China is "playing a hard game" with its stranglehold of the global minerals and metals market and Australian smelters need taxpayer support to "play hard back", a union official says.

Australian travellers say they have been dumped days and weeks before their overseas holidays after a tour company cancelled their trips.

The Coalition seizes on the federal government's broken tax promises, claiming a "death tax" has been sneaked into changes to trusts passed on through inheritance. The treasurer says that is a scare campaign.

It has been more than two months since the US and Israel launched strikes in Iran. But the impact of the conflict continues globally.

Australia suspends private colleges from applying to offer new courses to international students as part of a crackdown on abuse in the student visa system.

The population of my suburb has doubled over the past 20 years, and yet its beautiful, welcoming essence remains the same.

The park’s owner wants to build a residential village, which will force the park’s permanent residents to move. They fear they’ll be homeless before the end of winter.

There’s a quiet, very confident counter-movement happening in living rooms and on sofas everywhere. And I’m all in.

A man who stomped on an off-duty police officer's head has been spared jail time on appeal.

Several patrons at a Newcastle pub stopped a thief, with one man being stabbed in the shoulder in the process.

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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.

The population of my suburb has doubled over the past 20 years, and yet its beautiful, welcoming essence remains the same.

The park’s owner wants to build a residential village, which will force the park’s permanent residents to move. They fear they’ll be homeless before the end of winter.

A man who stomped on an off-duty police officer's head has been spared jail time on appeal.

Several patrons at a Newcastle pub stopped a thief, with one man being stabbed in the shoulder in the process.

A man in Sydney’s Hills District is fighting for life after being hit by two cars

The World Heath Organisation has declared an ebola virus outbreak in two African countries an emergency crisis.

Two fighter jets collided in a shocking spectacle at a US air show.

Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage at an event highlighting how the Trump administration is weaponising religion.

Local authorities are getting ready to restart recovery operations with a fresh plan to overcome difficult conditions.

A Kiwi tourist has been fined after jumping into Rome's Trevi Fountain.

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.