US President Donald Trump says it looks like Iran is behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but he's stressed he doesn't want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised fears of a new Middle East conflict.

Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands confirmed it is switching diplomatic allegiance to China, with observers saying other Pacific nations may soon follow.

Farmers, miners and sewer operators will be spared further changes to how much fertiliser and sediment they can dump in the Great Barrier Reef for five years.

Australians living with disabilities face "incredibly onerous" obstacles just to stay on the support pension, as research shows they're paying extra for basic living costs.

Water Minister David Littleproud has demanded state governments build more dams as towns across Queensland and NSW run out of drinking water.

A Tamil couple and their children are feeling stressed and isolated as they await the next step in their battle to stay in Australia, a supporter says.

A class action is being launched against Centrelink's controversial robo-debt welfare recovery scheme.

The Stanthorpe fire, which destroyed four homes during the Queensland bushfire crisis, was accidentally lit, police have confirmed.

Queensland researchers have set out to determine what role genes play in skin cancer as part of the world's largest study into the disease.

An attack on Saudi Arabia that triggered the biggest jump in oil prices in almost 30 years was carried out with Iranian weapons, a Saudi-led coalition says, as President Donald Trump said Washington is "locked and loaded" to hit back.