Australian and Chinese leaders have talked up the opportunities for future cooperation on issues of common interest, brushing aside recent diplomatic strain stemming from philosophical differences. A 45-minute meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was the first item on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s agenda as he flew in to Bangkok on Sunday afternoon ahead of the East Asia Summit on …

She’s effectively won lotto six times in one week, but low-maintenance tennis superstar Ashleigh Barty only plans on splashing out on her niece and nephew following her historic pay day in China. Australian sport’s new six-million-dollar girl promises fortune and fame won’t change her after squirrelling away the biggest cheque in tennis history with her WTA Finals success in Shenzhen. …

The manner in which NSW Police officers arrested and humiliated two women in hijabs over an alleged unbuckled seatbelt was “appalling” and had the potential to undermine the entire force, critics say. Two New South Wales Police officers have found to have engaged in serious misconduct by belittling two Afghan women during a traffic stop in Sydney’s west. The Law …

Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard ripped into Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Twitter Wednesday. Gabbard said, “Erdogan has been helping ISIS/AQ for years. He has denied this but is now openly using militias of “former” ISIS/AQ terrorists, exposing him for what he really is: a radical Islamist megalomaniac who wants to establish a caliphate with himself as the Caliph — the …

Take any words from US politicians with a grain of salt, Syria’s Bashar Assad has urged, as he cast doubt on the story of the Islamic State leader being killed in US a raid, and compared it to the shady killing of Osama Bin Laden. The widely publicized US special forces raid that allegedly killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader …

Woolworths has apologised after admitting it owes 5700 staff up to $300 million in underpaid wages dating back more than nine years. The supermarket giant said the underpayment was uncovered during a review triggered this year by the implementation of a new enterprise agreement covering its supermarkets and Metro stores. It has analysed only two years of data but said …

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said he is resigning, amid protests that have gripped the country for two weeks. Mr Hariri said Lebanon had reached a deadlock and needed a shock to break the crisis. The protests began against now-scrapped plans to tax WhatsApp calls, but quickly widened to target political corruption and the economic turmoil. Lebanon has one …

Even by the standards of this unconventional, chaotic White House, the announcement of the killing of Islamic State terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was certainly one to remember. Donald Trump previewed it in a taunting Saturday night tweet to ensure he’d captured the entire world’s attention. “Something very big has just happened!” he exclaimed. Where past US presidents would have been …

The 38-year-old mother of two young sisters found dead in their Perth home on Friday has been charged with two counts of murder. The woman, who police have not named, was being treated for self-inflicted wounds after she was found at Mullaloo Beach on Friday night. She will face Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Monday. The sisters, 10-year-old Mia and six-year-old …

US special forces have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the world’s most wanted terrorist, according to unconfirmed US reports. Newsweek is reporting that US President Donald Trump approved the mission nearly a week before it took place and tweeted “Something very big has happened!” at 12.23pm (AEST) on Sunday. Mr Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement on Sunday at …