recommended that control of triple zero calls be removed from Telstra and handed to a government authority.

An appearance by officials from the Reserve Bank of Australia at a parliamentary committee has left observers even more convinced that more interest rate rises are on the way.

Labor is tightening visa rules for international students and backpackers, while increasing efforts to remove overstayers as it seeks greater control over migration.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia say they've intercepted a drone fired by Houthi rebels at Mecca. It's the latest sign of escalating tensions in a conflict which is threatening the transport of oil through the key Bab el- Mandeb strait. 

China says calls for an AI slowdown from industry leaders are a "Cold War" tactic, aimed at curbing its progress in the sector.

Up to 600 jobs will be lost after South Australia's, Whyalla steelworks plant announced its shutting down its blast furnace.

Australians are marking the 25th anniversary of the shocking terror attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.

The US President, Donald Trump has promised to give every American adult US $5000 if the Republicans win the mid-term elections in November.

The father of two Australian men killed in Mexico has told a court he does not hold animosity for their killers.

The federal government has released draft laws that would change Australians' social media feeds and allow people to decide if they want an algorithm to determine what they see.

One Nation's plan to give Australians early access to their superannuation to help with the cost of living is being criticised by the super industry, the government and some economists.

Two men have been rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, nine days after devastating floods hit the country.

Health groups have slammed the Coalition's plan to slash the tobacco tax by 80 per cent as a strategy to tackle the illicit tobacco market.

In Nepal and Tibet, the search for flood survivors continues with nearly 4,000 people still missing.

An Australian missing in the Himalayan flood disaster has been found safe in Tibet as more than one thousand people are confirmed to have died in the flash flood.

More than two-thousand-four-hundred people remain missing after last-week's flash floods in Nepal and Tibet including over 40 Australians.

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34 Australians are among more than one thousand people missing after devastating flash floods swept through central Nepal.

The federal government's proposed rules for AI data centre power use have been debated at a meeting of National Cabinet today.

The Australian Energy Market Operator is warning that data centres will put huge pressure on the national electricity grid over the next decade.

The Prime Minister has again promised not to change Western Australia's GST deal while he is running the country.