A former Coalition immigration minister joins calls for the government to resolve the status of around 8,000 asylum seekers who arrived between 2012 and 2013 and remain in legal limbo.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland promises governments will "pull out all stops" to close loopholes being used by child abusers by the end of this year, just hours after saying it could take up to 12 months.

The pilot who survived the chopper crash at the centre of celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright's trial has finished giving evidence after four days in the stand.

The White House has revealed 45 arrests were made in Washington, DC on Wednesday night as more than 1,650 law enforcement officials take up a round-the-clock presence.

The New Zealand Warriors try to snap their poor run against St George Illawarra Dragons, who are coming off impressive wins over the Canberra Raiders and Cronulla Sharks. Follow live.

For all the talk of a ceasefire in Ukraine, a chasm remains between what Kyiv and Moscow believe is fair, as the US president prepares to host his Russian counterpart.