Politics

The upcoming federal budget won't contain any further commitment to slashing the fuel excise as Labor mulls tax changes to investment properties.

Iran reportedly wants to postpone discussions about its nuclear program for a later date, while prioritising an agreement with the US on the Strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump may be playing hardball with Iran, but experts warn he could be the one ‘without the cards’ as the conflict enters a dangerous new era of asymmetric and AI-driven warfare.

Victoria’s new Liberal leader has survived her first electoral test, with One Nation failing in the Nepean by-election where Labor did not stand.

An Australian activist has described bashings by Israeli soldiers who boarded their vessels on a mission to deliver aid to Gaza.

US President Donald Trump says ‌the ⁠United States ​will not exit ⁠its confrontation with ‌Iran ​early ‘and ​then have ‌the ​problem arise in three ​more ​years’.

The United States plans to withdraw 5000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon says.

Health, defence and welfare commitments are among fiscal pressures weighing on the federal budget as Treasurer Jim Chalmers vows to put a lid on spending.

Israel has carried out air strikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 10 people, officials say.

From a desperate search to violent unrest, how the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has exposed deeper failures.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has praised Australia’s growing Indian population and declared ‘getting the right immigrants’ is part of the solution to the country’s housing crisis. 

The Prime Minister says Australia will have ‘private’ discussions with the United States about whether to contribute military personnel to an international coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 

Donald Trump has brushed off a recent alleged assassination attempt by joking about wearing a bulletproof vest.

BEN HARVEY: A message to wannabe political assassins: you’re not helping your cause.

An ex-state MP still denies he sexually assaulted a teen in a car park toilet as a retrial is scheduled eight months after jurors failed to reach verdicts.