The UN says two camps for displaced people were hit near the city of Goma where thousands are seeking refuge from fighting in surrounding areasBomb attacks on two camps for displaced people in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people, including children, according to the UN.The bombs hit the camps in Lac Vert and Mugunga, near the city of Goma,...

Police investigating after Brittany Lauga allegedly assaulted in central Queensland town of YeppoonGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland Labor MP Brittany Lauga has alleged she was drugged and sexually assaulted in the central Queensland town of Yeppoon last weekend, and claims other women may also have...

A huge infrastructure agenda helped win Andrews three elections but the priority now for the state – and new premier – is the housing crisisGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIn the seven months since Jacinta Allan took over as Victoria’s premier, she’s worked to shirk off the impression she’s Daniel Andrews’ apprentice...

Heaviest falls forecast for Illawarra, Hunter, Central Coast and greater Sydney from Saturday eveningGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn already saturated New South Wales is bracing for significant and widespread rain that could lead to flash flooding on the state’s east coast.The Bureau of Meteorology says the...

Siblings Callum and Jake Robinson and US citizen Carter Rhoad were travelling on a surfing holiday when they were reported missingThree bodies have reportedly been found in an area of northern Mexico where two Australian brothers and an American friend are missing.Reuters cited two sources with knowledge of the investigation as saying Mexican authorities...

Actor brings force of Hollywood to trumpet Biden’s legislative record in briefing that both delighted and bemused journalists“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” But enough about Washington. The Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who once saw off gangsters at a fictional spaceport, came to the US capital on Friday for a meeting...