Australia

Some conservatives in Canberra are concerned legislation ensuring people grieving after a stillbirth are able to take pre-arranged paid parental leave could encourage people to have late-term abortions.

A former families minister in the NSW parliament will be sentenced for sexually abusing a man and a teenager more than a decade after his crimes.

Business is demanding the Government halt stronger environmental protections until at least one State has signed up to streamline project approvals to ensure all sides benefit from new laws. 

EDITORIAL: World leaders are at his beck and call. Even royalty receive him with fawning pageantry. 

The US President and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi didn’t just sign a critical minerals deal, they also autographed matching MAGA-style black caps proclaiming ‘JAPAN IS BACK’.

A leading economics professor has explained why Treasurer Jim Chalmers is to blame for higher mortgage rates.

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has responded to a surprise jump in unemployment as a credit agency gives Australia's finance a tick of approval.

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen’s, department has released confidential briefing documents warning of higher power prices over the months to come.

Anthony Albanese insists he ‘very directly’ raised concerns with his Chinese counterpart over a recent military confrontation in which flares were released ‘dangerously’ close to an Australian plane.

Ukraine officials have accused the Albanese Government of turning a blind eye to a ‘loophole’ allowing illegal Russian oil imports into Australia, pumping millions back to Vladimir Putin’s regime.

Microsoft Teams will soon introduce a divisive new feature that businesses will love, but many workers will despise, threatening to end a sneaky tactic beloved by many.

In his first interview, the US pilot of doomed Black Hawk 448 reveals that he was forced to make last-minute changes to the flight that cost the lives of three Australian commandos.

A Canberra think tank has been criticised over a paper emphasising China’s claims to the disputed South China Sea in the same week the country forced an Australian surveillance plane from the area.

LATIKA M BOURKE: It was surely a disappointing day for those who have exploited the US President’s style in a campaign to cool the alliance.