Politics

Donald Trump has flagged he's willing to dramatically escalate his administration's confrontation with Venezuela, amid a US military escalation in the Caribbean.

A top Chinese Communist Party diplomat tried to get a Melbourne appearance by journalist Cheng Lei shut down, and invoked the China-Australia trade relationship in the process. 

Gurmesh Singh was elected leader of the NSW Nationals on Tuesday morning, making him the first Sikh to lead major party in Australia.

NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders suddenly resigned from his position on Monday but says it was coincidental that it came one day after his daughter’s appearance in a documentary about the adult industry.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: US President Donald Trump has revealed his plans to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, despite grave concerns from national security officials.

Although Poland did not directly implicate Russia in the railway blast, Moscow has been accused of various acts of sabotage and destabilisation since the start of the Ukraine war.

Donald Trump is backing a push to release Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein after weeks of resistance, setting up a contentious House vote.

Pauline Hanson has revealed a key detail about Barnaby Joyce’s suspected defection to One Nation.

The ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh has been sentenced to death for a crackdown on a student-led uprising said to have killed up to 1400 people.

The Coalition is selling its energy policy as economically sensible, but one expert believes it will actually be more expensive for Australian households.

A female could head one state's Liberals for the first time after a group of MPs told the current leader he has lost partyroom support as polling remains bleak.

New report says children are missing out on participating in sporting competitions as families struggle to afford registration and equipment.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: American Catholics are true swing voters. A majority voted for Trump in 2024, but a majority disapprove of him now.

Brad Battin is set to face a leadership challenge less than 12 months after rising to the top job as the party grapples with dire polling.