Peter Dutton has toughened his language about Kevin Rudd's appointment as Australia's ambassador to the US, after a top Trump aide appeared to suggest his time in the role was coming to an end.

Australia's unemployment rate remained at 4.1pc in October, as 15,900 more people found employment.

Flights in and out of Bali are resuming today after volcanic eruptions clouded parts of Indonesia with dangerous ash clouds and forced Australian airlines to cancel trips.

A staff member at the Cooma aged care facility where Clare Nowland was tasered by a police officer tells a jury the elderly woman had thrown a knife at her beforehand.

South Korean actor Song Jae-lim, known for his role in the K-drama Moon Embracing the Sun, has died aged 39.