Politics

Liberal senator Michaelia Cash has labelled the Federal Government’s new $3m superannuation tax policy as ‘insidious’, telling party faithful Labor was ‘salivating’ at raiding Aussie nest eggs.

The Sydney seat of Bradfield will go to a full recount after Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian edged ahead of independent Nicolette Boele by just eight votes, one of the closest federal contests in decades.

At least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks were killed by Israeli air strikes, Hamas says, as looting and ongoing shortages continue to block vital food deliveries to Gaza’s hungry population.

Donald Trump has threatened a sweeping 50 per cent tariff on EU imports starting June 1, sending markets tumbling and ramping up pressure on Brussels as trade talks stall.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to ban Harvard from enrolling international students, as thousands face possible expulsion as the legal fight continues.

US President Donald Trump has threatened a tax on Apple products unless iPhones are made in the US, raising concerns over price hikes and supply chain turmoil for America’s top tech giant and consumers.

A watered-down nuclear policy is set to underpin a fragile truce between the Liberal and National parties as they work towards a formal reunion.

ELLEN RANSLEY: Even if this mess does end, as expected, in a reconciliation of the Coalition, there’s no doubt trust between the partners has been eroded. 

The architect of Australia’s trade agreement with China says Anthony Albanese must use his reported upcoming trip to Beijing to prevent the ‘Balkanisation’ of the global economy.

A former Liberal adviser who quit the party four months before the election could cost Sussan Ley her party room majority.

A ‘psychopath’ jailed for life for the murder of her ex-partner in a horrifying woodchipper incident has made a surprise court move.

New Liberal leader Sussan Ley has delayed the unveiling of her Shadow Cabinet following the start-stop split of the Coalition, with the announcement now unlikely before next week.

The JPMorgan Chase boss is already heading up the biggest bank America has never seen. But he’s looking to go even bigger.

Liberal MPs have paved the way for a coalition reunion, giving in-principle support to four key policy demands that had fractured the marriage.

Australia’s Ambassador to the United States has revealed the ‘distressing’ impact for Harvard’s many Australian students after Trump’s administration banned Harvard from enrolling international students.