Politics

Iranians in Australia are urging western nations not to turn their backs on guaranteeing freedom for their relatives living under a brutal regime.

NATO member Turkey says a ballistic missile launched from Iran was neutralised by the military alliance's defence systems while entering Turkish airspace.

The famous quote from a Bush official about how ‘when we act, we create our own reality’ directly anticipated the Trump-era belief that ‘you can just do things.’

New technologies make new political forms possible — for good and for ill.

At least five of the women from the Iranian national soccer team are being protected by Australian government officials, according to the Iranian-Australian community. 

The footballers’ union holds grave concerns for the Iranian women’s soccer team as speculation swirls about whether and how they might return home after their elimination from the Women’s Asian Cup.

A confidential source has told The Nightly that the Army has begun preparing for deployment, despite Foreign Minister Penny Wong ruling out combat operations.

A world-leading Australian surveillance plane could soon be deployed to the Middle East.

Middle Eastern airways are slowly resuming flights as gulf airspaces reopen since the war in Iran broke out, including on Australian routes.

Keir Starmer has taken over from Anthony Albanese as AUKUS’s weakest link.

National Australia Bank is now forecasting inflation reaching levels last seen three years ago as a result of skyrocketing petrol prices, that is leading to panic buying.

AARON PATRICK: Experts are urging President Donald Trump to capture the island in order to cripple the outcast nation.

A former Australian ambassador to the United States says the US could deploy troops to Iran within days as the Middle East conflict escalates.

WATCH THE VIDEO: Two men who had been watching Islamic State group propaganda have been arrested after the explosive device was thrown at a right wing group.