Mortgage stress in Australia has surged to its highest level since the global financial crisis, as ASIC reports that one-third of borrowers abandon the arduous process for financial assistance.

A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has crashed, Two crime scenes established following the stabbing of a police officer in Sydney, Manchester City wins a record fourth-straight Premier League title.

A massive search operation is under way after a helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in Iran's northwest.

The new Novavax XBB.1.15 vaccine appears to have been knocked back for approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Victoria Police estimated 7,000 people attended two different rallies in Melbourne's CBD, initially separated by officers who set up a barrier.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas recently took steps to examine pathways for his government to impose a social media ban on Australians under 14.