How COVID eroded Australia's 'social licence' and made us unlikely to ever accept lockdowns again - so what do we next time a pandemic hits?; 

With the US election set to go down to the wire, AM travels to Erie in Pennsylvania - a small city where voters could play a big role in who wins the White House.

What lessons are there for the Federal Government out of the Liberal National Party victory in the Queensland election? The most senior Labor politician in the state - the Treasurer Jim Chalmers - joins the program. 

David Crisafulli will be the Queensland's 41st Premier after the Liberal National Party has swept to victory in the Queensland election

The Bright Side shines a light on stories of hope and problem-solving people around Australia.

Queensland's political leaders make their last-ditch appeal to voters as the state heads to the poll this weekend

With investors pulling their money out - is Australia's offshore wind industry in trouble?

Israel urged to sit down at the negotiating table with Hamas and Hezbollah as the US Secretary of State again visits the region to push for peace

With housing shaping up as a major election issue, the Government and the Coalition are flat out trying to convince voters they've each got the solution to the affordability crisis. The Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks to AM

Business puts forward its plan to fix Australia's housing crisis.

Israel has confirmed it's killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar - the mastermind of the October 7 attack - in a firefight in Gaza.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy presents his 'victory plan' as Australia makes a major contribution to Ukraine's war-effort ... donating dozens of aging MIA1 Abrams tanks for its fight against Russia

Joe Biden warns Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or risk losing some of its military support. 

The Government considers a ban on debit card surcharges

Fierce fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah as Benjamin Netanyahu warns United Nations peacekeepers to get out of the way. 

Florida residents take stock of the damage in the wake of Hurricane Milton

Tornadoes and torrential rain lash the Florida coast as Hurricane Milton edges closer to landfall.

Hezbollah launches a massive rocket barrage as Israel claims to have killed the next-in-line to lead the terror organisation.

Israel under aerial assault as people across the globe mourn those massacred a year ago in the October 7 terrorist attack. 

A bleak anniversary - it's been a year since Hamas terrorists murdered hundreds of Israelis in a vicious attack which now has the Middle East on the brink of a wider war. 

The Israeli military has expanded its target area for air strikes in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, leaving residents uncertain about which locations are safe.

Eight Israeli soldiers killed in fighting with Hezbollah inside Lebanon. 

The middle east conflict escalates as Iran bombards Israel with hundreds of missiles. 

Israel carries out cross-border military incursions inside Lebanon, heightening fears of a possible ground invasion as it continues its attacks on Hezbollah. 

As hundreds of thousands flee Israel's bombing in Lebanon - can all-out war be avoided in the middle east?