One of the Australian Defence Force’s fiercest advocates has responded to the Trump administration’s demand for Australia to boost defence spending.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A Liberal MP reveals the tactics he used to take back his seat from the teal wave after his win is finally called a month after the election.
Summer Liu and Emma Kirk
Record numbers of people in one Australian state are behind bars on remand for alleged DV offences – with the government planning to spend half-a-billion to make the system safer.
Nathan Schmidt
A prominent Coalition MP has called for a switch of Australia’s most important envoy after Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called on Australia to increase its defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP.
Staff Writers
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been accused of wanting to “follow Donald Trump’s lead” after he refused to rule out a carbon tariff on high-emitting imports.
Jessica Wang
The Prime Minister has sidestepped a question on whether he’ll be immediately hit with Labor’s proposed tax of super balances above $3m.
A major warning has been issued for travellers planning to head to a favourite Aussie tourist getaway – urging them to ‘exercise a high degree of caution’.
Karen Grace Prince
Premier Roger Cook is expected to urge the Prime Minister to prioritise reforms to Australia’s environmental approvals system during Tuesday’s Federal Cabinet meeting in Perth.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A senior Liberal has conceded a mistake in their immediate objection to a major Labor policy during the election, which contributed to the Coalition’s blistering loss.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled US President Donald Trump’s decision to double tariffs on Australian steel as an ‘inappropriate action’ of ‘economic self harm’.
The former political staffer – who is awaiting an appeal in his failed defamation case and a criminal trial in Queensland – has picked up a new job.
Blake Antrobus
Donald Trump has stoked outrage after doubling the levy on Australia’s steel exports – but there still might be a “pathway” for an exemption.
An Australian state wants to pay bounty hunters to crack down on an “impossible” problem – but not everyone is on board.
China’s nuclear ambitions and military buildup present a ‘grim’ and ‘daunting’ challenge, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister has declared.
Blair Jackson
The AEC has finished recounting votes for the electorate Goldstein, confirming who will take the highly-contested seat.
Emma Kirk
Ahead of an election earlier this month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to return to Australian control the Port of Darwin from Chinese company Landbridge Group.
Josh Xiao, Haslinda Amin and Ben Westcott
Donald Trump has doubled down on an ‘an act of economic self harm’ by threatening to double the steel tariff to 50 per cent, Australia’s trade minister says.
Federal approval on Wednesday for Woodside’s North West Shelf to run until 2070 was a win for the gas industry. But the next major project may face an even higher hurdle.
Matt Mckenzie
A steep fall in demand for apartments depressed the total number of houses approved in April, with industry warning the numbers will need to pick up to meet targets.
Danielle Le Messurier
Call centre staff helping victims of domestic violence and children are the latest workers to push back against a mandated return to the office.
The stakes are high when it comes to State of Origin rugby league between NSW and Queensland – just ask the premiers of the two states.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has given a brutal one-word answer on the future of a planned mini city in Sydney after a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ $5bn project was shot down.
The battle for Bradfield is virtually level as Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party nabbed a surprise fourth Senate seat, four weeks after the federal election.
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