Police have charged three men after two women were assaulted in separate home invasions in Sydney's South West this week. Police allege three men broke into a unit in Bankstown just after midnight last night, assaulted a 32-year-old woman and stole money. It comes after a group of men allegedly forced entry into a property at Arncliffe around midnight on Tuesday before threatening a 31-year-old woman with a knife, sexually assaulting her and stealing money.

Colombian police say they have arrested an Australian-Iranian national alleged to be a drug kingpin and are preparing to hand him to Australian authorities. Authorities in Colombia say Arash Ebrahimi Far, also known as the Kid and Ash, leads a transnational criminal network handling vast quantities of drugs and firearms.

Singer Amy Shark will headline a host of Australian musicians as part of the NRL's Grand Final entertainment on Sunday. The league initially said there would be no pre-match show after negotiations with Tones and I fell through.

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Tennessee officials were unable to put murderer Christa Pike to death after two doses of pentobarbital, and her lawyers say she is in a critical condition.

Pike was 18 when she tortured and killed schoolmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995, and her clemency plea citing childhood trauma was rejected.

But why was Christa Pike still breathing after being given the supposedly lethal injections?

A medical expert says her veins fell apart and the drug burned her arm. What happens next?

A German activist has released documents from inside a Caribbean gambling regulator.

The leak revealed De-Anne Kelly's past involvement with LuckyBet casino.

Ms Kelly had argued in support of the Interactive Gambling Act decades before LuckyBet was warned about allegedly contravening it.

We're getting a clearer picture about the terrifying incident that happened mid-air during a flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv.

Data centres are popping up everywhere as Australia rides the AI boom. 

But they are causing controversy here and around the world, so experts say it is crucial Australia’s leaders negotiate hard with tech giants so Australia can benefit in the long run.

The small business sector has slammed the ATO for giving only two months' notice of the change which they say could leave some owners struggling to pay their tax bills. 

Christa Pike, who has spent more than three decades on death row in Tennessee, survived two doses of what was supposed to be a lethal injection and was taken to hospital.

A court-ordered pause was lifted by the US Supreme Court before the attempt, and the state's governor has halted executions for the rest of the year and ordered a review.

So how can an attempted execution go so wrong?

Be aware that this story includes disturbing details of a crime and how the death penalty is administered.

The New South Wales government has crushed its first batch of illegal e-bikes into scrap metal under tough new confiscation laws.

The 23 high-powered e-bikes were seized by police on Sydney's northern beaches, as more children are being injured on e-bikes and scooters.

Laws vary widely across the country, so should e-bike rules be the same everywhere?

Australian house prices fell for a sixth straight month in September, and experts say the property market could experience falls of up to 15 per cent in the coming months off the back of higher interest rates and cuts to housing tax breaks.

Cotality's Home Value Index fell 1.1 per cent in September taking cumulative declines to 5.2 per cent below March's peak.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story suggested the auction resulted in investors purchasing the property, the audio has been changed to reflect it was actually won by first home buyers.

Investigations are continuing after a pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed his co-pilot.

The attacker allegedly tried to crash the aircraft before passengers and crew stormed the cockpit and intervened.

Two off-duty pilots then stepped in and brought the plane in for an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

The NRL season is nearing its conclusion.

The Sydney Roosters and the Newcastle Knights will battle it out in Sunday for a shot at glory.

And while grand final appearances have been fairly common in recent years for the Roosters, it's been a long time between drinks for the Knights: a quarter of a century.