Follow updates live Jacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier before leadership challenge by Ben Carroll Who is Ben Carroll? Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ACTU president says now is the ‘right time’ to leave Michele O’Neil, the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, said it’s the “right time” to leave after she announced her departure alongside ACTU secretary Sally McManus. We thought about this and we just think that it’s time for renewal. The union movement is in good shape. We’ve seen changes in workers’ rights that have made a big difference in workers’ lives. We’ve seen the union movement starting to grow for the first time in decades. And ne

After recovering from a life-threatening stroke, a fame-hungry musical comedian contends with a worse fate: She might just be average.

Virtual consultations are replacing hours of travel, bringing affordable healthcare closer to rural Zimbabweans.

Fifteen people remain missing after the cargo vessel went down in heavily disputed waters. China said it had rescued 47 people who had been aboard.

A frantic rescue unfolded at a Santa Cruz beach when a child was swept into powerful, tsunami-like waves, prompting a teenage lifeguard to dive into the life-threatening surf. The lifeguard — whom witnesses said carried out one of the most heroic rescues they had ever seen — was identified as just a 16-year-old high school student, according to local outlet NBC Bay Area. A woman who claimed to be the teenager’s mother said on social media that the lifeguard's name is Ryder. The young child Ryder rescued is believed to be about 10 years old, according to the report. Video capturing the terrifying rescue shows multiple beachgoers, along with a second lifeguard, trying to enter the water. Many

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told CBS News the Trump administration's plan to ramp up deportations of Haitian migrants is a "mistake," arguing the move could bruise Ohio's economy.

This blog has now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump said ⁠today that ⁠he had paused US strikes on Iran to give diplomacy another chance, but he ​was ‌ready ‌for “strong military ‌action” if diplomacy fails. Washington was in “very deep ⁠talks with Iran”, the president told Axios, but, he added: “If they don’t work out, we will be go back to very strong military action.” I am going to talk to Bibi about the fact that if I weren’t president, Iran would have had nuclear weapons by now and Israel would have been destroyed. Without me, there would be no Israel. Continue reading...

Jury finds that the man, who cannot be named, assaulted the woman at his home in March 2023 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A well-connected Melbourne man has been found guilty of raping a former employee. The man, who cannot be named, faced two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in the county court of Victoria, and pleaded not guilty. Continue reading...