Australia

The Federal Government has warned the banking and corporate regulators to avoid stifling innovation as Australia suffers a long run of weak productivity.

LORRAINE FINLAY: In our giddiness over the artificial intelligence revolution, we must not forget to value human dignity.

The Federal Opposition is doubling down on its promise to index income tax brackets after the Parliamentary Budget Office warned Australian workers would be paying a record-high tax burden within a decade.

An American defence official has dismissed an emerging alliance of ‘middle powers’ including Australia, arguing that traditional US security partners would waste time trying to be less dependent on Washington.

All Australian motorists could soon end up paying a road user charge regardless of what they drive as the Iran war sparks a surge in electric vehicle sales.

Monash university students filmed TikTok dances in the car parks of Auschwitz and concentration camps during a 10 day study tour, the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion has heard. 

The One Nation leader refuses to apologise in a tense conversation with Liam Bartlett on 7NEWS Spotlight.

ANDREW GREENE: Disagreements between Australia and China seem more frequent in recent times, and cooperation virtually non-existent, as China continues to test the resolve of Western allies in the Pacific. 

Beijing has issued a blunt response to a joint statement from 14 nations criticising China’s ‘destabilising’ actions in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

A political activist accused of coordinating the stunt which disrupted Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club speech has boasted his left-wing campaign group is enjoying record donations.

How the fallout from an investigation into Liberal Party donations by NSW’s corruption commission could sink his leadership — just ask his predecessors.

AARON PATRICK: The Liberal leader recovered from a poorly received speech at Canberra’s mid-winter ball by launching an aggressive attack on One Nation’s policies and ability to govern.

Political pressure is mounting on Telstra as chief executive Vicki Brady is expected to front Australians following the nationwide outage that disrupted triple-0 calls and mobile services.

The nation's publicly funded broadcasters have been questioned over their decision not to adopt a contentious definition of hatred against Jews.

Anybody who has watched the ABC’s Middle East coverage unfold since 2023 does not need to be told that it has been flawed.

The ABC has admitted to a Royal Commission that the public broadcaster made a ‘bad mistake’ in incorrectly reporting that 14,000 babies were facing imminent starvation in Gaza.

The International Monetary Fund has unveiled some dire economic growth forecasts for Australia as crude oil prices soared again.