Treasurer Jim Chalmers says tonight's budget will be the government's most ambitious and will feature "more than the usual amount of savings and more than the usual amount of reform". Follow live.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to pay $150 million to WA traditional owners after mining their land without permission.

A long-awaited response to an inquiry that called for a gambling advertising ban has been tabled on budget day, prompting accusations the government is trying to bury the document. 

A Porepunkah property owner says he helped a wounded police officer after the fatal shooting when Dezi Freeman killed two Victoria police officers.

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has wept through an impassioned tribute to her niece, Kumanjayi Little Baby, in federal parliament, amid a push to broaden the focus of an inquiry announced in the wake of her alleged murder.  

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Warriors halfback Luke Metcalf looks set to leave the club at the end of this season.

Ryan Hadley scores an unbeaten half-century to help Glamorgan to an unlikely County Championship win.

The owner of a Porepunkah property where two officers were allegedly shot dead by Dezi Freeman has given an eyewitness account of the aftermath of the deadly shooting.

A man has died and several others have been taken to hospital in Sydney's south-west after two crashes involving up to nine vehicles.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Ryan Hadley scores an unbeaten half-century to help Glamorgan to an unlikely County Championship win.

The owner of a Porepunkah property where two officers were allegedly shot dead by Dezi Freeman has given an eyewitness account of the aftermath of the deadly shooting.

A man has died and several others have been taken to hospital in Sydney's south-west after two crashes involving up to nine vehicles.

Police believe they have found the body of alleged triple murderer, Julian Ingram, in dense bushland between Mount Hope and Euabolong.

The family of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a tip say it is a difficult day after prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge against her accused killer.

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges during his first court appearance.

Growing numbers of people are signing up to conspiracy theories over attempts on the president’s life, with the results of a major poll labelled “definitely bleak” by one analyst.

In some of his first public remarks since leaving his post as ambassador to the US, former PM Kevin Rudd recounted a telling interaction with his Chinese counterpart in 2024.

Donald Trump has described the White House as a 's--- house' in a speech at the Rose Garden.

For years, the disgraced financier’s office relied on American Express to arrange trips not just for him, but for dozens of women – often aimed at helping them obtain visas, public files show.

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.