The Australian prime minister will launch his attack in a contest of energy policies, as he draws on hard-learned lessons from the Queensland election.
A former Australian high school student subjected to an unprovoked and lengthy bashing by 12 of his classmates has been granted $1.2 million in compensation.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will carry out a final round of events in Sydney, after an at-times fiery visit to the Australian capital Canberra, as the royal tour wraps up.
King Charles has spoken of his love for Australia and its people after he and Queen Camilla were greeted by devoted well-wishers in their first public engagements.
A passenger on board an Air NZ flight at the centre of a bomb threat says they only found out when they saw a news broadcast about the plane they were sitting in.
The Sydney Opera House was illuminated with a photographic tribute to welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla, as they arrived in Australia on the first visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years.
A sculpture by British artist Thomas J Price will be installed outside the Museum of Contemporary Art, so big it will be visible from across Sydney Harbour.
A further 500 airline seats for Australians, permanent residents and their immediate families have been secured across two flights out of Lebanon to Cyprus as conflict escalates in the region.