Islamic leaders call for change

The daughter of the Perth gunman who last week killed two women is calling for action on domestic violence.

There are fears the death toll from the landslide in Papua New Guinea could be far higher than previously estimated. 

In Papua New Guinea,  authorities fear more than a hundred people have been killed by a huge landslide.

Australia's transition to renewable energy appears to have been dealt a blow, with the nation's biggest coal-fired power plant to be kept open longer than expected.  

The Federal Opposition is continuing its push for nuclear power in Australia, despite another critical report from the CSIRO.

Two Australian defence force planes are involved in an evacuation effort from New Caledonia.

Iran's president and foreign minister have been killed in a helicopter crash in the country's north-west.

The A-League soccer competition has been hit by allegations of betting corruption involving several players from the Sydney club Macarthur FC. 

The unemployment rate jumped to 4.1 per cent in April as more Australians struggled to find work.

Participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme are worried after the federal budget revealed cuts to the growth of the scheme.