Politics

The Australian Army has overlooked a locally developed long-range strike weapon, instead selecting an US-made product despite concerns the Pentagon could limit exports of its missiles during the Iran war. 

Australia’s minimum fuel reserves would more than double to give the country more breathing space in future fuel shocks under new rules the Coalition wants adopted from next year.

A civil engineer who advised the Coalition on energy policy says Snowy Hydro 2.0 to be stopped, with the cost now estimated at 20 times when former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull promised.

The military community has backed one of the country’s most senior officers after he highlighted the importance of ‘freedom of expression’ following the booing of the Indigenous welcome to country on Anzac Day.

ISIS brides attempting to make their way back to Australia with several children have been given a stern warning.

ANDREW BRAGG: Knowing their Budget is in trouble and they can’t fix spending, Labor are reverting to type. To piecemeal tax hikes.

The One Nation MP has ruled out describing the Anzac Day heckling as racist despite vehemently condemning the act.

Amid the chaos of the White House Correspondents’ dinner assassination attempt were acts of extreme bravery but also some that, in the cold light of day, appear completely bizarre and even slightly shady. 

As Charles and Camilla head to the US for a four-day state visit, Donald Trump has given assurances the King and Queen won't be exposed to any danger.

AARON PATRICK: The president’s popularity will likely improve after Saturday’s assassination attempt, in which he showed coolness in a crisis.

The Washington Hilton Hotel, where gunfire broke out Saturday night, was also the site of an attempted assassination that left President Ronald Reagan seriously wounded in 1981.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined the ranks of world leaders who have personally contacted US President Donald Trump following the assassination attempt in Washington, DC, on the weekend. 

Buckingham Palace said Sunday that it would proceed with this week’s scheduled US visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla after the shooting Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Just minutes before opening fire, the alleged shooter sent a manifesto exposing a disturbing mindset and a willingness to act.