An assassin who was suspected of the execution murder of Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner Colin Winchester 30 years ago has been allegedly identified after a secret police ­review into Italian mafia operations in Australia. 

Penny Wong was due to meet her Chinese counterpart on Friday evening for the first talks between the two countries’ foreign ministers since 2019. 

A world-first weight loss device that requires no medical procedure and is simply swallowed has been released into the Australian market.

Charities whose volunteers are struggling with cost-of-living pressures – such as filling their petrol tanks – have been forced to pump the brakes on their services. 

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