Politics

Anthony Albanese has defended breaking a pre-election promise not to pursue changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax.

Anthony Albanese has offered support to his British counterpart as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure from his own colleagues to resign.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will hold their first face-to-face talks in more than six months as they try to stabilise ties strained by trade and the Iran war.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Australian-born Labour MP Catherine West has revealed why she is pushing to remove Keir Starmer, warning Labour faces political collapse if nothing changes.

The major parties could all cede seats to One Nation after a historic by-election victory, but one has much less cause for concern than its rivals.

An Israeli air strike has killed the head of the police ‌force in Khan ‌Younis and ⁠his aide, according to the Gaza Strip's Hamas-run interior ministry.

US President Donald Trump has criticised an Iranian response to a US proposal aimed at ending the war as "totally unacceptable".

Two tax breaks used by property investors have been blamed for the slide into housing unaffordability, which Anthony Albanese repeatedly ruled out touching them during last year’s election campaign.

A 7NEWS Spotlight and YouGov survey of 1500 Australians aged 13 to 15 — the largest since the law began — shows 85 per cent are still using social media daily.

Pauline Hanson has declared she wants ‘her country back’ after One Nation won its first-ever lower house seat at the Farrer election as the major parties grapple with its implications.

Angus Taylor’s response to the One Nation sweep of Farrer didn’t sound like someone who understands that the current shake-up in Australian politics is a permanent shift, not a blip.

The Treasurer has flagged major tax changes for workers and investors, ahead of Tuesday’s budget announcement.

Vladimir Putin has indicated the ‌Ukraine ‌war will likely come to an ​end soon, but says ‘anyone who wants to meet me has to come to Moscow’.

The Premier warned voters not to risk handing power over to a divided opposition and ‘maybe one where One Nation plays a big role’.