The federal government says it is not fighting to keep notorious terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika locked up in prison because he is not a significant enough danger to warrant it.

Jimmy Barnes is making a brave recovery after undergoing serious heart surgery.

A toddler died in front of horrified family members after being struck by a car on a busy road in Melbourne’s southeast on Sunday.

Former Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s obsession with the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been rejected by Steven Miles, who will axe three portfolios and not name a dedicated minister for the role.

Christmas travellers are bracing for more turbulence as one of the nation’s leading carriers was forced to apologise to customers amid escalating delays and cancellations.