The search for the bodies of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies continues, with police alleging an angle grinder and weights were bought after their disappearance.

Missing persons investigations in two states dominate the headlines with an apparent breakthrough in the investigation into what happened to Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy, while in New South Wales a man has turned himself in to police in as they investigate the disappearance of two Sydney men.

Qantas' half-year profits fell by 13 per cent, with new CEO Vanessa Hudson promising better service as she works to rebuild the airline's reputation.

With supermarket giants under the microscrope over alleged price gouging, Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci announces his retirement;

Shoppers aren't happy with the way major supermarkets are displaying their prices.

With major supermarkets once again under the microscope over pricing, what reforms would help lower grocery bills?

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are counting down the hours to what's expected to be the superstar's largest concerts ever.

Veterans are planning a class action, after thousands of medical files were shared without their consent.

Australian UN worker says conditions in Rafah are dire ahead of an expected Israeli invasion.

Fires are burning in regional Victoria during the worst bushfire conditions since Black Summer.

The former ASIO chief finds companies linked to suspected corruption, bribery and drug smuggling handed contracts to run offshore processing.

Donald Trump fights to stay on the election ballot as President Biden defends his mental capacity.

The daughter of a Queensland grandmother who was allegedly stabbed to death speaks out over fears of vigilantism.

As the rental market continues to tighten, consumer advocates go undercover to expose dodgy rentals

King Charles steps back as he starts cancer treatment, how will the monarchy respond.

The next stage of Ben Roberts-Smith's long running defamation case underway in the Federal Court.

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

The Albanese Government stares down demands from the crossbench over support for the Stage 3 cuts.

The outlook for interest rate cuts receives a major boost, with evidence inflation is rapidly slowing.

Torrential rain causes havoc across Queensland's south-east with homes and businesses swamped.

A consumer watchdog inquiry into childcare finds market forces are failing lower income.

Rallies underway across Australia, as debate intensifies over the date and purpose of Australia's national day.

The Prime Minister says he's breaking his promise for the right reasons over Stage 3 tax cuts.

Cost of living relief or a broken promise? We'll look at Labor's stage 3 tax cut shake-up, and hear what taxpayers think.

The Federal Government is under pressure to give lower-income earners a break and revisit tax cuts for higher earners.

The Federal Government signs new gas deals, to bolster supply for the east coast. But is it enough?

Pressure mounts on Australian supermarkets with the Queensland Government launching the latest inquiry into prices.

The Israel-Gaza war continues to spill across borders, but is Australia doing all it can to help stabilise the region?

The Foreign Minister Penny Wong continues her Middle East trip, renewing calls for the release of hostages in Gaza and raising concerns about the devastating humanitarian toll from the war.

Voters brave icy conditions in the Iowa caucus with Trump a heavy favourite to win.

The Foreign Minister Penny Wong flies to the Middle East as fall out from the Gaza war spills across borders, amid calls for Australia to commit more resources to help contain the conflict.

Western strikes target more than a dozen sites in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed rebel group the Houthis, who have been disrupting global shipping.

Property prices in the Queensland capital have soared by 50% since the pandemic, with new data showing Brisbane is now Australia's third most expensive city.

As new data suggests inflation is continuing to slow, the big supermarket chains are being warned to pass on lower prices to shoppers.

New data confirms what tenants already know: rents have surged well above the already high rate of inflation.

Residents of Seymour told to evacuate, as a weather system that continues to smash central and northern Victoria moves east. 

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Flood recovery teams across Far North Queensland are making their way through mountains of mud, as fears mount of more flooding on Cape York.

Australia has joined the EU and NATO in condemning Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

Israel is being urged to change the way it's fighting in Gaza, to avoid more civilians being hurt or killed.

Across far north Queensland, hundreds have been rescued from rising floodwaters, as authorities say the entire town of Wujal Wujal may be evacuated.

The life and times of the creator of Dame Edna Everage is being celebrated at a state memorial service today.

The NSW mother, once labelled Australia's worst serial killer, has today had all her convictions quashed.

Australia breaks from the US and UK in supporting a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Queensland's Deputy Premier, Steven Miles, triumphs in a brief political scuffle this morning for the sunshine state's top job, with Cameron Dick to serve as his deputy.

A big cut in migrant numbers, tougher requirements for student visas and fast-track entry for skilled workers are all part of the Federal Government's new migration strategy.

A major overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is expected, after a wide ranging review and a long list of recommendations. 

New laws that could result in some former immigration detainees being put back behind bars are set to pass Federal Parliament today. 

The Reserve Bank will hand down its latest interest rate decision, as millions of Australians face cost of living pressures.

Concerns over possible regional escalation as the Israeli military orders evacuations from some parts of southern Gaza.

With the end of the seven day ceasefire in Gaza approaching, there's huge international pressure on mediators the United States and Qatar to find a way to extend the truce.

The temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war is due to expire later today, but there are hopes it could be extended again, as more hostages and prisoners are freed.

Former political staffer Brittany Higgins has begun testifying at the civil defamation trial of the man she has alleged raped her at Parliament House.

As the amount Australians spend on rent climbs, new data suggests it's now cheaper to own your own home than rent it, in a third of cases.

One of Australia's most powerful public servants has been sacked over his dealings with a Liberal Party powerbroker.

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Authorities says homes have been lost in Perth, as a bushfire rages on the city's northern fringe.

Israel's cabinet approves a deal with Hamas for the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in Gaza, in exchange for a four-day ceasefire.

New spending data from Australia's biggest bank shows younger people are cutting back on both luxuries and essentials, as older generations spend up big.

Message received: the Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns, effective immediately.

The Optus CEO, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, has side-stepped questions about her own future, as she fronts a Senate inquiry into last week's outage that left 10 million customers offline.From Ukraine to the outback: the Australian Army test-fires new deadly missile technology in the Woomera Prohibited Area;A warning of more legal challenges, as the Government's detainee bill is signed into law;And the problems when cash is king: we head to the West Australian town that the big banks have left behind.

Joe Biden says he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have had a 'productive and constructive' meeting, as the US and China agree to resume military-to-military communications.

As the death toll mounts, the Israeli military has confirmed its forces are now fighting inside Gaza's largest hospital, al Shifa, in what it says is a 'targeted' operation.

Rental affordability is at an all time low with experts warning urgent action is needed to prevent increasing homelessness.

Competing claims from Israel and Hamas, as aid groups and the World Health Organisation warn Gaza's biggest hospital is no longer functioning.

The likelihood of at least one more interest rate rise has increased, after the Reserve Bank delivered a rosier-than-anticipated outlook for the economy.

Show us the money: Optus customers calling for compensation after yesterday's mass outage.

More questions than answers: Australia's second biggest telco still doesn't know why its network has crashed nationwide.

After Donald Trump's bombastic performance in a New York court overnight, we ask whether the former US President's mounting legal issues are hurting his re-election bid.

Israel is rejecting calls for a ceasefire, as Palestinian officials say the death toll in Gaza is approaching 10,000.

Police have charged the 49-year-old with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder, allegations which centre around mushrooms in a beef Wellington lunch served in July this year.

Almost three months since the mushroom-poisoning deaths of three people, Victorian police have today made an arrest.

Dozens are reported to have been killed after a series of Israeli airstrikes hit the largest refugee camp in Gaza; the Israeli military says it was targeting a Hamas leader.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there will be no ceasefire, as Israel's invasion of Gaza prompts a warning about the shocking number of Palestinian children killed in the fighting.

Cheesed off: talks between Australia and the European Union break down over the use of terms like 'prosecco', 'feta' and 'parmesan'.

As Israeli tanks briefly enter Gaza, we investigate the role of Qatar in Israel's hostage negotiations with Hamas.

At least 22 people are dead, after two shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in the US city of Lewiston.

Australian borrowers are on high alert, with a rebound in inflation narrowing the odds of another interest rate rise.

Israel is continuing its heavy bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as Hamas frees two more hostages.

Iran's foreign minister is warning the Middle East is a 'power keg', as Israel readies its ground invasion of Gaza.

In a rare prime-time address, the US President seeks support from Congress for more military aid to Israel.

After a 10 day seige, Israel says it will allow some humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

With the US president en route to Israel, there's blame and anguish as the horror of the Gaza hospital strike becomes clear.

The US President will travel to Israel as Palestinians flee ahead of an imminent ground invasion.

The cental Australian seat of Lingiari voted No, but many remote communities in the electorate supported the Voice.

Voice referendum: First Nations leaders at forefront of both campaigns, on final day.

Israel has created an emergency unity government to oversee its military response to the weekend attacks by Hamas. 

Cal Wilson, the stand-up comedian and regular TV fixture, has died aged 53.

A spokesman for Hamas warns it will broadcast the executions of Israeli civilians.

Israel says it's at war, as it launches strikes on Gaza in response to a major attack by Hamas.  

Two men rescued from the roof of their car near Bairnsdale, as floodwaters rise in Victoria's Gippsland and north-east.

Residents in Gippsland in eastern Victoria evacuated, as flood waters rise.

For the first time in US history, the House Speaker is ousted by his colleagues.

With his sprawling real estate empire at risk, a bombastic Donald Trump fronts court in New York.

Australian house prices approach record highs: will it mean another rate rise before Christmas?

"Significant change required": after four-and-a-half years, the disability royal commission hands down its final report. 

Troops on the move: why Townsville is the big winner in a shake up of the Australian Army.

It's Daniel Andrews' last day as Premier of Victoria: what are the challeges facing his successor?

The US offers millions of dollars in aid to persuade Pacific leaders to turn away from China.

Mike Pezzullo, one of the nation's most powerful and controversial officials, stands aside.

Succession: Rupert Murdoch announces he's stepping back, so how will the empire fare under chosen son, Lachlan?

An exclusive interview with the Qantas chairman, Richard Goyder. Will he step down?

Victoria v Airbnb: the Andrews government targets short-stay accommodation, but will it fix the housing crisis?

The eastern states swelter through a springtime heat wave, stirring memories of the Black Summer fires.

The nuclear option: the Federal Government releases modelling of the cost of nuclear power, as the opposition calls for a debate on the issue.

The progressive No campaign condemns a comment by Jacinta Nampijinpa Price that there are "no ongoing negative impacts of colonisation" for First Nations Australians;

A scathing report into mental health care finds regional South Australia has been left behind, with fewer psychiatrists per person than Mongolia, Ukraine or Russia.

Unions call for the entire Qantas board to resign, as the High Court unanimously rules the troubled airline acted 'unlawfully' in laying off 1,700 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New zoning rules, quicker approvals and zero-interest loans: the wishlist is long, as the government finally secures the Senate's support for its multi-billion-dollar housing package.

The once-defiant head of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, is gone, after kissing a member of Spain's World Cup winning women's team in Sydney last month.

The Prime Minister arrives in Manila, a day after he accepted an invitation from China to visit Beijing despite on-going trade disputes.

A public hospital in Tasmania is writing letters to patients asking them to leave to free up beds.

The former chairman of the far-right group the Proud Boys is sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the January 6 storming of the US Capitol building.

After a tumultuous week for Qantas, CEO Alan Joyce will leave the airline tomorrow.

A shareholders' group says the Qantas board should consider clawing back multi-million dollar bonuses awarded to the chief executive, Alan Joyce, as the airline prepares for legal action launched by the ACCC.

To the dismay of first-home buyers, Australian house prices have risen for the sixth month in a row.

The ACCC announces a legal action against Qantas, alleging the airline advertised more than 8,000 flights that had already been cancelled.

The Prime Minister has announced the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum will be held on 14 October.

The founder of Flight Centre says the Government's decision block Qatar Airways from doubling its flights into Australia makes no sense.

Friends of Australian writer Yang Hengjun say he could die in China if the Federal Government doesn't do more to secure his release. 

Former US President Donald Trump has surrendered at a county jail, facing charges of allegedly interfering in the 2020 election.

Head of the Wagner military group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has reportedly died in a plan crash.

New NAPLAN data shows students in remote and regional areas are struggling compared to those in metropolitan areas.

BHP profits down 58% on lower commodity prices - what does the result mean for the Big Australian?

A national self-exclusion program for people gambling too much online is up and running from today. 

This year marks 50 years, since the last Australian soldier pulled out of Vietnam. The milestone was commemorated today in a ceremony in Canberra.

Last night's World Cup semi final brought heartache to Australia, but the Matildas have inspired a nation. 

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has kept faith in his own process, as the team prepares for a World Cup semi-final.

Some of the surfers who went missing when a boat disappeared off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia have been found alive. 

With the Matildas set to play England in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, fans snapping up the green and gold merchandise. 

From a party in the Bronx to a global cultural phenomenon, Hip-hop turns 50 today.

Wildfires in Hawaii have forced some people into the ocean as strong winds from a hurricane fan the deadly blazes.

The Commonwealth Bank announces a record $10 billion profit as many Australians struggle with rising interest rates.

The murder of two FBI agents during a child abuse operation, leads to multiple arrests in Australia. 

The fallout from the PWC scandal has engulfed all of the big four consulting firms with the Federal Government under pressure to reform contracts.

Australia's most senior police officers face a parliamentary committee over potential conflicts of interest connected to PWC.

The Chair of the Ukrainian Parliament's Foreign Affairs committee wants an investigation into allegations that Australians and other foreigners in Ukraine's foreign legion have been threatened and mistreated by incompetent commanders.

Trump charges: the former US president and leading Republican candidate for next year's US election is facing yet another criminal indictment.

Police in Brisbane announce they've charged a former childcare worker with more than 1,600 child abuse offences.

The Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has confirmed the search for four crew missing after the Friday night crash of an MRH-90 Taipan Army helicopter off Queensland is now a recovery operation.

Nearly 100,000 complaints about financial firms have been lodged in the past year, as households come under pressure from rising interest rates and high inflation. Round Two: the federal government vows to push ahead with its $10 billion housing bill when Parliament reconvenes next week, daring the Greens and the Coalition to oppose it in the Senate for a second time. Shock in Tasmania, after a doctor was stabbed in a regional hospital while treating a patient. And special delivery: Australia Post warns people against sending insects by mail, as the demand for tiny pets grows.

Another fatal shooting in Sydney, amid fears of a new gang war developing in the city's west and south-west.

Fresh evidence today that Australia's inflation rate may have peaked, with the latest quarterly data showing a fall to 6 per cent over the year from previous, runaway levels.

Queensland police will allege a 25 year-old man used a stolen car to ram another vehicle, leading to three deaths on the Bruce Highway. 

An aerial photograph showing an Australian military plane's encounter with a Chinese surveillance ship near Queensland last week has been obtained by the ABC.

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

In an exclusive story for The World Today, a former Australian soldier alleges some foreigners and Ukrainians in the International Legion have died unnecessarily and others have been threatened with jail for trying to leave.

The former US President Donald Trump appears to be on the cusp of being indicted for the third time this year over the January 6th riots.

Game over: the fallout from Victoria's shock announcement it's pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Executives from one of the world's biggest consultancy firms face tough questions at a parliamentary inquiry, after admitting they'd misused confidential government information.

Michele Bullock has been appointed as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank, replacing Philip Lowe and becoming the first woman to lead the central bank at a time of high inflation;

Top dollar: a new survey shows Australian CEOs earn more in a year than many workers make in a lifetime.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lashed out at NATO for not laying out a timeline for his country's path towards membership. 

The warnings have been coming for months, but the so-called mortgage cliff is now here. More than a million Australian households are rolling off fixed mortgage rates.

The political fallout from the release of the report of the Robodebt Royal Commission is continuing. 

The Royal Commission into the failed Robodebt policy finds it was an "illegal" and "costly failure of public administration", stemming from "venality, incompetence and cowardice": today, all the details from the 990-page final report, and what it means for the scheme's tens of thousands of victims.

Rental prices are still going up nationally, with new data suggesting the biggest rises are in Sydney and Brisbane, but there signs of a slowing elsewhere.

It's been widely anticipated, but now it's official: El Niño is back, with the weather pattern expected to bring hotter and drier conditions.

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Australia's brand new National Anti-Corruption Commission officially gets down to business today. Justice Paul Brereton, has revealed that it already has had close to 50 referrals.

The fallout continues from yesterday's corruption findings against former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian. 

In recent years, Australian universities have been scaling up sexual consent education to prevent sexual violence on campus. Now it appears that one of the big benefits of that training, is that some international students are taking what they've learnt back to their own countries and spreading the word.