Politics

The prime minister will visit more Asian nations to lock in energy supplies as the Australian government responds to the fuel crisis.

The federal budget will be billions of dollars better off, even with added spending, because of higher commodity prices and inflation, a top economist says.

President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately start a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will turn to one of the world’s wealthiest people as his government works to shore up critical supplies of fuel and fertiliser during the deepening oil crisis.

Australia could soon have its first female military service chief as the Albanese government prepares to unveil the next senior defence leaders.

US Vice President J.D. Vance says Iran has ‘chosen not to accept our terms’ after a marathon 21-hour peace talk session ended without any agreement.

The Australian Federal Police is facing calls to ‘explain’ the rationale for the way it arrested the country’s most decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith.

A series of government-funded ads will be rolled out on television, radio, online and on billboards, urging Australians to conserve fuel.

Questions about Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's health and ability to lead persist as the Islamic Republic holds high-stakes peace talks with the US.

A round of talks between US and Iranian negotiators in Pakistan has ended, without any announcement of a breakthrough in ending the conflict that has disrupted global energy supplies.

From the moment the US and Israel ignited their war against Iran, Tehran has maintained a consistent set of demands, built around a permanent peace, economic relief and the right to pursue nuclear enrichment.

It was the most anticipated first step on to a front porch in more than five decades; here’s how NASA’s spectacular Artemis II return mission took place.

Afghanistan war veterans say they’re collateral damage from the criminal prosecution of decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith.

Donald Trump says major cities around the world have large arch monuments, and Washington DC is the only one without one.

A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Pakistan to join Iranian government ministers and officials for peace talks.