Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says those who showed "extraordinary" bravery during the Bondi terror attack will be recognised in a new honours list, similar to those used after the Bali bombings and the MH17 plane crash.

Police found a bomb-making shopping list when they searched the home of a man who allegedly posted on social media that he supported the gunmen behind the Bondi terror attack, a Perth court has heard.

Mobile phone data suggests the Bondi Beach gunmen may have travelled near a region in the Philippines where Islamic State-aligned militants could still be operating, a police source has told the ABC.

Someone who referred to themselves as "A" at "Balmoral" emailed convicted child sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell in 2001, asking if she had found them "some new inappropriate friends", the latest Epstein files document dump has revealed. ...

The US government says newly released documents from the Epstein files contain "untrue and sensationalist" claims about Donald Trump.

With no mobile phone coverage and no chance of anyone hearing her call out, Margie Moroney decided to crawl back to the campsite she was sharing with her colleagues.

Battling acute myeloid leukaemia, Gennaro Rapinese finally found a suitable bone marrow donor on the other side of the world in the US. And, after making a full recovery, he got to thank her in person in the lead-up to Christmas.

England's disastrous Ashes tour has received another blow with Jofra Archer ruled out of the remaining two Tests while skipper Ben Stokes has dug in to defend his beleaguered team.

Donald Trump says he wants the United States to lead the world in the "6G race" and has given his government one year to find out how to begin making it happen.

An American equity firm plans to purchase the jewel of the Whitsundays.

People have flocked to a Christmas celebration at the Mar Elias church in Damascus, which was the site of a suicide bombing in June.

A 12-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a surfer pulled her unresponsive from the water at Trigg Beach on Tuesday. 

Residents on a remote Indian Ocean Territory are bunkering down and scrapping Christmas plans as Tropical Cyclone Grant approaches.  

Which Christmas hits didn't do as well on the charts as you'd think? Test your knowledge of festive cheer.

On December 24, 1948, a family of Hungarian refugees moved into a small house in Dover, Massachusetts.  But there was a catch.

Dame Helen Mirren has a rule that she will never play someone with dementia or dying of cancer. She broke that rule for Kate Winslet, after reading the script for Goodbye June.

The Victorian government has confirmed it is consulting with the administrators of a collapsed Melbourne-based security firm as 1,700 jobs hang in the balance. 

A NSW Islamic school could face de-registration if it does not provide evidence its principal is "fit and proper".

Santa Claus has devised a special ice esky throne to beat the heat in outback Australia this year.

Legal Aid NT pauses all grants of aid for December, meaning people in the territory held in custody over Christmas — including children — will not have access to a legal aid lawyer.

The Australian government has promised changes to make it easier to deport people who spread hateful views.

Sabra Lane is farewelling the ABC's AM after nine years of hosting the current affairs radio program.

The British comedian now faces seven charges of sexual assault involving six separate women.

For the first time in two years, Bethlehem has restarted its Christmas festivities to "reignite the spirit that everybody needs" while Palestinians continue to live under restrictions.

An Adelaide woman accused of repeatedly encouraging her partner to take his own life has been granted home detention bail.