Australia’s next National Defence Strategy will include up to $15b in funding for new military platforms, as the military rushes to catch up with evolving weapons being used on the battlefield. 

The Coalition is weighing up a range of reforms as families cry out for more support.

The Prime Minister will visit Asia again to secure fuel supplies as pressure builds on Australia’s diesel reserves.

Just hours after US President Donald Trump called Pope Leo ‘weak’, he posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ.

War, oil shocks and stubborn inflation collide to derail hopes of rate cuts and test the Fed’s independence.

US Democrat Eric Swalwell is suspending his campaign for California governor two days after reports that a former staffer accused him of sexual assault and multiple other women alleged sexual misconduct.

Australia’s top military leadership will be reshaped in July, with three long-serving officers stepping into the most powerful roles in the Defence Force after decades spent rising through its ranks.

The postcodes where one in three residents are smokers have been revealed as the Coalition considers halving tobacco excise.

The police are expected to oppose releasing the famous SAS soldier on bail Friday, while a former colleague slammed his public arrest as an ‘ambush’.

An investigation declaring British computer science expert and libertarian Adam Back invented Bitcoin has divided opinion.

Japan’s Inpex has pledged Australian buyers will have first dibs on its next fuel cargo amid a global scramble to shore up supply disrupted by the Middlle East conflict.

War, oil shocks and stubborn inflation collide to derail hopes of rate cuts and test the Fed’s independence.

Luscious national parks, volcanic mountain ranges, a culinary scene that’s an Australian regional stand-out — ‘the Tweed’ goes about its business largely unnoticed. At least for now.

This new, design-led property at the foot of Japan’s highest (and most elusive) peak invites you to downshift and not look up.

You could argue that Francis Ford Coppola Winery is what happens when the man who made The Godfather decides that what a decent wine region really needs is less reverence and more deckchairs.

After the 2024 US elections, there was a panic among Democrats about the absence of a liberal Joe Rogan. It was an epic exercise in missing the point. 

We need to get on the front foot with the US to work out how we can help move beyond this.

CAMERON MILNER: These three key factors are working in the One Nation leader’s favour

After the 2024 US elections, there was a panic among Democrats about the absence of a liberal Joe Rogan. It was an epic exercise in missing the point. 

As half of an unfathomably powerful couple, Lauren Sánchez Bezos seems to have influenced the uber-rich to stop apologising.

But when MasterChef Australia came calling three years ago to invite Jean-Christophe Novelli to become one of its new judges, he knew he’d do whatever it took to make it happen.

‘I’m not necessarily invited to the table, I’m from the colonies, and that was, I mean, there’s many people, Australians in the room, who would have felt the same.’

The full-on effort of Sabrina Carpenter versus Justin Bieber’s low-key approach has drawn furious reaction with punters pointing out that no female performer would be allowed to get away with what Bieber did.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Artemis II crew achieved more than just a historic return to human spaceflight around the moon.

A Washington H. Soul Pattinson-led consortium has returned with an improved offer, which the target is considering after rejecting its previous bid.

Having a good morning routine is the key to a successful day, according to a mental performance coach who was worked with Olympians and Fortune 500 CEOs. 

Having a good morning routine is the key to a successful day, according to a mental performance coach who was worked with Olympians and Fortune 500 CEOs. 

There are many ways to eat a condensed mound of spinach. These egg bites just happen to be the cutest.

McDonald’s has quietly discontinued a popular menu item, leaving fans of the dessert shocked and ‘heartbroken’. 

Zak Butters has been ordered to face the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday after the league revealed the wording of his alleged insult toward umpire Nick Foot.

GEORGIE PARKER: Three announcements out of footy HQ has shown a rare change in tact that I wholeheartedly applaud.

Melbourne is facing an unprecedented crisis that will only get worse with State of Origin around the corner.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The war in the Middle East has disrupted oil and gas supplies, jolting governments around the world to confront the urgent need for power grids that can withstand future shocks.

The US President announced a naval blockade on Iran in a move that could derail the tenuous ceasefire.

Chilling evidence has emerged in court following the conviction of a man accused of carrying out a shocking attack inside the family home. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT