The US government has awarded the state of Maryland an initial $US60 million to begin rebuilding the collapsed Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordinarily fast disbursement after such a disaster.
US President Joe Biden and predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton headlined a New York fundraiser, offering a robust defence of the White House's handling of the Gaza crisis as protesters interrupted the event.
AUDIO 🔉: King Charles III, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, has praised people who "extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need", and echoed the pledge to serve the nation made at his coronation last year.
Police officers in Canterbury are collecting food donations for colleagues "struggling" with the cost of living as their battle with the government for better pay continues.
Police have received another offer from the government for sworn staff to vote on, after rejecting an offer earlier this month that was labelled "insulting".
Divers have recovered the remains of two of the six workers who were tossed into Baltimore Harbor from a bridge that collapsed when a faltering cargo freighter rammed into the structure.
Children in Alice Springs will not be allowed outside at night after the state government mandated an emergency curfew to curb escalating violence in the red centre.