The Latest Breaking News from Richard Marles

The Australian government says its military will begin recruiting some noncitizens in a bid to boost troop numbers

Foreign minister also accuses the Greens of involvement in ‘violent and aggressive protests’ in Senate estimates

Australia is ready to provide further aid to Papua New Guinea following a landslide that buried more than 2000 people, the prime minister says.

More than 2,000 people were buried by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as the government officially asked for international help to reach communities trapped in remote villages where rescue efforts have been hampered by treacherous conditions.

The shadow attorney-general asked if using the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ would be an offence under Labor’s bill

Australia is preparing to send aircraft and other equipment to help at the site of the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea as rain in the South Pacific nation’s mountainous interior is raising fears that the tons of rubble that buried hundreds of villagers will become dangerously unstable

The coalition has indicated it would back a proposal to strengthen hate-speech laws following a rise in anti-Semitic incidents.

Ukraine has made a further request to Australia for a shipment of coal ahead of a "brutal" winter as it deals with invading Russian forces.

The federal government will provide $2.5 million and consider more aid for Papua New Guinea as the death toll from a landslide rises to more than 2000.