Wong, Farrell seek urgent US meeting on tariffs

‘Can’t continue’: Rubio warns Panama over China control of canal

Panamanian President Jose Mulino has held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the canal and migrants trying to get to the United States.

Somalia says at least 46 militants killed after Trump orders strikes

Local authorities in northern Somalia say US air strikes ordered by Donald Trump have killed at least 46 militants including foreign fighters.

Wong, Farrell seek urgent US meeting on tariffs

‘We’re obviously concerned’: Govt seeks urgent tariff talks

The Albanese Government is seeking urgent talks after the US imposed stiff tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, while Penny Wong tries to reassure the business community Australia is in a strong position.

Albanese’s big moves on free childcare and TAFE

The measures are intended to provide cost-of-living relief to Australians.

Families of Aussies who died in mass poisoning speak out

The families of two young Australian women who died from methanol poisoning while on a dream trip to Laos are demanding someone be brought to justice for the tragedy. 

Emergency warnings in place for multiple suburbs as Queensland floodwaters rise

Residents are urged to stay vigilant after a woman died in floodwaters, with more heavy rain forecast.

Three-day heatwave set to hit southern state already inundated by bushfires

Temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s are set to hit until mid-week.

Trump imposes hefty tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

Donald Trump has made good on his threat to impose hefty tariffs on imports from America's largest trading partners that will increase prices for US consumers.

Here’s how Trump’s new tariffs will affect consumers

President Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed imposing tariffs, and the first tranche, on goods from Canada, China and Mexico will begin to take affect this weekend.

The Economist: Slashing red tape a revolutionary move

Done right, deregulation could kick-start economic growth — the trick is whether governments can strike the right balance

Jewish Australians deserve honesty from cops

EDITORIAL: It is an unbelievable state of affairs if the Prime Minister was kept in the dark on an issue of vital national security.

Time to stop punishing Steve Smith

JUSTIN LANGER: He is one of greatest ever batters and we all know what he did years ago was wrong but some people will never forgive him.

Antisemitism isn’t political. It’s an everyday reality

JOSH BURNS: Growing up Jewish in multicultural Australia, antisemitism was a distant concept. Now it’s an evil everyday reality.

New agenda emerges as Trump and Putin circle each other

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose relationship was always the subject of mystery and psychodrama in the first Trump term, are at it again.

A startup claimed it could cure cancer. Then patients died

Two US companies teamed up to treat cancer patients using an unproven blood filter in Antigua, out of reach of American regulators. Then things took a tragic twist.

Trump orders trans female inmates to move to male prisons

President Donald Trump has ordered federal prisons to house inmates who are transgender women in men’s facilities and halt medical treatments related to gender transition.

Kyle Sandilands reveals shock diagnosis live on air ahead of emergency surgery

The radio king has revealed he will undergo brain surgery - and delivered a strong message to haters in one city.

Singer used ChatGPT after doctors fail to diagnose sick baby

The former X-Factor star had to rush her six-month-old son back to the hospital after doctors sent him home.

That show absolutely should’ve been a movie

If the mantra is quantity over quality, then you’ll find plenty on streaming platforms. They need to stop making series that should’ve been a two-hour movie instead.

Stinking corpse flower draws crowd of 27k keen for a whiff

A putrid-smelling flower that has become an online sensation drew a crowd of 27,000 people wanting to a whiff of the odour.

Apps to beware of on your partner’s phone

You may think your spouse would never cheat on you. But statistics say the odds your partner is keeping something from you are higher than you might like.

What an investment in Apple 10 years ago is worth today

Despite a recent slide, Apple’s stock has delivered a solid return over the past 12 months, underscoring its status as one of the US market’s steadier performers.

If you’re slim but taking Ozempic, you need therapy

BRYONY GORDON: If you have diabetes, or are obese, Ozempic is life-changing. But if you’re a slim person trying to use it to drop a dress size? I’m afraid it’s not Ozempic that you need, but therapy.

Apps to beware of on your partner’s phone

You may think your spouse would never cheat on you. But statistics say the odds your partner is keeping something from you are higher than you might like.

Proof that mothers really do carry the family’s mental load

‘This kind of work is often unseen, but it matters.’

Carlton interim boss speaks for first time since lewd photo scandal

The Blues are pushing ahead despite the rocky relationship with a major sponsor.

GEORGIE PARKER: Don’t cut corners by cutting AFL quarters

If wanting to make the matches shorter is what you’re after, I believe there’s a way you can trim the fat without trimming actual game time, writes Georgie Parker.

The BLOCKBUSTER NBA trade that no one saw coming

The NBA has been shocked to its core by one of the biggest surprise trades in the league’s history, with Luka Doncic set to join LeBron James at the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis shipped to Dallas.

Somalia says at least 46 militants killed after Trump orders strikes

Local authorities in northern Somalia say US air strikes ordered by Donald Trump have killed at least 46 militants including foreign fighters.

‘Isolated and vulnerable’: Princess Kate's heartfelt plea

The Princess of Wales has spoken about many in modern life feeling ‘isolated and vulnerable’ in her first public message since cancer treatment.

At least four dead in missile strike on boarding school

Russian forces have reportedly struck the dormitory of a boarding school, in a part of Russia's Kursk region held by Ukrainian forces, killing at least four.