Politics

Jim Chalmers has hosed down speculation that his upcoming Budget will score a big revenue boost from tax reform and the Middle East war.

A soaring in crude oil prices back to $US120 a barrel is now tipped to wipe out fuel excise tax relief and push up housing construction costs.

MARK RILEY: Expect the May Budget to break previously inviolable commitments not to tinker with property taxes

ASIO warned repeatedly about the increased risk of a terrorist attack and the rise of anti-Semitism in the year before the Bondi Beach shooting, the Bell royal commission has found.

The Treasurer concedes the latest inflation figures are ‘confronting’ and has used a string of media interviews to again pin the increase to soaring fuel and oil costs caused by the war in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says countries need to work together ‘to keep fuel and goods ​flowing’ during a visit to China.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone as a Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil pumping station in Russia.

James Comey turned himself in on two charges, including threatening the life of the president and transmitting threats across state lines.

US President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning as the US weighs a months-long blockade that could rattle global oil markets and deepen the crisis.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have visited the site where 2800 people were killed in New York City, accompanied by former mayor.

President Donald Trump is hosting the second state dinner of his second term on Tuesday evening, honouring the British monarch, King Charles III, and his wife, Queen Camilla.

Donald Trump has taken to social media to launch a fresh tirade against Iran, warning the pariah country there will be ‘No more Mr Nice Guy’.

AARON PATRICK: Australia’s prices breakout is worse than most other countries. Economists blame spending increases by the Labor government.

Pauline Hanson has taken delivery of a ‘sexy’ plane, worth more than $2 million, donated to One Nation by Australia’s richest person to help the party’s campaigning.