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Despite weak economic growth Australia's unemployment rate has fallen 0.1 per-cent to four per cent. The ABS says it reflects more people than usual starting a new job in May.

A boy arrested after at least 50 girls from a Victorian school had their pictures manipulated to make nude photos.

The US President Joe Biden's proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has received a significant boost. The UN Security Council has voted for a resolution that backs the terms of the proposed agreement.

There's political upheaval in Israel in the wake of the hostage rescue operation that freed four Israelis at a cost of 274 Palestinian lives, according to Gazan health authorities.

After weeks of mounting pressure Immigration Minister Andrew Giles announces new legal guidance replacing Direction 99, that allowed convicted criminals to stay in Australia. 

Australian researchers have followed 160 people from babies to adults to unpack the key elements that shape our lives.