RBA lifts interest rates to highest level in 18 years, in majority decision by RBA board.

It is election day for the US as Americans prepare to elect a new US House of Representatives and Senate. Follow live. 

A police report drawing on analysis using an X-ray machine donated by Australia identifies the shell-shaped object as an undetonated artillery projectile.

Iconic department store David Jones is being forced to defend its future viability, as the Australian retailer faces speculation about store closures and disgruntled suppliers.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says a Victorian volunteer has suffered a brain bleed after he was assaulted with a baseball bat at his Surf Coast home on Sunday night.

Silent treatment for a server.

Liam Martin discusses his contract situation after talk of a move to Canberra.

Australian cricket great Mark Taylor rips into the short-term thinking of the team after losing the Test series in South Africa.

A Queensland woman has been ordered to repaint her roof after neighbours in her townhouse complex took offence to the shade of red she chose.

Crown managed to land the newly appointed US ambassador to Australia for Flemington’s day of days.

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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.

Silent treatment for a server.

Australian cricket great Mark Taylor rips into the short-term thinking of the team after losing the Test series in South Africa.

A Queensland woman has been ordered to repaint her roof after neighbours in her townhouse complex took offence to the shade of red she chose.

The move to recruit frontline educators can help change lives.

Dangerous supercells are barreling towards eastern Australia, bringing storms, monster hail, and possible tornadoes.

Millions of Americans will head to the polls in what will be a critical litmus test of Donald Trump and his Republican party.

The Democrats are odds-on favourites to win control of both chambers of US Congress, but painful defeats to Trump in the past come with a warning.

Americans head to the polls soon in elections that could have big ramifications for the second half of Trump’s presidency. Follow our coverage.

The blood sport of American politics has a new player on the bench – AI – and the game is getting dirtier and dirtier.

Iranian state television said explosions were heard on Qeshm Island, as US officials confirmed the regime’s surface-to-air missile batteries had been targeted in limited strikes.

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.