The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates by 0.25 percentage points as the war in the Middle East sends oil, gas, and petrol prices soaring.

Economist are urging the government make brave budget calls as Australian households prepare to sweat through another rate rise.

A civil war within the MAGA movement is getting more lewd by the day as prominent right-wing figures feud online over the war in Iran.

The defence minister has confirmed intelligence gathered by an Australian surveillance aircraft deployed to support Gulf states can be accessed by the United States, potentially informing its strikes on Iran.

The semifinals of the Women's Asian Cup begin with the Matildas locking horns with defending champion China in Perth. Follow live.

The Women’s Asian Cup is down to the final four, as the Matildas and China face off in Perth for the right to meet Japan or South Korea in Saturday’s final. Kick-off is at 9pm AEDT.

A tropical low off the coast of Far North Queensland has developed into a cyclone.

Paul Fridman has been released as he faces charges relating to a $20 million extortion plot targeting two former business partners.

Scott Pendlebury’s exemplary record over two decades of AFL football paid off as he avoided suspension at the tribunal.

Four people have now been charged over an alleged arson attack in Chapel Street last year which resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.

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

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.

A tropical low off the coast of Far North Queensland has developed into a cyclone.

Paul Fridman has been released as he faces charges relating to a $20 million extortion plot targeting two former business partners.

Four people have now been charged over an alleged arson attack in Chapel Street last year which resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.

The decision ends a years-long, multimillion-dollar bid to move the multicultural broadcaster into a more diverse region.

Cyclone Narelle has formed in the Coral Sea and is expected to cross the Queensland coast as a category 4 system.

With the movement of oil tankers in the Middle East at a standstill, the Australian government has confirmed it hasn't been asked to send the navy to the Gulf.

With the US-Israeli war on Iran in its third week, the situation at the strait has thrown Trump’s foreign policy agenda into chaos, forcing him to delay in his scheduled trip to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.

As the regime’s internet blackout continues, state media is the only source of information for millions of Iranians.

The debt-ridden author slipped five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a cocktail and falsely believed she would inherit his multimillion-dollar estate, prosecutors say.

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East, which continues to rage across multiple fronts, fuelling fears of a global energy crisis.

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.