Australians are concerned that last week's federal budget raises the chance of interest rates being lifted, and just one quarter believe they will be better off.The results of a new poll in today's Australian Financial Review shows people aren't convinced the budget will help them much with the cost of living, despite government relief measures such...

Sean "Diddy" Combs has admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was "truly sorry" and his actions were "inexcusable"."I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now," the music mogul said...

The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the "millionth" press briefing on his court case.Deborah Bonetti, director of the Foreign Press Association, was only half joking. Assange's legal saga has dragged on for well over a decade but it could come to an end in the...

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a "hard landing", Iranian state media has reported, without elaborating.Some began urging the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board on Sunday as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest where his helicopter was believed to be.The likely crash came after Iran under Raisi...

A large meteor has been filmed streaking over Portugal, lighting up the night with a great burst of light.The incredible sight dazzled those lucky enough to witness it just before midnight on Saturday (early Sunday AEST).Many videos shared on social media captured a bright flash of light almost turning day to night as the projectile streaked through...

A 47-year-old man has been charged with four counts of assault after he allegedly attacked four women on a train.About 9am today, four women on the Adelaide-bound Gawler line were travelling separately when a man on the same train allegedly assaulted them at random.The man allegedly punched, slapped, pushed, spat on the women, and verbally abused them,...