Australia

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.

An activist’s efforts to overturn the Australian Government’s designation of Hamas as a terrorist organisation has been decided by a court.

Australia's latest jobless figures are likely to follow a trend for the year's start after economists were wrong-footed by a surprise fall in unemployment.

One of the so-called ‘ISIS brides’ attempting a return to Australia has been slapped with a temporary exclusion order by the Albanese Government.

Workers have seen their pay levels go backwards compared with inflation for the first time since late 2023, unless they’re a public servant. Labor’s election promise to get wages moving again is looking hollow.

Sussan Ley has been dumped after just nine turbulent months as Liberal leader, with even allies conceding her time was running out.

Friday saw the Liberals elect Angus Taylor as their new leader - and the congratulations are rolling in via a very familiar viral throwback.

A Sydney restaurant has shared confronting CCTV footage after accusing diners of staging a complaint to avoid paying their bill.

After just nine inglorious months, the Liberals are now almost certain to remove Sussan Ley.

James Paterson described Angus Taylor as the ‘smartest policy brain in the shadow cabinet’. His tilt for Sussan Ley’s top job is expected to play out on Friday morning.

To escape the death spiral, Liberals must jettison the old and rebrand themselves as something fresh and new.

Australia’s central bank chief Michele Bullock tried to shut down questioning at a tense Senate committee appearance where a Liberal senator likened her to a social media influencer.

Angus Taylor has quit the shadow ministry, declaring he no longer has faith in Sussan Ley’s leadership of the Liberal Party — but stopping short of directly challenging for her job.

Treasury secretary Jenny Wilkinson has revealed her department has spent the past year modelling changes to the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount.

Progressive protesters have marred the visit of Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, despite his status as a left-wing figure who has called for an end to violence against gays.