Australia has warned there will be “consequences” for any country that aids Russia in its illegal war against Ukraine – ahead of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.

A woman claims one of Australia’s most reviled gang rapists harassed her for months with messages of sexual fantasies and emails saying “I want you all to myself” which she took to police, but they refused to protect her.

Victorian businesses will be slugged almost $18bn extra over the next decade as a result of the government’s changes to WorkCover premiums.

Queensland’s major hospitals hit breaking point and couldn’t adequately service patient needs at least 156 times in a three-month period, bombshell new data has revealed for the first time.

A 19-year-old father has faced court after police allegedly found him and a 13-year-old with firearms at the weekend.