Officials have been quizzed about a $4.3 billion contract for maritime surveillance north of Australia awarded to a US defence contractor involved in a deadly crash in the Philippines last year. 

The Greens are likely to support the EU trade deal, making Coalition demands that the Government renegotiate the agreement redundant. 

Hodan Abby was one of the first Australian women to travel independently to Syria at the height of Islamic State’s rise. More than a decade later, she has become the last to leave.

Former first lady Jill Biden has revealed that she feared husband and then US president Joe Biden was having a stroke during his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine writer who won a civil case over allegations she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.

Former US President Joe Biden has launched legal action against the Trump administration over material he says should never be made public.

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett has vowed to find and penalise whoever leaked details of a high-profile airport arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith to the media. 

A childcare worker accused of abusing youngsters will face a directions hearing in a county court after pleading not guilty to more than 150 offences.

South Australia Police say one of four-year-old Gus Lamont’s grandparents ‘remains a suspect’ in his disappearance as officers complete another intensive search of the family’s remote outback sheep station.

Global share markets are dividing between winners linked to an AI boom and strugglers being hit by rising inflation or interest rates linked to the Middle East conflict.

A rally in miners has helped counterbalance weakness in banking stocks, as the bourse crawls higher on the back of softer than expected inflation figures.

THE ECONOMIST: In the age of AI, running a McDonald’s may soon look a lot more appealing.

The dream of an African safari is an expense that remains out of reach for many. This all-inclusive luxury lodge in Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park scratches the safari itch for a fraction of the cost.

‘It is hands-down one of my favourite places in the world’.

Has the rise (and rise) of the hotel bakery now made it more popular than the hotel bar? 

The Albanese Government has made clear in its determination to push on with the deeply flawed Budget that it has reached this point.

MARK RILEY: The biggest outrage was expected to be over investment properties, but the hidden issue will hurt small businesses.

JENI O’DOWD: The Liberal Party does not need another leadership bloodbath. It needs stability, discipline and time to rebuild trust with voters who have drifted away.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine writer who won a civil case over allegations she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to launch ‘decisive reciprocal response’ to any attack, a day after the US struck targets in southern Iran.

Former Married At First Sight Australia contestants have come forward with complaints about inappropriate behaviour alleged to have taken place on the set of the 2025 season. 

ABC executives were lambasted in Parliament on Thursday with accusations of biased reporting, boycotting a Jewish musician, hiring a politically-aligned influencer and activism journalism. 

It started with a joke, but Tina Fey’s comedy series called a lot of the ridiculous things that is now just reality.

For many people, the past month has brought unpleasant echoes of COVID: Mysterious deaths aboard a cruise ship, a virus that causes a deadly respiratory illness and talk of forced quarantines. 

KATHERINE BENNELL-PEGG: If we can harness that ambition and desire for exploration, in our young people and across our industries, then we can shape a positive future for all Australians. 

Doctors are sounding the alarm as the disease is ‘driven by factors that we don’t yet understand.’

The median age of Australian property investors has risen during the past 25 years, with the Reserve Bank revealing new data as Treasurer Jim Chalmers introduced a capital gains tax and negative gearing bill.

For many people, the past month has brought unpleasant echoes of COVID: Mysterious deaths aboard a cruise ship, a virus that causes a deadly respiratory illness and talk of forced quarantines. 

Experts say young people could be actively defying the warnings about sun exposure — after all, many grew up hearing them from parents, doctors, and in some cases, school programs. 

NSW have beaten Queensland 12-4 in the final match of the women's State of Origin series to make history with lock Olivia Kernick starring on the Gold Coast.

The injury flattened St Kilda further with players bracing for a ‘proper cooking’ from Ross Lyon.

Virat Kohli should have known better before refusing to shake Travis Head’s hand after an IPL game.

It was a miracle discovery, five smiling men, trapped deep within the flooded cave system, but now the efforts turn to brining the five to the surface — and one Australian is joining the mission.

Loud explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas as the US carried out new strikes on southern Iran after President Donald Trump threatened to ‘finish the job’ if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal.

The albino buffalo’s flowing blond hair and fringe drew comparisons to the US president.