A female could head one state's Liberals for the first time after a group of MPs told the current leader he has lost partyroom support as polling remains bleak.

Brad Battin is set to face a leadership challenge less than 12 months after rising to the top job as the party grapples with dire polling.

To prevent further coercion and interference in the Indo-Pacific, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged the United States to remain committed to protecting the region.

Lawmakers pushing for the release of more files are planning a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Democrats, with an eye to hammering Donald Trump, have released redacted Epstein emails in which the President’s name featured prominently.

Donald Trump has very publicly excoriated one of his major allies, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as the Epstein files saga continues.

Barrister and integrity campaigner Geoffrey Watson will give evidence at a landmark CFMEU inquiry triggered by a shocking report he tabled just months ago.

Four balaclava-wearing men were allegedly spotted in a stolen SUV before leading police on a wild pursuit through a Sydney suburb.

Hannah McGuire's family and friends are expected to pack a regional courtroom as her killer Lachlan Young is sentenced for murder.

Rate-watchers will delve into the Reserve Bank's unanimous decision to keep interest rates on hold as stubborn inflation lingers with the economy at capacity.

Commonwealth and Westpac executives are first-up as the Federal Parliament probes practices at Australia's Big Four banks this week.

A top economist says the Reserve Bank may have already moved too fast cutting interest rates and warned borrowers to brace for no further relief in 2026.

Australians travelling to Bali and Indonesia are about to face a huge change as the country moves toward a new system for doing just about everything.

In Greece, luxury hotels are booming - and the family-owned properties that made a name for the destination are struggling to keep pace.

San Jose this is not - and that’s just the way we want it.

EDITORIAL: History would show that internal barneys over energy policy rarely end well for Liberal leaders. Watch out Ley, it’s ‘killing season’.

CAMERON MILNER: The Liberal Party thought outside the box to dump net zero. Now it needs to do the same with its leadership and bring back Josh Frydenberg.

GEORGIE PARKER: The fact there is now a game in Melbourne shows what an utter failure the concept has become.

Experts say most people consume far too much sodium, but small cooking tweaks can help reduce intake without sacrificing taste.

Officers responded just after 2am to midtown Manhattan, where a 29-year-old man was found shot in the abdomen, according to a police spokesperson.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Republican Representative Majorie Taylor Green says she’s sorry for taking part in ‘toxic politics’.

THE WASHINGTON POST: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is the perfect prosperity-gospel, purity-culture, Project 2025 distillation of femininity in the current bull market era of evangelical America.

The country music star spoke candidly about his past almost two months since his divorce from Nicole Kidman.

Anthony Albanese has taken his Swiftie fandom to new heights, attempting a viral dance trend set to a popular Taylor Swift song.

Another Australian sunscreen brand is reeling after its products were flagged in an urgent recall by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

A doctor who was instrumental in establishing the nation's first publicly-funded gaming disorder clinic has been named Australian of the Year for WA.

‘Never would have thought about this’.

Experts say most people consume far too much sodium, but small cooking tweaks can help reduce intake without sacrificing taste.

Sweet potatoes tend to get most of the nutritional glory, but regular potatoes deserve another look.

Australians travelling to Bali and Indonesia are about to face a huge change as the country moves toward a new system for doing just about everything.

Perth is set to be the stage for a near 150-year cricket first on Friday as Australia take on bitter enemies England in the opening Ashes Test.

The 24-year-old will meet with a surgeon this week to discuss what he does next.

The English skipper could surprise everyone when the first Test starts, former English quick Stuart Broad believes.

A deal to purchase French warplanes, munitions and drones will give Ukraine one of the greatest air defences in the world, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

A mother is urgently seeking a clinical trial to slow the progression of her four-year-old son’s rare form of childhood dementia as his condition rapidly advances.

The princesses were spotted having a ‘heated’ conversation in London on the same day disgraced Andrew was stripped of his title.