The government celebrates a deficit $6 billion lower than the May forecast but warns there are tough times ahead for households.

A controversial proposed data centre is withdrawn by its developer after it became a flashpoint amid growing opposition to the AI infrastructure development across the country.

Triple Zero errors and police failures are probed at a Victorian coronial inquest into a 2023 death in suburban Melbourne.

A friend of Beau-Lamarre Condon tells his double murder trial the former cop once asked her if she would help hide a body months before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were killed in 2024.

Kylie Truswell-Mobbs was arrested in 2025 after her husband, who had an aggressive form of MND, was administered a lethal dose of painkillers.

I’ve dealt with plenty of criminals. Mostly the bad ones because they’re easier to catch.

Essendon have pulled off a huge coup landing Sydney premiership coach John Longmire as their new head of performance.

The father of the officer who died says he is relieved that the police car driver survived the high-speed crash.

We will soon get a glimpse of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems.

In the first day of an inquest into the 58-year-old’s death, footage showed officers carrying Makai’s limp body into a holding cell.

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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 father of the officer who died says he is relieved that the police car driver survived the high-speed crash.

We will soon get a glimpse of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems.

In the first day of an inquest into the 58-year-old’s death, footage showed officers carrying Makai’s limp body into a holding cell.

Formed after World War II to prevent global conflict, it has become an anachronism, as demonstrated when Donald Trump used the forum to effectively declare war on Iran.

A NSW surfer has had a heart-stopping close encounter with a shark.

Terror police are probing links to the Iranian regime, after five men were arrested near an RAF base in the UK.

The annual tennis tournament between the Trump administration and the media takes place at the ambassador’s residence, which boasts the only grass court in Washington, DC.

China has the world’s fastest-growing military and for decades US officials have warned of a potential military clash between the two nuclear-armed powers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Around 2,000 protesters blocked the way into a Catholic area in a Northern Irish town that a Protestant parade was due to walk down on Sunday morning (September 27) after the lifting of an almost 30-year ban on a route that was a flashpoint of sectar...

The attempt to hold the Protestant parade through a Catholic section of Portadown followed the lifting of an almost 30-year ban on the contentious route.

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.