Australia

Public servant Chris Moraitis’s salary of $878,760 is a third more than the new chief of the army, even though his agency has tiny staff and budget compared to the Defence Force.

Indpendent MP Zali Steggall is pushing for new laws which would criminalise deceptive political advertising.

Authorities are urgently investigating the potential arrival of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 strain which has already wiped out millions of wild birds and marine mammals globally.

“I will always love and adore her.”

Disability organisations are anxiously awaiting a parliamentary inquiry's judgement on a plan to reform the NDIS and remove tens of thousands of participants.

Until recently, Australians have lived in a bubble of our own making, far away from any major global volatility. But times have changed and new forces at play are causing a sense of unease.

The mobile network failure threw services into chaos nationwide, but Vodafone said connectivity had been restored on Thursday afternoon.

The National Press Club has made a big move after David Sharaz’s GetUp lowered a banner during Pauline Hanson’s Canberra address.

Fewer Australians now believe it's good for society to be made up of different cultures, as migration figures are set to be revealed.

A state opposition is pulling the trigger on a parliamentary move to oust the premier after a Labor leadership challenge collapsed.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has backed a leading US Admiral’s grim assessment of China’s growing threat to the Indo-Pacific.

Pauline Hanson used her wide-ranging speech at the National Press Club to call for a ‘monocultural society’ as she lined up a number of One Nation targets.

The Australian Federal Police will investigate how left-wing activists were able to smuggle a protest banner inside the building to disrupt Pauline Hanson’s highly anticipated address to journalists.

‘It’s embarrassing ... imagine how everyone who voted for the Labor Party at the last election feels.’

The One Nation leader will deliver her first ever National Press Club address as her party enjoys surging support.

For now we can hope a moment to catch our breath has arrived.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has criticised ‘out of touch Generals’ after Australian soldiers were taught to construct wooden spears and axes during an Indigenous weapons making course.

Contentious tax measures will be put in the spotlight at a Senate inquiry as business groups argue the federal government is rushing them in.