Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third federal budget, with $7.8 billion in cost-of-living relief on the way for Australian households.

The proposal would see a worker's education and qualifications securely kept in one place as a digital record, similar to the Medicare app.

Faced with the delicate task of reducing inflation and easing pressure on stretched households, Jim Chalmers has directed much of the relief to those “most in need”.

Nine years on, the disappearance of MH370 remains unsolved. Here's what we know.

Labor's first federal budget in nearly a decade is about preparing for more tough times ahead and is pessimistic in its forecasts, 9News political editor Charles Croucher says.

The RAAF was on a routine flight when the Chinese jet flew "very close" and released a chaff bag of aluminium into its path in a dramatic mid-air incident.

Shane Warne's children have each shared heartbreaking tributes to their father at his memorial.

After a 12-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics finally get underway this week.

Barnaby Joyce resumes the position he held from February 2016 to February 2018, when he resigned amid revelations he was expecting a child with a former staffer.

Governor-General David Hurley says an ABC broadcast that suggested he was present for a controversial dance routine at a Navy ceremony was "disappointing".

The Seven Network is standing by its Queensland managing director Ben Roberts-Smith after the former soldier and Victoria Cross-winner was accused of burying evidence relevant to war crimes investigations.

Najma Carroll, 33, was found dead in dense bushland in Menai last year.

The former partner of a woman who accused Attorney-General Christian Porter of raping her in 1988 has revealed he had "relevant discussions" with her a year after the alleged incident.

It was another Friday dominated by coronavirus today, with a National Cabinet meeting and developments on recent cases across the country.

The strength of Donald Trump's connection to his base means the extraordinary riot inside the US Capitol today may not be enough to shock the country out of its partisan divide, former 9News foreign correspondent Robert Penfold says.

Bradley Robert Edwards has been found guilty of murdering Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon but acquitted of the murder of Sarah Spiers.

Australia's unemployment rate rose to 7.4 per cent in June, despite the addition of more than 210,000 jobs.

Two men have been charged after $250,000 in cash was found in a dishwasher during a raid on alleged drug and gun suppliers.

Donald Trump's call to bring in the military to end the violence stemming from protests around the US shows there is a "vacuum of leadership" in the country, 9News political editor Chris Uhlmann says.

9News US correspondent Tim Arvier was on the ground as the violence unfolded around him.

The 92-year-old woman was a resident at Newmarch House in Caddens and died this morning, Anglicare said in a statement.

A 74-year-old Adelaide man died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital overnight.

The Federal Government's $130 billion plan to save Australian jobs as the coronavirus pandemic batters the economy is a "wartime measure", 9News political editor Chris Uhlmann says.

New South Wales and Victoria are pushing ahead with a lockdown of all non-essential activities, which will see schools, restaurants and most businesses close in a matter of days.

Former NSW premier Mike Baird has resigned from his executive role with National Australia Bank.

Donald Trump's tongue-twisting attempt to pander to cricket-mad Indians has raised a few eyebrows among the game's fans.

A senior Queensland detective is "gutted" at the phrasing he used to describe the deaths of a woman and her three children in Brisbane.

Michael McCormack will remain as National Party leader and deputy prime minister after defeating Barnaby Joyce in a partyroom vote.

Kobe Bryant was all too aware of the pressures of following in the footsteps of greatness.

A Melbourne woman has been left traumatised after a man followed her into an apartment building and tried to abduct her.

A pilot has snapped a breathtaking image of the aftermath of a violent volcanic eruption in the Philippines.

Buckingham Palace says there are "complicated issues" to work through after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as senior royals.

In Western Australia, two family mass murders in just four months in 2018 shocked the country.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will return from holiday as soon as possible after the deaths of two volunteer firefighters last night.

The US president is facing a Senate trial after the House of Representatives vote to impeach him, but Trump says "it doesn't really feel like we're being impeached".

New Zealand Police say poor weather has hampered efforts to search for any sign of the two bodies still missing following last week's eruption on New Zealand's White Island.

Authorities have declared a "mass fatality" incident as they work to identify the victims from the catastophic White Island volcano eruption on Monday.

A parolee has been arrested in central England amid fears he was planning a terror attack, just one day after another convicted terrorist killed two people in London.

A series of witnesses will come forward in public, televised impeachment hearings as part of an investigation into the US President's actions with Ukraine.

The Insurance Council has declared the NSW North Coast fires a catastrophe, meaning those claims will be prioritised first.

The 78-year-old disgraced cardinal's appeal over his child sexual abuse conviction was rejected by a majority of two to one, sparking joyous scenes outside court.

Mert Ney had previously been charged with weapons offences and recently sought hospital treatment for drug issues.

Canadian authorities have revealed the two teen fugitives suspected of killing three people died by suicide.

An Australian woman is suing Iceland in the Europe’s highest human rights court after she was convicted and jailed for biting off part of her abusive ex-husband’s tongue.

A 21-year-old McDonald's worker has been sprayed with a fire extinguisher during a drive-through attack in Melbourne.

Union leader John Setka says he will remain in his position and denies making negative comments about anti-domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty.

Anthony Albanese says he will seek the expulsion of John Setka, the Victorian secretary of the CFMMEU, for "bringing the party into disrepute".

About 300 people are set to be fined $800 each after a series of hoon meet-ups were disrupted in Melbourne last night.

The story of a Dutch teenager who chose to end her life through voluntary euthanasia swept across the world's English-language media outlets in recent days.

The disgraced cardinal's case will return to court tomorrow as he appeals his conviction for sexually abusing two Melbourne choirboys.