Fire engulfs Hong Kong towers

In Hong Kong, rescuers are searching desperately for any survivors of the shocking fires that tore through seven apartment buildings, but the death toll is rising.

In Hong Kong, authorities believe a construction company may be responsible for the massive apartment tower blaze that appears to have killed hundreds of people.

The latest figures from the Bureau of Statistics show inflation was higher than expected at 3.8 per cent for the twelve months to October.

The Insurance Council of Australia has declared the supercell hailstorms in south-east Queensland a "catastrophe" and more bad weather is on the way.

Communities in Western Australia's north are bracing for Cyclone Fina.

A Queensland coroner has found the fatal ambush of police officers in Wieambilla in 2022 was triggered by the killers' "shared psychotic disorder."

The Federal Government is being criticised by opponents and climate activists for giving up Australia's bid to host next year's COP summit in favour of Turkiye.

After the US Congress voted in favour of releasing the Epstein files, all eyes are now on the President Donald Trump who has the power to sign the bill into law.

Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has announced it is slashing up to 350 jobs from research teams.

As Coalition MPs work to sell their new energy policy to voters, more experts are questioning whether it can lower electricity bills.