Australia

It was a case of not so pretty in pink when Anthony Albanese was left red-faced after a major wardrobe mix-up at the Pacific Islands Forum.

Australian politicians have condemned political violence after the assassination of a conservative US commentator who was a key ally of US President Donald Trump.

A lawyer acting for Mark Latham’s former partner has told a court that the MP was ‘denigrating’ his ex in online posts.

Australia’s Navy will begin operating long-range lethal drone submarines early next year, with the Albanese government to spend almost $2 billion to locally build dozens of the large ‘Ghost Sharks’.

Vanuatu’s government is holding off on signing crucial $500m security and economic agreement with the Albanese Government over concerns for infrastructure funding from Beijing.

ANDREW CARSWELL: Through her own carelessness and self-focus, Senator Price has once again shown the risks of treating politics as merely a stage for stunts and sledges.

AARON PATRICK: The NT senator said Victoria’s Indigenous treaty would advance divisive policies and create a bureaucracy to push a radical activist agenda.

Reports circulating online claimed an Australia-wide curfew would function between 10pm and 5am.

In an Australian-first, a treaty bill has been revealed in Victoria that would see landmarks renamed and truth-telling embedded in schools, giving a voice to the State Parliament expanded powers.

A new study has cast a grim light on the leading cause of death among Australian Defence Force veterans.

In a major speech, Anthony Albanese will spruik future economy growth tied to the shift to clean energy and the private sector to play a leading role.

The short answer is there is no doubt we are in a parlous state. 

The son of accused cop killer Dezi Freeman has broken his silence, urging his father to ‘come back’ and ‘turn himself in’ after nearly two weeks on the run. 

Violence has broken out on Sydney’s Bondi Beach during a paddle-out supporting Gaza.

The Aged Care Minister has denied a delay to the rollout of home care packages was due to budget pressures.