ABS data shows Australia's unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points in June, after the Reserve Bank surprised markets last week by keeping interest rates on hold.

Donald Trump's derision of some supporters as "weaklings" is the latest spray in an ongoing attempt to shift the public conversation past calls for the full release of files linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case. Experts say his approach could fall flat with some of his most fervent supporters.

A Commonwealth Bank executive charged with procuring under-age girls for sex has been found dead in the Gold Coast hinterland, police have confirmed. 

Police will allege a 15-year-old and 17-year-old broke into Zdravko Bilic's house on Sunday night and were disturbed by the 57-year-old who sustained fatal stab wounds.

At least 13 suspects linked to an alleged baby-trafficking ring, which Indonesian police say sold at least 24 infants overseas, have been arrested. 

The prime minister rejects claims that his six-day tour of China, which included a trip to the Great Wall and a panda breeding centre, was "indulgent".

Pressure is mounting on NSW Parliament to take action against independent MP Mark Latham after media reports alleged he took photos of female colleagues and made disparaging comments about them in private messages, and recorded a sex video in his office.