206 people have been hit with more than 600 charges in a special police operation in Queensland’s far north.
The secret meeting to elect a new Pope is set to begin, bringing with it the intrigue of an ancient election system.
There are fears that a house fire that led to one death, after a child went missing, and forced six people to flee could have been deliberately lit.
Foreign minister Penny Wong has made a brutal comparison of the political tactics of Greens leader Adam Bandt and ousted Liberal leader Peter Dutton.
Fresh hope has emerged for a shattered Liberal Party after its electoral wipeout, with Coalition candidates taking the lead in crucial contests with teal independents.