Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US proposed a 20-year ‘suspension’ of all nuclear activity. That would allow the Iranians to claim they had not permanently given up their right to produce their own nuclear fuel.

Australia will join UK and France-led international talks this week about safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz but is still unlikely to send any support before the US-Israel-Iran war ends.

The Australian government’s refusal to join the US-led naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is being highlighted in the latest viral Iranian propaganda video featuring LEGO characters.

JD Vance’s cringeworthy Hungary pitch caps a rough week for Donald Trump’s would-be successor.

The US President’s post attacking Pope Leo as ‘weak on crime’ remains online and so do countless posts from legions of critics who believe Donald Trump’s mental fitness for office should be evaluated.

Security agencies would cooperate to scrutinise the social media of people applying for visas under a new policy Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled.

The Reserve Bank’s deputy governor Andrew Hauser has described high inflation as a ‘nightmare’ and likened navigating the global oil shock to stepping around landmines. Consumer confidence at recession level.

Labor ministers have hit out at a hardline coalition plan to end non-discriminatory migration based on acceptance of 'fair go' Australian values.

The US military says it is enforcing a blockade against vessels of all countries entering or ⁠leaving Iranian ports in the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

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.

It’s now regarded as good for the Commonwealth, but the war has been bad for the states and territories whose debts have tripled.

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