Australia

Coalition MPs have backed a climate and energy policy that closely mirrors the one agreed by the Liberals last week, with leader Sussan Ley promising an “immediate” reduction in power prices.

As a city-shaping rail tunnel readies to open, another cash-strapped project in Victoria worth three times as much has been promised a critical funding injection by the PM.

Australian producers have been gifted a welcome shot in the arm after US President Donald Trump announced the US will be lowering tariffs on agricultural imports including beef.

With just days before the next host of the world's biggest climate conference must be decided, Australia is doing all it can to secure its bid.

The opposition's fight over Australia's climate targets might have been run and won, but MPs are now gearing up for a fresh battle on migration policy.

BEN HARVEY: Politicians have been lying about climate change for 30 years, so why the sudden compulsion to tell the truth now? 

The Prime Minister has offered a clearer signal on when he and fiancée Jodie Haydon will get married in a low-key ceremony.

The Opposition has challenged the Prime Minister on soaring energy bills as the Liberals abandoned legislated emission reduction targets and mechanisms to cut pollution.

Poisonings from ADHD medications have more than quadrupled in Australia over the past 10 years, new research has found.

JENI O’DOWD: The Liberal leader is going down faster than the proverbial sinking ship, talking about net zero targets, nuclear energy and family values.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Two titans of the Australian community in London have declared Stephen Smith the most disappointing High Commissioner to ever represent the country in the UK.

AARON PATRICK: To promote social cohesion, Australia should emphasise the importance of its military history and how it shaped the national character.

In front of numerous dignitaries, including the Governor General and Prime Minister, retired Major General Greg Melick delivered a blistering critique of the country’s preparedness for future conflicts.

The former Labor Prime Minister gave a grim assessment of what he would have done to Governor-General John Kerr in the wake of the historic ejection of Whitlam 50 years ago.