Suspended Labor MP Craig Thomson is addressing Parliament over allegations he misused a union credit card to pay for prostitutes. Follow the key developments as they happen.

Tributes are coming in for Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who has died at the age of 62 after a struggle with colon and liver cancer.

Suspended Labor MP Craig Thomson is addressing Parliament over allegations he misused a union credit card to pay for prostitutes. Follow the key developments as they happen.

Tributes are coming in for Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who has died at the age of 62 after a struggle with colon and liver cancer.

Thousands of people have turned their eyes and their cameras to the sky to witness the annular solar eclipse, where the Moon is far enough from Earth that when it crosses between the Sun and Earth, it leaves the edge of the Sun visible.

Australia pledges $300m for Afghan security as more than 50 world leaders gather in Chicago for a series of high-level talks aimed at mapping out a strategy for ending the war in Afghanistan.

Victoria Police will not confirm whether former drug squad detective Paul Dale has been cleared over the death of underworld figure Carl Williams.

A man armed with a gun is holding police at bay at Keilor East, in Melbourne's western suburbs.

Powerful aftershocks have struck in northern Italy, sparking fresh panic after an earthquake killed six people and reduced historic buildings to rubble.

The death of the only person ever convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has sparked mixed reactions from victims' relatives.

Two members of an alliance against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have been shot dead in Lebanon, raising fears the turmoil in Syria is spilling over the border.

Japanese police are cracking down on businesses that provide sex workers with a reputable, but totally fictitious identity.