Politics

Time is running out for State and Federal leaders to strike a deal on hospital funding as Australia's peak medical body warns more spending is urgently needed.

A looming challenge to Sussan Ley's leadership is likely to be delayed because of a deadlock and maneuvering between the two potential candidates.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century America — intergenerational poverty.

A cross-government deal on hospitals and disability funding is long overdue but Anthony Albanese has made it clear the Federal Government’s cash flow will only go so far.

Anthony Albanese has vowed to welcome Israeli President Isaac Herzog on a visit to Australia next month, in a move set to cause further friction inside Labor amid a bitter split in the party.

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been farewelled in a touching memorial service attended by political, academic and medical leaders.

AARON PATRICK: The inability of Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor or Andrew Hastie to assemble a majority of Liberal MPs looks likely to help the leader, for now.

MARK RILEY: Katie Allen’s experience showed that although much of the noise in politics rises from the angry edges, there is only one way elections are won.

As David Littleproud stares down an explosive leadership challenge, a senior Nationals member has made a huge call on the threat.

The two conservative Liberal rivals looking to oust Sussan Ley from the Party’s leadership have held face-to-face talks in Melbourne, just hours before a memorial service for Katie Allen, who died last year.

FBI agents have searched a key election office for records related to the 2020 vote won by Joe Biden, which Donald Trump insists was rigged.

Liberal frontbenchers are standing by Sussan Ley as leader, while saying a reunion of the Coalition needs to be done at the right time.

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to take a break from a recent run of interest rate cuts, as the central bank navigates questions about its independence and awaits a new leader.

Spending blow-outs by the Government will force the Reserve Bank to hike rates, critics say, but the Treasurer argues the private sector is driving inflation.

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, claiming a ‘massive armada’ is en route toward the country and urging its leaders to negotiate a deal on nuclear weapons.