Australia

A defence base in the UAE that's home to Australian defence force members has been hit by Iranian drone strikes, as thousands of travellers remain stuck.

A former Liberal politician says he would have asked to kiss a teenager before sex in a communal car park bathroom but denies meeting the boy a second time.

Angus Taylor is preparing for his first parliamentary sitting week as opposition leader, with global affairs front and centre of the political debate.

A leaked copy of the Liberal Party’s 2025 election review reveals the relationship between Peter Dutton and his campaign director broke down before the campaign began.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given his full support to the US strikes on Iran, saying they were necessary to “prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and risking world peace in a security.

It’s been revealed two additional ISIS brides are being held separately in Syria’s Roj camp over extremism concerns, as a standoff continues over the return of 11 women and 23 children.

A bomb scare at Anthony Albanese’s official residence in Canberra overnight has reportedly been linked to a New York–based classical Chinese dance and music company.

A bomb scare that forced the evacuation of the prime minister from his official residence has led to calls for Australians to turn the temperature down.

A Labor senator has been forced to defend the existing capital gains tax discount on investment properties in a sign Treasurer Jim Chalmers faces a caucus revolt ahead of the May Budget.

The Federal Opposition says the ‘softly, softly’ approach needs to change as the Government defends their stance on the return of the so-called ISIS brides group from Syria.

Shadow Attorney General Michaelia Cash has accused the Albanese government of ‘lying’ over its level of assistance in the repatriation of so-called ‘ISIS brides’ in Syria.

Environment departments across governments will be allowed to share more information from Friday when the next phase of the new environmental laws come into effect.

Anthony Albanese has overtaken Scott Morrison’s time as prime minister, making him now Australia’s 12th longest-serving leader.

An attack on Iran that ballooned into a broader regional conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could send Australian petrol prices soaring.