Politics

Anthony Albanese has vowed to do whatever is necessary to stamp out anti-Semitism in the wake of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach but Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says he has allowed it to fester unchecked.

Ultra-conservative Jose Antonio Kast has secured a thumping victory as Chilean voters embraced his pledge to crack down on crime, deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants and revive the sluggish economy.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese has vowed to ‘eradicate‘ anti-Semitism but how has this not been attempted until now, and how was it allowed to get to this point in the first place?

An oil tanker carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil was seized by the United States as tension with Venezuela rise. New documents suggest the ship has a long, dark history.

Lower grocery bills are being promised with a ban on price-gouging, but Coles and Woolworths say they are the ones feeling the pinch and that shoppers will miss out

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he's booked another $20 billion in savings in the budget update, but is keeping mum on whether that means a smaller deficit.

A senior Labor MP broke parliamentary rules during a family trip to Perth that billed taxpayers more than $21,000, the expenses watchdog has found.

Australia’s largest supermarkets will be banned from price gouging from July as the Albanese Government talks tough on reducing grocery bills.

Concerns are emerging over complications and possible delays to a Japanese warship construction program at Henderson after a South Korean company was given permission to double its stake in Austal.

A White House spokesperson has accused Democrats of ‘selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative’.

A federal government minister says he is very comfortable that two of his colleagues referred themselves to be audited over their family travel expenses.

Government backing for home batteries will be dialled back for larger systems in a move intended to make the scheme sustainable and open to more households.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New images from the estate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein highlight his ties to celebrities, financiers and other powerful men, including Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.

BEN HARVEY: The travel payment system is generous for one avoidable reason. If we addressed it, the Anika Wells saga would be a thing of the past.

A decision by Treasurer Jim Chalmers to allow South Korean company Hanwha to increase its ownership of Austal from 9.9 percent to 19.9 percent has caused shockwaves in Japan.