Politics

A long-awaited review of government appointments has found favouritism, patronage and nepotism is widespread and should be ended – but the Government has ignored its key recommendations.

A report into government board appointments has found a lack of transparency and integrity are eroding trust in government.

The White House says a US admiral was authorised to order a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.

UK and US officials have announced a new trade agreement, with the UK to increase the net price it pays for new US medicines by 25 percent to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Artificial intelligence will supercharge national security challenges already facing the country and ‘create new and unknown threats’, a Government plan warns.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland’s department have been unable to produce any evidence to support her claims ‘AI bots’ have flooding Australia’s Freedom of Information system.

Cultural change, cutting-edge treatments and being able to avoid injury in the first place should be the new reality for people leaving the Australian Defence Force.

EDITORIAL: Historically our Defence programs have been too often beset by costly delays. We need this new structure to get up and running quickly so it can get down to work.

Agencies responsible for supplying the ADF will be axed from the Defence Department as Richard Marles loses his patience with the military’s ability to build lethal equipment.

Banning children’s access to social media will also help improve education results across the country, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has declared.

MICHAEL USHER: A generation seasoned with sharing most of their lives online is about to be cut off by the social media ban. Maybe it’s time to ask how they feel about it.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his new wife Jodie Haydon have been spotted at the airport after they tied the knot at The Lodge in Canberra on Saturday. 

Australians locked out of buying a house are now finding they can’t afford a unit with property investor activity at a new high for the decade.

African leaders are calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism who were subjected to slavery, torture and apartheid.

A group of Chinese warships have again attracted the attention of the Australian Defence Force as they move into the Philippines Sea.