Australia

Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce ended weeks of speculation by confirming the end of his three-decades long membership of the National Party.

Economists who’ve worked for Treasury and the Reserve Bank are questioning the RBA’s ability to forecast inflation following a big shock with consumer prices.

MARK RILEY: Pauline Hanson’s poll ‘surge’ is just a protest-vote blip that won’t last.

A man accused of sending harassing emails to senator Lidia Thorpe and ‘defacing’ a flag outside her office has appeared in court.

AARON PATRICK: An opposition that looked like a political irrelevancy managed to embarrass the government over taxes, energy prices and interest rates

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has looked to woo the former Nats leader with a sandwich-pressed steak dinner while she gets ready for her seven-day parliamentary suspension.

The prime minister and senior lieutenants have delivered sharp responses to suggestions Labor hasn't done enough to reduce gambling harm.

AARON PATRICK: China’s third-ranked political leader, Zhao Leji, helped oversee a vast purge of officials designed to entrench Xi Jinping’s power.

The food giant’s little-known tech consultancy Quantium is thriving as corporate Australia seeks help to understand artificial intelligence

Environment Minister Murray Watt has urged the Bureau of Meteorology to ‘take taxpayers money seriously’ after their ‘disappointing $96 million website bungle. 

Australia’s remote Christmas Island territory is soon expected to host a new ‘connectivity hub’ for subsea cables that stretch across the Indian Ocean.

A neo-nazi accused of calling on supporters to ‘rhetorically rape’ a federal politician will remain behind bars, amid a rise in threats against officials.

Former TV reporter Kellie Sloane’s elevation to NSW Liberal leader is a sign the party is worried about losing its affluent State seats that vote teal at a Federal level.

Former television journalist Kellie Sloane will launch a public relations campaign designed to undermine Premier Chris Minns’ nice-guy reputation, Liberals said.

Leader Mark Speakman resigned on Thursday afternoon when he realised he did not have enough support to keep the job.