Australia's most wanted terrorist has been killed. The ABC understands Islamic State recruiter Neil Prakash was with other IS operatives when he was killed during a US air strike on April 29 in Mosul, northern Iraq. America has also revealed that Australian woman Shadi Jabar Khalil Mohammad was killed in a similar air strike in Syria two weeks ago
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will paint the Turnbull Government's economic plan as unfair and out of touch when he delivers his budget reply speech to Parliament tonight. The Labor leader will be making his pitch to become Australia's next prime minister
7.35am AEST: Treasurer Scott Morrison will address a Tax Institute breakfast in Sydney
10:30am AEST: The families of three Aboriginal children murdered at Bowraville, and their supporters, will hold a rally. It is anticipated that the NSW Parliament will debate a bill that would clear the way for justice
11:30am AEST: 'Postcard Bandit' Brenden Abbott is expected to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court after being extradited from Queensland yesterday
12:00pm AEST: A vigil will be held at the Immigration Department's Melbourne office to honour the two refugees who set themselves alight on Nauru
6:15pm AEST: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is scheduled to be on RN Drive
7.30pm AEST: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will give his budget reply speech. He will then be interviewed on a special broadcast of 7.30 which starts at 8pm
The Islamic State group's most senior Australian recruiter Neil Prakash is killed in a US air strike on a terrorist stronghold in Iraq, while a separate strike in Syria kills the sister of the radicalised teen who shot dead police accountant Curtis Cheng in Sydney last year.
The Opposition Leader will re-commit to tens of billions of dollars in taxes and savings measures to fund spending on Labor's priorities like health, education, renewable energy and housing affordability.
Scientists successfully sustain a human embryo in a petri dish for 14 days in a "major step forward" that offers new insights into early embryonic development and revives ethical questions on the research.
Donald Trump's last remaining challenger for the Republican Party presidential nomination reportedly drops out of the race, leaving the presumptive nominee with the task of uniting a fractured party around his White House bid.
A specialist in painkiller addiction, due to meet Prince the day after he died, believed he was on a lifesaving mission but arrived too late, a lawyer for the doctor reveals.
Veteran Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop bids farewell to Federal Parliament with a pointed reference to the travel expenses scandal that ended her tenure as speaker.
Spurs and Chelsea are charged by the English FA over spiteful scenes at their Premier League showdown, including Spurs' Mousa Dembele who is charged with eye-gouging.
More than 700 asylum seekers held on Manus Island begin action in the High Court calling on the Federal Government to immediately move them to Australia.
The parents of a six-month-old boy who died after being misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis want answers about their son's death, saying his condition was treatable and the death preventable.
Glaring weaknesses in regulations and border protection issues are allowing building products contaminated with potentially deadly asbestos into Australia, a Senate committee warns.
Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reutersward, best known for designing an oversized bronze sculpture of a revolver with a knotted barrel as a symbol of peace after the assassination of John Lennon, dies aged 81.
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