Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his second day in office to signal Australia's ambitions on cutting emissions and reinforce its commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Anthony Albanese is edging closer to sealing a majority in parliament as counting continues following the federal election.

Former teacher Chris Dawson attacked his wife beside the pool at their Sydney home and wrestled her in the mud before she disappeared, a court has been told.

NSW is considering offering free flu vaccines amid a dramatic surge in flu cases while the COVID-19 pandemic continues putting NSW hospitals under significant pressure.

Australians will have a government that makes them proud and Labor will immediately begin working to implement its agenda, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has conceded the seat of Kooyong following Saturday's election.

A group of teenagers were looking for someone to "roll for drugs" and had targeted Jack Beasley and his friends before the 17-year-old was fatally stabbed, a court has heard.

Lightweight single-use plastic bags will be banned in NSW next week with a swathe of other disposable items to follow suit in a bid to stop billions of bits of plastic litter entering the environment over the next 20 years.

An incredible day of goal-laden drama in the Premier League has ended with Manchester City champions, Burnley relegated, and Tottenham in the Champions League.

Modern Aussies have little interest in traditional funerals - they're more for being farewelled at a beach or bowlo before being pressed into a jewel, rocketed into space in a firework or tattooed into someone's skin.