The pilot alerted authorities who rescued the marooned trio after their 4WD became bogged in remote Western Australia.

A formal domestic violence complaint will automatically strip firearms owners of their guns, under planned changes announced by the WA government, after two women were murdered in Perth last week.

The Federal Opposition says the government needs to take responsibility for controversial immigration directives; Home Affairs refuses to reveal which agency conducted drone surveillance and in tennis, Thanassi Kokkinakis out of the French Open.

Hundreds of balloons from North Korea carrying various types of rubbish and manure have been found in parts of South Korea, prompting warnings to residents.

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Simmering tensions over the South China Sea have taken centre stage at an annual security conference in Singapore. The actions of China's military were criticised by officials from the US, Australia and the Philippines - while a top Chinese general accused the US of trying to build what he called an "Asia-Pacific version of NATO".