Politics

Contentious tax changes will have a larger drag on home prices than the government forecast in the Budget, according to analysis from Australia’s largest lender.

A state government is paving the way for drivers to operate vehicles while under the influence of prescribed medical cannabis.

South Australians will share in a record $500 million package to ease the cost of living for families, as the government seeks to balance $40 billion in debt.

Hopes of an imminent peace deal in Iran appear dashed with both Tehran and Washington ordering renewed strikes.

Chevron’s American head office is ‘confused and frustrated’ about a proposed national gas reservation scheme.

The body tasked with preserving White House records is yet to find a single Twitter direct message from Donald Trump, despite the President tweeting more than 25,000 times in his first term.

Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal and naval base in St Petersburg hours before President Vladimir Putin's showcase economic forum gets under way.

Outgoing defence chief Admiral David Johnston has approved the next round of promotions for his most senior officers, and the creation of at least three new star-ranked positions.

Australia’s economic growth has stalled following a series of interest rate rises while productivity has gone backwards, which could stop the Reserve Bank hiking rates any further.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Housing Minister Clare O’Neil insist Labor’s contentious negative gearing and capital gains tax changes aren’t designed to make house prices fall.

US President Donald Trump is ignoring critics of his tariff policies and is set to impose additional duties ‌of 10 or 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies, including Australia.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The results of the primary election in the US’s most populous state might not be known for days.

The Coalition says house prices must drop, after Housing Minister Clare O’Neil insisted she wants them to ‘grow sustainably’ in a confusing exchange over whether the Government wanted prices to go up or down.

WASHINGTON POST: Jill Biden recalls awkward moments with Melania Trump and the road to defeat.