Kit Harington checked into rehab before Game of Thrones finale screened
After saying his “heart was breaking” when he filmed his final scenes on Game of Thrones, Kit Harington has checked into a US therapy program to “work on some personal…
Prime minister and cabinet officially sworn in at Government House
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his ministry have been sworn in at Government House in Canberra. The Coalition politicians arrived with their partners and families for the formalities after winning…
Children among victims in mass stabbing rampage: Japan
A man has gone on a stabbing rampage at a bus stop near Tokyo, leaving two people dead and more than a dozen injured. A sixth grade schoolgirl and man…
Mother, four children killed in a fiery highway tragedy
A head-on collision involving a car and truck has killed a mother and her four children near Kingaroy, north-west of Brisbane. Queensland police said the crash happened when a Nissan…
Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader
Australia’s Labor opposition has chosen Anthony Albanese as its new leader after the party suffered an upset in the nation’s general election. Previous leader Bill Shorten resigned on 18 May,…
Ken Wyatt: Australia’s first indigenous cabinet minister
Ken Wyatt was chosen this week to be Australia’s minister for indigenous Australians, the first Aboriginal person ever to hold the role. It’s a historic appointment which also makes him…
Theresa May’s ‘new deal’ to break Brexit deadlock
British Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed the details of her “new” Brexit plan after declaring that MPs have “one last chance” to vote on whether to hold a second…
First Chinese-Australian MP claims majority seat for Coalition
After a frenetic campaign and a long count, Chisholm has finally made history. Liberal Gladys Liu will become the first Chinese-Australian woman to sit in Federal Parliament’s Lower House after…
Qld premier orders timeline for Adani mine approval
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says everyone has had a “gutful” of the long-drawn out approvals process for Adani’s controversial coal mine and wants a timeline fixed for public release by…
Bowen set to quit Labor race, handing leadership to Albanese
Anthony Albanese is set to be elected unopposed as Labor leader with Queenslander Jim Chalmers as his deputy as Chris Bowen prepares to pull out of the ballot. The New…