Crystal meth drug methylamphetamine worth AUS$1.2bn (€798m) has been seized in Australia's largest haul of the substance in its liquid form.

Two suspected terrorists arrested with a home-made Islamic State (IS) flag planned to harm someone with a hunting knife or machete, police have said, raising fears of a beheading-style attack.

A former Australian army captain was jailed for 10 years today for stealing rocket launchers from the military and selling them to a man with alleged terror links.