States blindsided by Fed Govt's autism plan

As the hunt for the alleged killer of two police officers continues in freezing conditions Victoria's north-east, the Chief Commissioner has confirmed the fugitive's wife and teenaged son have been interviewed and released.

The manhunt is continuing for Desi Freeman, who allegedly shot and killed two officers and wounded another near the town of Porepunkah in the state's north-east.

Victoria Police has named the two officers killed in an ambush in the state's north-east yesterday.

ASIO and the Australian Federal Police have found Iran orchestrated at least two of the recent antisemitic attacks in Australia.

Housing experts are worried the Federal Government's latest push to help first home buyers get into the market will actually force property prices up.

The nations' education ministers have agreed to make major changes to the way the childcare sector operates.

The NDIS Minister Mark Butler has shocked some state governments with a demand they match the Federal Government's $2 billion for a new program for children with autism.

The Prime Minister's colleagues have leapt to his defence after the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled him a "weak leader" and accused him of abandoning Australian Jews.

After meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, Donald Trump is planning a meeting between his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts.

The Federal Court has ordered QANTAS pay a penalty of $90 million for illegally sacking workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.