More than 1600 people have been arrested and $93 million worth of drugs have been seized as the use of recreational narcotics in Australia soars.

A police officer and two people have been stabbed at the scene of a two-car crash on a major southern Sydney highway.

The U.S. Department of State has approved the possible sale of Javelin missiles and related equipment to Australia for estimated cost of $100 million, the Pentagon said.

Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines.

An Australian father has been charged with murdering three of his children and attempting to kill the rest of his family in a house fire.

Australia said it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.

Australian home prices rose in June for a seventeenth straight month, as tight supply outweighed demand-side pressures of high interest rates, a cost of living squeeze and tight lending conditions, property consultant CoreLogic said.

Adding partners to the AUKUS defense project would be “complicated,” a senior Australian diplomat said, saying he did not believe the U.S. Congress is open to expanding the pact involving Australia, the U.S. and Britain.

Australia and China will take steps to improve military communication to avoid incidents, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said after meeting Premier Li Qiang, in the first visit to the country by a Chinese premier in seven years.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet in the first such visit to the country by a Chinese premier in seven years, with trade ties, regional security and a jailed Australian writer on the host’s agenda.

Australia’s Qantas Airways, opens new tab said on Thursday it will acquire the remaining 49% stake in online travel business TripADeal for A$211 million ($140.6 million) as the airline seeks to capitalize on strong demand for holiday bookings.

Violence against women is an “epidemic” in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as thousands attended rallies in Sydney and other major Australian cities urging tougher laws on gendered violence.