Multiple ships have been targeted in the Gulf, including two tankers that have been set ablaze in Iraqi waters after strikes by Iranian boats.

Many nations, including Australia, claim to have a special relationship with the United States. Britain, and some in Europe, are finding out that's no longer the case.

Australia will bring in 100 million more litres of petrol by allowing a higher level of sulfur content in its fuel for the next 60 days, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says, as the country reckons with petrol flows choked by the Middle East war...

The oil price has surged again amid Iranian strikes on oil tankers and the fear there could be more attacks to come.

The traditional Thursday night clash between Carlton and Richmond kicks off round one of the 2026 AFL season, with a massive crowd expected at the MCG. Follow live.

Two of Victoria’s most high-risk youth offenders are on the run after allegedly removing their state-issued ankle monitoring devices.

A back-breaking clean-up mission is under way in Bundaberg as the community begins counting the cost of a devastating major flood event.

Police believe 39-year-old Blake Seers had run from the house where the bodies of his partner and one-year-old daughter were later found.

The traditional match-up to open the AFL season at the MCG is here again as the Blues and Tigers square off. Follow along for all live updates, news and post match reaction.

Both sides are coming off heavy defeats in round one. Can the Eels kick-start their season against the premiers at Suncorp Stadium?

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It has been gradually building towards the inevitable: Australia entering the fray in the Middle East again – this time to fight Iran – in another war in which it is not threatened. read now...

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.

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Two of Victoria’s most high-risk youth offenders are on the run after allegedly removing their state-issued ankle monitoring devices.

A back-breaking clean-up mission is under way in Bundaberg as the community begins counting the cost of a devastating major flood event.

Police believe 39-year-old Blake Seers had run from the house where the bodies of his partner and one-year-old daughter were later found.

A cottage in Melbourne or a unit in Sydney goes for the $1.2 million it cost for a 250-year-old French chateau that was crumbling like a Breton biscuit.

The decision to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader while Iran was in active negotiations has reinforced the view among Moscow hardliners that diplomacy is fragile and maybe even pointless.

Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

Two men – without visas or passports – were allegedly discovered by Indonesian immigration authorities on board a small plane in the province of South Papua.

The US is turning 250 and how will America celebrate? A presidential picnic? A parade, maybe? No, with a UFC fight at the White House, of course.

Iran’s aggressive fightback has left the White House scrambling to define what American success would look like.

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.