Vandals have decapitated the bronze statues of two prime ministers in Ballarat in the lead-up to Australia Day.

Anthony Albanese will head to the National Press Club today in a bid to set the scene as he prepares to ask Australians for a second term as PM. Follow live.

Regional customers in South Australia, including the Adelaide Hills, say their mobile phone and internet services have been patchy at best since 3G was switched off.

Police are searching for an offender who shot at a group of youths in Collingwood, seriously injuring two boys.

Anthony Albanese points to the array of measures his government has taken to tackle the scourge of anti-Semitism. But he can't escape the impression of seeming perennially on the back foot and often ...