Australia

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will meet her US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington this week amid ongoing global instability and domestic pressure for Australia to increase its defence spending.

Labor Minister Tim Ayres says we should embrace cutting-edge AI in the workplace, urging the country to adapt with the times.

JACKSON HEWETT: The baby-faced socialist star has taken New York by surprise and social media by storm but would Zohran Mamdani’s economic message resonate here?

LATIKA M BOURKE: Australians should expect more US troops on our soil, Defence Minister Richard Marles has told the Latika Takes podcast.

With still no face-to-face, tariff carve out or AUKUS guarantee, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been given a fresh warning about US President Donald Trump.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said if the United States’ European allies can increase defence spending, so too should allies in the Asia-Pacific.

European nations lifting defence spending to five per cent of GDP won't convince Australia to do the same, despite threats of trade repercussions for laggards.

NICOLA SMITH: Opposition Leader Sussan Ley promised a radical overhaul of the Coalition but stopped short of committing to the steps needed to achieve her goal.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has set herself apart from Peter Dutton’s leadership and vowed to be a ‘zealot’ about recruiting more women into Liberal Party ranks.

Garbage bins in one of Australia’s major council areas may soon need to be registered and stickered, after a pitch for a new bin rule passed unanimously through council.

An 18-year-old man ‘shrivelled up’ inside himself when he was being indecently assaulted by a state MP, a jury has been told.

Australia had the sixth highest number of unvaccinated children among high-income countries in 2023, according to alarming new data released on Wednesday. 

NICOLA SMITH: Ripple effects of America’s involvement in the Middle East conflict are already being felt across the Indo-Pacific.

The partner of a former state premier attempted to mislead a corruption probe stating that he had ‘never asked for a dollar’ from a $48 million property sale.