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Three women and a child have died in what police believe are domestic violence-related incidents in New South Wales on the weekend. Domestic violence support groups are warning that this time of year can also be a dangerous one... with AFL and NRL grand finals approaching.

US President Donald Trump is again lashing out at the media, banning a number of outlets from the White House.

Plans to detain and deport visa overstayers, and cut down backpacker and student visa numbers are among the key pillars of Labor's new plan to reduce net migration. How will it work and what will it mean for hopeful migrants and the industries that rely on them?

The nation's spy boss has warned China is actively preparing to switch off power and telecommunications networks in Australia, if a conflict breaks out. The director general of ASIO, Mike Burgess, says Beijing is working to understand how those systems operate and it would probably target specific areas, like defence communications. Cyber security experts say he's right and Australia needs to make sure it's ready for the possibility of hackers trying to shut down our networks.

Almost thirty years after her death, there's new commentary about Princess Diana and the reaction of her former husband. Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess of Wales, is releasing a memoir called Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. It includes some bombshell claims about King Charles, including that he sounded 'giddily elated, like a lottery winner' in a phone call to Earl Spencer. It's forced an unusual rebuke from the Palace.

In a world of issues to care and angst about, for a lot of people this past week, there's only been one that's been front of mind: whether you could get tickets to Radiohead. The legendary UK band announced 16 Australian shows in 2027 last week, their first in 15 years, which naturally sent fans into a big old frenzy. A unique process to secure tickets followed which resulted in online queues of tens of thousands of people. So why all the fuss about this band, and this tour?

Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has apologised after continuing a HYROX competition in China after soiling herself mid-race. The incident has gone viral and sparked disgusted, furious or even respectful reaction online.

Ed Sheeran is yet to announce new support acts, following the walk out of his booked bands on the US leg of his Loop tour. It follows Sheeran's promoter dropping rapper Macklemore over pro-Palestinian comments made during an earlier show. Sheeran says he's trying to keep his gigs politics free, but can artists ever really be apolitical?

It looks like Donald Trump's pick to head the US federal reserve isn't following orders. The man hand-selected by the US President has decided to do the exact opposite of what Mr Trump has been asking. Chairman Kevin Warsh has announced an interest rate hike for the world's largest economy. The President is not happy and has reiterated his calls for interest rates to be lowered. So why has the Fed made a very different decision?

Your COVID vaccine may not be free anymore. After more than five years of free COVID vaccinations for all Australians, the rules are changing. So what does this mean, and who will be affected?

As debate rages over Australian copyright and AI investment, Anthropic has inked a deal to run Australia's largest data centre, proposed for rural southern Queensland. The company has signed a long-term lease for the 32-billion-dollar Western Downs Digital Park, and if approved, what's now a cattle feedlot would be transformed.

After weeks of cabinet disagreement and delay the government has finally landed its much-anticipated migration policy, with plans to ban international students from bringing their families to the country.

The US leg of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour is in tatters - after Macklemore was removed as a support artist over his comments supporting Palestinians. Now, four more support acts have pulled out. What's going on?

Despite efforts from the South Australian Government, one of the country's most notorious serial killers is set to be released from prison.

The government has rejected criticism it's selling artists out to big tech, as leaked policy documents reveal the government is considering making inclusion in AI model training opt-out by default.

The AI boom is raising all sorts of fears around privacy, particularly when it comes to the growing popularity of smart glasses. They are the wearable computers that look like ordinary spectacles, but can film and record handsfree, often facilitated by AI. Now, a number of local councils are looking to ban the eye-wear from places like gyms and childcare centres, in response to concerns from local residents they may be filmed without their knowledge.

The heads of the leading artificial intelligence companies have agreed that a slow down in the development is needed before the technology becomes dangerous. What can Australia do to regulate AI and protect its citizens?

You've probably noticed, fuel prices are on the rise again. This week they hit a four-month high. So what's behind this latest spike, and what lies ahead?

Classrooms in NSW will be a little different for kids next year - they 're going old school, returning to pen and paper for learning The state government there has announced new guidelines that will limit the use of screens for coursework in public schools from Term 1 next year.