Australia

Cesar Barraza, the police officer who ended the Bondi Beach massacre, deserves to be awarded civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross, NSW Premier Chris Minns said.

Just how different would the world be today if US and UK intelligence services hadn’t got it so wrong post-9/11? At 87, John Howard is finally ready to consider the possibilities.

The national mood is sour. We have been hit by a perfect economic and political storm.

LATIKA M BOURKE: A cast of countries led by the UK has declared a ban on Israeli goods from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank — with Australia a notable omission.

Anxiety is growing inside Australian Federal Police ranks over a proposed restructure of the organisation, after a staff warning from Commissioner Krissy Barrett of a ‘workforce budget realignment’.

Online platforms will be forced to give Australian users a pop-up box to give them a clear choice on what content appears in their social media feed under the Communications Minister’s sweeping new powers.

The senior Liberal MP accused One Nation of calling him a ‘traitor’, a charged denied by party leader Pauline Hanson, who has now called him ‘a wanker’.

EDITORIAL: The times are at the very least glum and uncertain. A deep malaise hangs over the country.

AARON PATRICK: The protest party is exerting influence over the national policy debate far beyond the weight of its modest parliamentary representation.

Pauline Hanson says Andrew Hastie will not be spared in her plan to turn Australia orange at the next federal Election — warning him she is coming for his seat.

Leaders have spoken to the challenge of curbing an emerging crisis at a high-level meeting targeting youth sexual violence.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Fresh from meeting his US counterpart at the Pentagon, Richard Marles is now in London, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending.

An international flight was thrown into chaos after passengers were forced to restrain a man who allegedly began acting aggressively.

One in 70 Australians living with coeliac disease are being called to participate in a world-leading clinical trial to establish a cure.

Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth has reminded his Australian counterpart Richard Marles that US allies must ‘invest in their own sovereign security’ as both nations agreed to also accelerate joint military efforts.

Thai authorities claim the harsh crackdown aims to address concerns around foreigners misusing extended stay visas to become involved in criminal activity.

Suburbs more likely to vote One Nation across the country have one major surprising factor in common during Australia’s housing downturn.

A warm and sunny Father’s Day is on the cards for millions of Aussies, but the sudden spring heat is bringing a nasty sting for allergy sufferers.