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US President Barack Obama has been caught having a quiet word with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.

A man who allegedly poured bleach down his partner's throat, inflicting serious chemical burns and damaging her lungs, was escorted from the courtroom as he yelled "this is bullshit" after he was refused bail at Waverley Local Court on Thursday.

Authorities in Brussels have launched six raids believed to be linked to the search for the perpetrators of last week's deadly Paris terror attacks.

The suspected mastermind of the attacks that killed 129 in Paris was among those killed in a police raid in a suburb of the French capital on Wednesday, the Paris prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday.

Iron ore contracts in Asia slumped to records amid speculation that mills in China are reining in steel production as they battle losses.

Europe is likely to face new Islamic State terrorist attacks after those in Paris last Friday, the head of Europol says.

Man found carrying fully automatic sub-machinegun in Marrickville: police

Common painkillers such as Panadeine and Nurofen Plus will be available over the counter for another year, after the Australian drug regulator was inundated by submissions from people opposed to the idea.

The conflicts between agricultural land and coal mines have again been brought into sharp focus in the Bylong Valley after the NSW government's department of Primary industries, raised serious concerns about Korean power company, Kepco's plan for a major new mine.

Auburn's embattled deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has made his second appearance in a Sydney courtroom in as many days - this time defending accusations he intimidated the father of a Lindt Cafe siege survivor.

Adam Hills has defended himself against public abuse for satirising the Islamic State group on his ABC show, saying he was acting under advice of the British and Australian government.

Sydney in for scorching weather on Friday as a slow-moving high-pressure system steers a huge hot air mass formed over Australia's Red Centre to the country's south-east.

Zero car parking for apartment buildings located around vibrant commercial centres is acceptable, Victoria's planning tribunal has ruled in a new judgement over a South Yarra tower.

Criminals may be emboldened to strike at police officers since the force scrapped police pursuits, with the union imploring command to explore solutions such as helicopters to monitor stolen cars and make sure offenders don't get a "free hit".

Music industry mourns death of another three executives as fans reccount horrors of Bataclan on virtual noticeboard

As French police encircled the hide-out of the alleged Paris attackers, a young woman appeared at the window of the third-storey apartment building with her hands raised in the air.

Gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet of Saint-Denis, an old suburb in Paris's north, two kilometres from the Stade de France football stadium which was attacked by three suicide bombers on Friday. Here is how it unfolded.

A woman who was filmed cowering beneath a table as a gunman pointed an assault rifle directly at her survived the Paris attacks only because the man's weapon malfunctioned, it has emerged.

Tonight's episode of television's yellingest show ran out of steam halfway through.

Tom Butcher's older sister said he was "living the dream" in Esperance and was planning to buy a house and settle down before his life was tragically cut short by a bushfire.

Melbourne Victory has hit the top of the A-League ladder for the first time this season after easing to a 2-1 win over Central Coast Mariners in front of more than 16,000 fans at AAMI Park.

Police, carrying riot shields, fired water cannon and scuffled on Thursday with demonstrators in the Philippine capital, less than a kilometer from where Asia- Pacific leaders were meeting.

A botched fuel reduction burn near Lancefield which destroyed homes was under-staffed, inadequately planned and risks like "heavy" fuel loads in the area were not properly recognised, a damning independent report on the blaze has found.

A satirical self-help book for jilted women called He's an Arsehole Anyway has become a central feature of a messy internal battle for the safe Labor electorate of Cunningham.

The National Museum in Canberra has purchased a collection of 57 pieces of the trove of memorabilia owned by former Richmond champion and official Legend of the Game Royce Hart.