Tessa Flemming

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has linked a Melbourne synagogue firebombing to Australia's UN vote earlier this week.

Now two days into the manhunt for the suspect behind the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, questions swirl over how he could disappear in the city of surveillance.

The prime minister has lauded the passage of a world-first social media ban for children after the Senate's marathon late-night sitting. 

Thirty-two government bills have passed the Senate, with the social media ban the last item of business.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has filed an appeal against the Federal Court’s ruling that she racially discriminated against Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. 

The Help to Buy bill, which will allow 40,000 first homebuyers to co-purchase with the government, sailed through with no amendments.

The industry group for large social media companies has fronted the Senate inquiry into the government's proposed social media ban, admitting the platforms are "far from perfect". 

The tech company — which owns Instagram and Facebook — says it will respect any age limits but believes the bill is being rushed without "adequate consultation or evidence".

The NDIS minister and former Labor leader said the disability scheme had been the "most significant social reform in this century for Australia" and something all of parliament should take pride in. 

The federal government's legislation aims to get kids off social media by the end of the year.

The Greens are pushing for a Labor policy on HECS relief that had been planned for after the election to be included in the indexation bill being debated now. 

The Senate censures Lidia Thorpe over her protest of King Charles's visit last month. 

Goldstein MP Zoe Daniel has called the flagged election reforms a deal between the Albanese government and Peter Dutton to "game" the system — as it happened.

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has been asked if Snapchat could be exempt from the social media ban if it fell under the definition of a messaging service — as it happened.

Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham says there's no reason to 'catastrophise' over Trump presidency at the National Press Club — as it happened. 

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the arrival of four foreign nationals on a remote NT island demonstrates the Albanese government's "weak" border security — as it happened. 

Independent Tasmanian senator Tammy Tyrrell says teenagers are "clever little creatures" who will work around social media bans — as it happened. 

Former US president Bill Clinton, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Watergate journalist Bob Woodward added their voices to those urging the incoming administration to govern with magnanimity. Take a look back at today's events. 

Ondrej Húserka fell while descending Langtang Lirung, which lies around 50 kilometres north of Nepal's capital Kathmandu and is considered to be extremely prone to avalanches and rockfalls.

Donald Trump defeats his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in key battleground states and the popular vote, telling supporters America will be "bigger, better, bolder" in his second term in the White House. 

Millions of Americans are beginning to head to the polls to decide whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump should win the race to the White House. 

Labor frontbencher Murray Watt says Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has taken "appropriate precautions" since buying a Chinese-made EV, after the matter came up in estimates.

Donald Trump takes aim at Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in his last rally of the day, while Barack Obama stumps for the vice-president in Wisconsin. Take a look back at our live blog.

Donald Trump says it was an "honour to be involved" in his New York rally, which he describes as "an absolute love fest". Look back on our blog. 

Photojournalist Dean Sewell explores the story of a Sydney artist who escaped "art-washing" by moving aboard an aging yacht with his dog.