Three dead in volcano eruption as search for missing hikers continues
Mount Dukono erupted on Friday morning, local time, sending plumes of ash some 10 kilometres into the sky.

Mount Dukono erupted on Friday morning, local time, sending plumes of ash some 10 kilometres into the sky.

A Brisbane private schoolboy, 16 at the time of his arrest in 2024, allegedly plotted terrorist attacks against the Liberal party and the Labour Day march, influenced by the Unabomber. He researched bomb-making, bought chemicals, and wrote his own manifesto.

Parents in Australia share mixed views on the six-month-old social media ban for under-16s. While some find it a useful tool to reduce arguments and guide children away from online risks, others believe it's ineffective and difficult to enforce, leaving teens feeling excluded.

Australian activists who joined a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza allege sexual assault by Israeli defence personnel. Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with the activists, assuring them the Australian Federal Police (AFP) will investigate their claims. The Israeli embassy has denied the allegations.

A Brisbane private schoolboy, 16 in 2024, allegedly plotted terrorist attacks against the Liberal party and the Labour Day march, influenced by the Unabomber. He researched bomb-making, bought chemicals, and wrote a manifesto mirroring Ted Kaczynski's anti-technology and anti-capitalist ideology. He pleaded not guilty in Queensland Supreme Court.

Four people were killed and the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery was damaged in a heavy Russian air attack on Ukraine's capital. The strikes, which also hit apartment buildings and caused power outages, occurred amid ongoing exchanges of fire between Russia and Ukraine.

A trial has begun in Brisbane for a 15-year-old boy accused of planning a terrorist attack on a Liberal Party event using a bomb. The Crown alleges he was influenced by Ted Kaczynski and researched bomb-making, purchasing equipment and testing it.