Faced with another high inflation result and the likelihood of a rate hike next Tuesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers calls for "perspective" and points to external factors.

Ugari Nona announced her resignation from NPA Family and Community Services on Facebook as the ABC began promoting a Four Corners investigation into a childcare centre in Far North Queensland.

In an episode of Pauline Hanson's Please Explain series released in 2024, Bluey and former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews were depicted running over each other.

Early exit polling and results show incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is likely to secure more seats than the opposition, but will still fall short of the majority required to form government.

Democrats have long debated whether progressive candidates are "electable". There could soon be a solid answer. 

A western suburb has long been billed as Melbourne’s next big thing. Some believe data centres could turn that vision into a reality.

Six weeks from the end of the school year, principals and teachers say they have been blindsided by a government decision to reduce disability support funding.

A damning new report reveals almost two-thirds of sector providers are rejecting clients as soaring rents and chronic shortages push frontline services to the brink of collapse.

As the weather heats up and the silly season approaches, celebrations ramp up. What better way to enjoy the sun than heading outdoors for a pool party?

Australia’s batters head to the middle chasing 329 as day two of the third Test continues in Cape Town, South Africa. Follow along live.

Australia’s craven newsrooms are trying to outdo each other with their vicious attacks against the Prime Minister. read now...

Former RBA Governor, Dr Bernie Fraser, suggests that now might be the time to be "not quite so polite about the Reserve Bank". read now...

Parliament's culture of bullying, hostility and political theatre is driving young Australians away from democracy and discouraging the next generation of political leaders. read now...

Video has become an important part of communication on the internet. read now...

Tony Abbott has a blog, buckle up because this blog has no character limit, no post limit, and no limit on the unreasonableness of his arguments. read now...

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.

A western suburb has long been billed as Melbourne’s next big thing. Some believe data centres could turn that vision into a reality.

Western Sydney has the newest airport in the world. So what does an entire day spent there look like?

AI-powered facial recognition under a shake-up of security operations comes as relations between the university and student activists are increasingly strained.

After years of extramarital affairs, RAAF pilot Robert Crawford allegedly murdered his wife and staged her death scene to look like a mower accident, prosecutors say.

Australia's worst paedophile, Ashley Paul Griffith has been sent to Sydney to face 200 more charges.

Israel's election result remains up in the air with exit polls predicting no party has received a majority.

Netanyahu’s Likud has defied most pre-election polls to emerge as Israel’s biggest party, but his right-wing coalition is still short of a majority.

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé has apologised for remarks about a viral meme that likened him to Mao Zedong after a furious backlash in China cost him promotional deals and exposure.

A luxury cruise liner offering residential cabins for hundreds of thousands of dollars is now moored, with its owners unable to cope with spiralling cost of shipping fuel.

Several US states are expanding the offences to which capital punishment can apply, and the methods by which people can be executed. But broadly, the death penalty is in recession.

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.