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Trump order to limit US birthright citizenship blocked
The Trump administration has suffered another loss in court, with a judge striking down the US president's exe…
Liberal leader Angus Taylor says 80pc tobacco excise cut will ‘smash’ Australia’s illegal tobacco trade
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has defended an 80 per cent tobacco excise cut as the key to stripping organise…
AI to be 'greatest change since electricity': Keating
Former prime minister Paul Keating has called on the federal government to embrace structural change, includin…
Commonwealth Bank, NAB, ANZ and Westpac face Senate housing inquiry over home loan barriers for Australians
Australia’s big four banks are facing scrutiny over home loan barriers as thousands of Aussies struggle to bre…
Anthony Albanese faces climate criticism from Tuvalu and Vanuatu leaders at Pacific Islands Forum in Palau
Anthony Albanese is facing fresh pressure over Australia’s climate record as Pacific leaders issue dire warnin…
Earth to Albo: Your radar malfunctioned again. The PM can’t afford many more mistakes
Anthony Albanese is suffering from severe “meloncholia”. His only silver lining is that One Nation’s rise is d…
Australia’s massive data centres to be built away from homes as Trump attacks AI critics
The US president’s intervention in the data centre debate showed how fierce the US backlash has become. Anthon…
AUKUS makes Australia a nuclear target, top experts warn
Prominent former public servants, including Michael Keating and Mike Pezzullo, sound the alarm over Australia’…
Kendenup breeder of prized Australian Langshan bantams told to get rid of roosters after crowing complaints
A devastated, prize-winning breeder of chickens believes the Shire of Plantagenet has gone cock-a-doodle-do af…
City of Stirling council’s abandoned trolley crackdown set for Parliament defeat
The council pushed ahead with the ambitious local law despite advice that it was likely to exceed the city’s p…
‘Not a safe space’: Perth councillor says workplace culture reason behind rejected leave request
City of Perth councillor Raj Doshi has said she was forced to seek extended leave from council meetings due to…
Australia's climate vandalism called out in Palau
Tuvalu - the world's lowest nation - will co-host a key climate meeting next month as part of COP31 talks, whi…
Young Australians beholden to whim of banks when buying
Young people struggling to get into the housing market are at the mercy of big banks and lenders, even if they…
US-Canada crisis deepens as PM Mark Carney tells Trump administration to ‘stop trying to be tough’
The Canadian PM has hit back against the Trump Administration for their ‘memes’ after a week-long wave of onli…
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Denmark sends conscripts to Greenland as tensions rise
Denmark is deploying military conscripts to Greenland as part of an effort to bolster Arctic defence.
Chevron to expand oil operations in Venezuela days after Trump announces deal to develop nation’s reserves
The announcement comes just days after US President Donald Trump revealed an ambitious deal to develop the nat…
EDITORIAL: Labor lost in spin and denial on housing and economy
Government forced into defensive mode over the economy and house price falls
Iran fires on Gulf neighbours after US military strikes Tehran’s military targets
Kuwait City and Bahrain were both targeted by Iranian drones as Tehran responded to a night of US strikes.
Cook claims Labor always behind eight ball in Secret Harbour fight after Minister’s underestimate comment
Premier Roger Cook has conceded Labor was ‘behind the eight ball’ from the start of the Secret Harbour by-elec…
Augsburg train station blast in Germany hours after Leipzig airport attack linked to Kremlin
The explosion and discovery of a second suspicious device at a train station came just hours after the Europea…
Frosty reception as major parties lock horns on housing
Leaders from the Labor, Liberal and One Nation parties have drawn political battle lines over housing as a sta…
More taxpayer funds to help a mining town ditch coal
The WA government will stump up $58.6 million, in addition to more than $700 million already allocated, to sup…
Revealed: The 13 Australians who could face the death penalty in Iraq
The thirteen Australians transferred from Syria include Tareq Kamleh, known as “Dr Jihad,” who until recently …
Thailand Visa changes: Regulation changes set to impact Australians visiting South East Asian holiday hotspot
Thai authorities claim the harsh crackdown aims to address concerns around foreigners misusing extended stay v…
Major change for robodebt compensation payments for 125,000 victims of scheme
‘This will give certainty to robodebt victims.’
Compensation payouts to robodebt victims to be tax free
Payments to those affected by robodebt be exempt from income testing and tax as part of measures to ensure vic…
Albanese lashes out at questions about low turnout for Bowen’s Pacific summit
The event was organised as part of a compromise deal between Australia and Turkey – but barely any nations are…
New Pajero to herald a new era for Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi wants to capture the adventurous nature of the original Pajero with its newest SUV as it targets gr…
Why house prices in suburbs more likely to vote One Nation are holding up better
Suburbs more likely to vote One Nation across the country have one major surprising factor in common during Au…
2027 Polestar 4 SUV gets a rear window, here by end of year
The new Polestar 4, now with rear window! Due in Australia by year's end, the more practical Polestar 4 SUV jo…
Chalmers backs assault on big tech as Contos sounds alarm on manosphere
The treasurer slammed social media giants as consent campaigners push to return online platforms to simple chr…
Chalmers admits tax reforms helped drag down house prices
The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles a…
Liberal MP James Griffin resigns ahead of NSW state election
A senior Liberal MP has resigned after giving the job “everything I have” and ahead of a high-stakes election …
Chalmers stands by Treasury modelling amid house price slump
Jim Chalmers is standing by Treasury assumptions about the federal budget’s impact on house prices as the mark…
Hanson named most trusted leader as 79pc of Aussies believe society ‘stacked against’ them: survey
A national survey probing the changes in Australian attitudes has found optimism in the country’s direction ha…
Public comment open for proposal to establish a small liquor store in Wagin FoodWorks supermarket
Wagin residents are being invited to have their say on a proposal to establish a small liquor store inside the…
New Zealand joins Kiribati in Pacific summit absence
Pacific eyebrows have been raised at the absence of an elected New Zealand leader at the regional summit on We…
Security think tank ASPI in search of new head after director leaves in wake of clashes with Labor over China
Leading security think tank on the search for new leader after its director stepped down following regular cla…