The federal government has begun to contact Pacific leaders to canvass a COP31 "Plan B" which would see Adelaide abandon its bid for the global United Nations climate summit so long as Pacific nations are guaranteed a role in next year's con...

State and territory leaders hold an emergency meeting over public hospital funding, declaring they cannot sacrifice hospital care to bolster the Commonwealth's finances.

Before the Epstein files vote, Washington woke to a zero-degree morning, and Marjorie Taylor Greene could see the symbolism. "My first thought was: hell has froze over," she said.

Australia's online safety regulator, Julie Inman Grant, has been labelled a "zealot" and called to testify before US Congress, over concerns her office is censoring the internet for Americans.  

Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?

Follow along for all picks from the first round of the 2025 AFL draft, and what the players have to say on the biggest night of their careers so far.

A plaque depicting disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will remain in an outback Queensland museum, as the fallen prince continues to pay the price for his long-term connection to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

The first night of the 2025 AFL draft is under way with dozens of hopefuls learning their fate tonight. Follow all the action live.

Willem Duursma is selected as the No.1 overall pick at the AFL draft by the West Coast Eagles.

Black Friday sales are set to be the biggest on record with shoppers spending billions but AI is making it difficult to tell real deals from fakes.

Newly released documents reveal how Australia’s covert role in Chile’s 1973 coup fed the tensions that ultimately consumed the Whitlam Government. read now...

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Despite overwhelming public support, Labor continues to stall on signing the nuclear weapons ban treaty highlighted in a damning Four Corners report. read now...

A bold satellite plan risks repeating Optus-style failures unless Australia builds resilience, redundancy and real oversight into every layer of its digital infrastructure. read now...

In this digital era, it is crucial to protect individual and business data — a situation unique to our times. Australians are banking, buying, chatting and accessing government services online more than ever before; they have never been s...

Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.

Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

I wish I had an easy answer for her – now that the CSIRO will shed 350 research staff.

How the Fang got his name.

A plaque depicting disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will remain in an outback Queensland museum, as the fallen prince continues to pay the price for his long-term connection to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

Black Friday sales are set to be the biggest on record with shoppers spending billions but AI is making it difficult to tell real deals from fakes.

When Astrid Jorgensen was growing up she had a love-hate relationship with music but it was a trip to a nunnery that changed everything. Now she runs the biggest choir in the world.

She was a swaggering reporter. He was a star correspondent. Together they helped shape our understanding of the Trump era. Then they made themselves the story.

The US House has overwhelmingly voted in favour of releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares for his first one-on-one meeting with US president Donald Trump, we look back at how other meetings with world leaders have unfolded in the Oval Office.

By day, the president was shrugging off state-sanctioned murder. By night, he was in his element, hosting a lavish reception for the Saudi crown prince and big-name guests.

The Indian supplier has come under fierce criticism for using cheaper Russian oil to boost its profits, helping Putin finance his war in Ukraine.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.