Australia

NICOLA SMITH: The Prime Minister may find himself out of step with his peers at the G7 Summit.

The ABC’s current affairs program Q+A is reportedly set to be axed after 17 years on television.

JACKSON HEWETT: Anthony Albanese has announced a new roundtable to pull Australia out of its productivity quagmire — but businesses could be forgiven for feeling a little gun shy.

Expected to meet face-to-face with Donald Trump, will Anthony Albanese be able to deliver a tariff deal that’s in Australia’s best interests?

The Coalition’s campaign spokesman James Paterson believes the Liberals’ in-house pollster’s ’very bullish’ and ultimately faulty predictions contributed to the scale of the Opposition’s election loss.

From minimum wage increases to a crackdown on tobacco, here are all the changes coming into effect across Australia from next month.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under pressure to firmly reject any move to cave into US President Donald Trump on easing biosecurity laws for US beef imports.

EDITORIAL: The pressure is on Anthony Albanese to secure some sort of exemption from American trade tariffs when he is finally face-to-facewith US President Donald Trump later this month. 

Expectations are piling on the PM to secure a reprieve from sweeping Trump trade tariffs when he meets the US President at the G7 summit.

With growth faltering and inflation tamed, economists are asking why the Reserve Bank hasn’t moved faster to ease rates. Does the RBA’s failure to act decisively risk compounding the problem?

Half a million Australians currently in the workforce would be impacted by superannuation tax plans if the $3 million threshold is not indexed to inflation, according to a leading industry body.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has refused to back down on the billion-dollar Hobart stadium, vowing to ‘fight and win’ after losing a no-confidence vote that has triggered an early state election.

EDITORIAL: The PM could hardly contain himself as his latest Labor Party signing dropped the hammer on the Greens, but they will still come together to get the super tax over the line.

The Government is likely to wait for a defence strategy update before revealing any funding boost, despite expectations Donald Trump will pressure Anthony Albanese over Australia’s budget position.