Lean times, tough choices: can Jim Chalmers meet the moment?
As the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran threatens to overshadow Labor’s agenda, the treasurer says this budget will be his most ambitious but also most difficult Follow our…
AFL integrity unit to investigate Gold Coast Suns’ team manager over alleged links to gambling firm
Key member of Suns’ dressing room Mark Opie also part of Okebet Okebet fined $100,000 in 2024 for encouraging players to gamble Gold Coast Suns have made an assurance they…
Middle East crisis live: US fires on two Iranian-flagged oil tankers it claims tried to violate blockade; US to mediate Israel-Lebanon talks
Centcom says it has struck two tankers heading for Iran after Tehran warned Washington was violating fragile ceasefire; two days of ‘intensive talks’ between Israel and Lebanon slated as strikes…
What a crucial set of election results means for Keir Starmer’s future
After Labour’s demise was overestimated, the prime minister’s potential challengers are staying quiet – for now Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in…
Pentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs
Among the releases is a 1969 debrief of Buzz Aldrin stating he saw a ‘sizeable’ object close to the lunar surface The Pentagon on Friday released an initial group of…
White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ for posting AI image of Trump in a grave
Star Wars actor later deleted post and apologized, saying president should live ‘long enough to be held accountable’ US politics live – latest updates The White House has branded Star…
On riverbanks and in parkland camps, Australians are sleeping rough through a dire housing crunch
In Wagga Wagga – where a baby died this month after the mother gave birth in a tent – homelessness is rising, services are slammed and those without a home…
In a hushed room, personal testimonies reveal Australia’s troubling rise in antisemitism
This week, Jewish Australians have spoken about how displays of hostility, discrimination and the Bondi terror attack have changed their lives and their feelings about their place in the community…
Through the Farrer looking glass, major parties fade as One Nation and independents come into focus
Pauline Hanson’s party tipped to win byelection triggered by resignation of Sussan Ley but Nationals expected to also lose votes to an independent Get our breaking news email, free app…
Angus Taylor has ‘rocks in his head’ if he backs Tony Abbott for federal Liberal presidency, insiders say
Moderate Liberals fear Abbott would continually distract from Taylor’s leadership given the former PM’s profile and hardline immigration opinions Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…