Australia

Australians may be forced to provide official identification or banking details to big technology companies from next week.

Transgender Australians signing up to the defence force are being encouraged to consider joining the nuclear-submarine program, despite the Pentagon removing members of their community from US military ranks. 

The Queensland head of the Australian Workers’ Union was told to stay away from a project targeted by CFMEU because her safety was at risk.

Barry O’Farrell has fired back with both barrels at the Wests Tigers owners over a decision he has described as a ‘brain fart’.

Australia’s spy chief has warned that major conflict could break out in the Indo-Pacific region within the decade as China’s navy ratchets up its intimidation tactics.

Consultants ‘at the trough’ have been blamed for the staggering $96.5m bill for the controversial redesign of the Bureau of Meteorology’s website, with revelations it was part of a wider $800m systems overhaul.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland’s department have been unable to produce any evidence to support her claims ‘AI bots’ have flooding Australia’s Freedom of Information system.

Agencies responsible for supplying the ADF will be axed from the Defence Department as Richard Marles loses his patience with the military’s ability to build lethal equipment.

Banning children’s access to social media will also help improve education results across the country, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has declared.

MICHAEL USHER: A generation seasoned with sharing most of their lives online is about to be cut off by the social media ban. Maybe it’s time to ask how they feel about it.

Australians locked out of buying a house are now finding they can’t afford a unit with property investor activity at a new high for the decade.

A group of Chinese warships have again attracted the attention of the Australian Defence Force as they move into the Philippines Sea.

‘I found Ollie. So, I go to bed with that vision in my head every single night. Every night.’

There was a vastly different mood between MPs in the Albanese Government and their Coalition counterparts on Friday as they exited the capital until next February.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce ended weeks of speculation by confirming the end of his three-decades long membership of the National Party.