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The Australian jobs market continues to show remarkable resilience with the unemployment rate holding steady in February.

Israel has warned "the gates of hell will open" if Hamas does not immediately release remaining hostages still held in Gaza.

The Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns while the direct impact of US tariffs on the Australian economy are "manageable", the impacts of a wider global trade war are "far more concerning."

It's an industry relied upon by millions of Australian working parents everyday, an industry which is heavily privatised and subsidised, in a patchwork of regulatory standards.

A US delegation has touched down in Moscow, with a ceasefire deal in Ukraine on the cards. Russia's President Vladimir Putin threw his support behind the "idea" of a 30-day ceasefire, but Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's sceptical.

Household electricity prices are set to rise again for millions of Australians, with the Energy Regulator looking likely to raise the "benchmark" price

"No exemptions": Donald Trump's tariffs to be imposed on all its trading partners, Australia included. What will it mean for this country and the global economy?

Residents in South-East Queensland have been allowed back into their homes and businesses to assess the damage. In northern New South Wales rain is easing and all emergency warnings have now been lifted.

Rivers and creeks are flooding in south-east Queensland after days of torrential rain.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is already wreaking havoc in parts of south-east Queensland with tens of thousands of homes without power and warnings it's not safe to reconnect them.