As parliament suspended business to offer messages of support for attack victim MP Helen Haines, an orange cockatoo was poignantly perched in her empty seat in the House of Reps.

Senator Jacqui Lambie is calling on the One Nation candidate and creator of the party's 'Please Explain' cartoons to drop out of the race for an upper house seat in next month's Victorian election.

A damning report has laid bare serious concerns about the use of Australia's automated aged care funding system.

Angus Taylor publishes fresh costings for proposed cuts to Labor's climate and housing policies.

Two days before his 81st birthday, Brazil's president clinches a historic fourth term. But his opponent is refusing to accept defeat.

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All-out comfort with a side of nostalgia at this 30-year-old favourite.

A refined modern Australian experience that’s playful and edgy while avoiding fine-dining pretensions.

Modern setting, traditional Italian service.

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

As we watch the horrifying news of Federal MP for Indi Helen Haines unfold, there is both the temptation to blame it on one “bad apple” and to conclude that the entire orchard is tainted. read now...

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Australia’s migration numbers are falling, but the major parties’ competing targets reveal a widening gap between political promises and policy reality. read now...

Geelong's growth suburbs are adding driveways and slabs fast. Here is what that runoff means for local rivers and what Victorian homeowners can check first. 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.

Live coverage of the SMH Good Food Guide Awards ceremony at Carriageworks.

Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson have both refused ahead of the state election to commit to new lobbying laws, despite a string of scandals.

Recordings of accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon's prison conversation with a friend have been heard in court.

An ill-fated British team were spooked by an “extraordinary picture” as bad weather delayed their fateful climb.

The train line splits our high street in two: the western end is Chinese restaurants and bubble tea stores, the eastern end brings Korean barbecue and grocers.

Angry demonstrators forced their way into the world-renowned site to vent their anger.

The US president intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan's Democrat Senate candidate at a rally.

On Sunday, the president admired Nicki Minaj’s bottom and disparaged Norway. But his remarks about Democrat Abdul El-Sayed were more sinister.

An investigation on the eve of seismic Israeli elections has uncovered a money trail involving monthly $US50,000 wire transfers.

After an evening of chaos at polling booths across Brazil and a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours, the veteran politician has beaten his Trump-backed challenger.

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.