Angus Taylor has blamed the Albanese Government’s spending for persistent inflationary pressures after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to a 15-year-high on Tuesday. 

Victoria Cross awardee Ben Roberts-Smith was granted permission today to attend a National Commemorative Service marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of war, an event the Prime Minister is expected to speak at.

A new Reserve Bank monetary policy board member has expressed a disagreement with Governor Michele Bullock on a key development in Australia.

THE ECONOMIST: Pinning down the underlying rate may be harder than United States Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh thinks.

US President Donald Trump is refusing to hit the brakes on America’s AI race, despite increasingly stark warnings from some of tech’s biggest names.

UK police have arrested five men near a base used by the US to strike Iran, and are probing whether Tehran is linked to a suspected plan to do "big damage".

The footage has sparked outrage as authorities prepare to remove the massive mammal.

A 4-year-old girl is fighting for life with a fractured skull after she was run over by a buggy at a rugby game in a ‘freak accident’ on Sunday.

A Melbourne mum targeted by masked teens with her toddler in the car has revealed the lasting toll of her attempted carjacking as new figures show the crime remains at historically high levels across Victoria.

Homeowners will bear the brunt of the Reserve Bank’s fight against inflation as it hits mortgage holders with a fourth rate hike this year.

Australians hit the brakes on discretionary spending in August, with an 8.1 per cent jump in fuel spending keeping overall household spending from going backwards.

Australia’s mining stocks are poised to extend their rally, analysts say, as surging copper demand for power infrastructure and artificial intelligence gives investors a new reason to buy the sector.

The beloved Fijian report has had a refresh, but it’s devotion to the sea remains gloriously unchanged. 

Actor Pia Miranda, who shot to fame in Looking for Alibrandi, finds the perfect collision of art, appetite and authenticity in Italy’s Renaissance city.

Maybe it’s pheromonic, or maybe it’s because we’ve already drunk the equivalent of a tokkuri of sake, but our brief, boozy brush with this city has us convinced that we’re in for a good time.

Like a headmaster caning a schoolboy for something he did not do, the Reserve Bank of Australia has hammered home loan borrowers again by taking the cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent.

AARON PATRICK: The RBA are meant to be the adults in the room when it comes to running the economy, which is why Tuesday’s interest-rate-rise press conference by governor Michele Bullock was deeply worrying. 

AARON PATRICK: If the government had chosen to balance the Budget rather than spend on favoured interest groups, the tax increase would be unnecessary.

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime, bringing an end to his criminal case in New York.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A poor diet, a lack of exercise and other medical conditions can harm this vital organ.

WENLEI MA: The most interesting thing about The Love Hypothesis is its off-screen origin story, and where it sits in a trend that not long ago would’ve been considered a little embarrassing.

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has defended Lachie Neale, making a surprising admission about the AFL star almost one year after he cheated on his wife.

The estranged princes will mark three decades since losing their mother in 2027.

In the wake of the Lindsay Clancy case, experts explain why some mental health struggles can remain hidden behind a ‘mask of coping’. WARNING: Sensitive content

OpenAI has halted development of its latest AI models after it disclosed its agents scouring US government website acted in unexpected ways.

A painfully accurate impression of a certain type of male flirting has gone viral.

In the wake of the Lindsay Clancy case, experts explain why some mental health struggles can remain hidden behind a ‘mask of coping’. WARNING: Sensitive content

A painfully accurate impression of a certain type of male flirting has gone viral.

Nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo: Protein is genuinely having a moment, but with the supermarket aisle full of options, here’s how to make the right choice.

DANE ELDRIDGE: With the Newcastle Knights capturing the nation’s imagination for Sunday’s NRL grand final, Australia is once again unifying in hate against the Sydney Roosters, even more so than usual. 

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has defended Lachie Neale, making a surprising admission about the AFL star almost one year after he cheated on his wife.

Fremantle have revealed the extent of captain Alex Pearce’s injury after his grand final ended in heartbreaking fashion.

UK police say a quantity of petrol but no explosive devices were found in three vans that sparked a major security alert near an air base used by the US.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says indirect talks with the US over the Strait of Hormuz have become ‘more serious’ as the value of the rial drops.

The case received widespread attention because of the brutality of the killing, the ages of the people involved and because a satanic symbol was carved into the victim’s body.