New claims for US jobless benefits continued inching down last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, though at 860,000 the applications were higher than expected.

Australia's ambassador to Cambodia has apologised for eating a dish containing softshell turtle, which are highly protected in parts of the world. Ambassador Pablo Kang shared an image earlier this month of a bowl containing cooked turtle his party consumed during a visit to rural Pailin,

Sky News host Paul Murray says Queensland officials are pretending many jobs were being created in their state, when really, of the 36,000 new full-time jobs created around the country, only 179 of those were in Queensland.

Bella is 10000000% having one of those post-emotional hangovers. She explains that mainly, she wishes she could call Locky and check they’re ok after he pulled her aside. She tells us she’s just going to focus on him and avoid Irena like she’s a large pile of steaming alpaca poo.

AN ice-addled hoon who struck and killed a veteran police officer should serve more time behind bars for his “appalling” crime, Victoria’s top prosecutors have argued.

Queensland has recorded one new COVID-19 case in the past 24 hours. Donald Trump has promised a US COVID-19 vaccine will be ready for distribution within weeks, contradicting a top health official.

Students and teachers from Riverside High School braved the clippers and have raised more than $1900 so far with their Mullets The event held on Thursday had 17 students and two teachers undergo the chop to start conversations on mental health and raise money for R U OK?

US homebuilding projects started in August slowed after their massive jump in July, with half the country posting double-digit declines while the other half saw big increases, according to government data released Thursday.

Sarah Richards said her children, aged 7 and 11 attend Albert Park Public School and walk along Keen St, where they are often attacked by a pair of aggressive magpies. It is understood people using the Lismore Basketball Centre next door to the school have also been swooped.

Those who wanted to keep coal in the ground at the last election want to keep gas there, too, and they have a powerful support base to make life hell for Labor and its leader.