The Albanese Government is plunging almost two billion dollars into the Pacific as it tries to entrench Australia's position as the region's major security provider and expand diplomatic and economic links with island nations. ⌘ Read more
The Albanese Government is plunging almost two billion dollars into the Pacific as it tries to entrench Australia's position as the region's major security provider and expand diplomatic and economic links with island nations. ⌘ Read more
Lawyers and farmers say the government response to subsidence of land near gas project is like a "bandaid on a volcano" and have no confidence in government to tackle the problem. ⌘ Read more
Millions of people receiving Centrelink payments such as JobSeeker and rent assistance will see a boost after the federal budget goes through. Learn about what it means for you here. ⌘ Read more
Tasmania's opposition political parties have furiously opposed a move by the government which may restrict them from naming public servants under parliamentary privilege. ⌘ Read more
Donald Trump is found guilty of sexual abuse, but not rape, in a civil trial brought by writer E Jean Carroll, who accused the former US president of raping her in the mid 1990s. ⌘ Read more
Jim Chalmers's second budget delivers a shift in the politics of the last 15 years, which have been dominated by relentless Coalition attacks on Labor's economic and fiscal record as a result of the budget blowout in the GFC, writes Laura Tingle. ⌘ Read more
The centrepiece of last night's federal budget is designed to reduce healthcare costs for some of Australia's most vulnerable people. So how much is it likely to help? ⌘ Read more
Three huge structural shifts are pushing Australia's economy in a certain direction, writes Gareth Hutchens. ⌘ Read more
Russia's annual Victory Day parade is ordinarily an impressive show of military might. This year, a lone vintage tank rattled through the Red Square. ⌘ Read more
Autopsies on corpses found in mass graves linked to a religious cult in Kenya reveal missing organs, and raising suspicions of forced harvesting, investigators say. ⌘ Read more
Human Rights Watch says Myanmar's military used an "enhanced-blast" munition known as a fuel-air explosive in an airstrike that killed more than 160 people. ⌘ Read more
Pakistani security forces arrest the former cricketer and national leader at Islamabad High Court, in a dramatic move that threatens fresh turmoil in the nuclear-armed country. ⌘ Read more
Since it came to power, Labor has repeatedly vowed to deliver a "strong budget" for women. So what's in Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher's second budget for women? ⌘ Read more
More than one million low-income renters will soon get an increase to their Commonwealth Rental Assistance payment under a new measure announced in the budget. ⌘ Read more
China expels a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa told a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat to leave, escalating tense relations. ⌘ Read more
High-vis has been replaced, as a budgetary favourite, with people who for some time have been a bit low-vis — aged care workers, single parents and renters, writes Annabel Crabb. ⌘ Read more
Renewable energy and the transition away from fossil fuels is the government's key focus in its assistance to businesses, big and small, but a key small business tax break has been scaled back. ⌘ Read more
The federal budget includes billions in "targeted relief" for the most vulnerable Australians. Here's where the funds are going. ⌘ Read more
Just a few months back, the number crunchers had pencilled in a shortfall of $32 billion for the nation's finances. Suddenly, that's magically transformed into a $4.2 billion surplus, the first time we've seen federal budget black ink since 2008. How did Treasurer Jim Chalmers do it? Even Dr Chalmers would be the first to admit that despite soaring prices, escalating rents and cost of living pressures across the spectrum, ... ⌘ Read more
More money for JobSeeker, bulk billing and spies, but more taxes on smokers and travellers. Find out who is up and who is down in the second federal budget delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. ⌘ Read more
A modest increase in unemployment benefits and cheaper healthcare are the centrepieces of a federal budget tasked with helping the nation's most vulnerable at a time when living costs are hurting households. ⌘ Read more
WA police have charged a 36-year-old man with property laundering after seizing $1.8 million in cash during a traffic stop near Southern Cross last week, with investigations ongoing. ⌘ Read more
Paramedics tell a coronial inquest in NSW that "no-one was interested" in the fact that they were trying to save a man's life in a "weird" scene that an expert witness said "sounded very disturbing". ⌘ Read more
Palestinian officials say three senior Islamic Jihad commanders and at least nine civilians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza. ⌘ Read more
The man who snatched four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's tent at a remote WA campsite and kept her captive for 18 days lodges an appeal against his sentence. ⌘ Read more
In a 10-minute speech in Red Square for Victory Day, Mr Putin repeated familiar messages he has delivered many times in the nearly 15 months of Russia's war in Ukraine. ⌘ Read more
Western Australia’s biggest electricity system will need to roughly triple in size over the next two decades, as the state seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and go green. ⌘ Read more
What has the NT government decided to do with taxpayer money in its latest budget? You can explore who wins and who loses here. ⌘ Read more
The government has confirmed that tonight's federal budget will include an increase to the JobSeeker base rate, rent assistance, Austudy and Youth Allowance. ⌘ Read more
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver this year's federal budget, with a focus on cost of living and health. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia chief executive Tom Seymour stands down as the consulting firm feels the fallout of a partner betraying the trust of its biggest client: the federal government. ⌘ Read more
Kiya Gill's young daughter has difficulties with her legs, but living 350 kilometres away from the nearest town, she believes it took longer to realise her development was different to other kids'. ⌘ Read more
WA Attorney-General John Quigley tells parliament an independent governing board will be established to oversee the state's beseiged Public Trustee. ⌘ Read more
Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, the judiciary's news website reports. ⌘ Read more
In an effort to bolster Queensland's police numbers, a new recruitment drive will offer a "significant increase" in wages and help you pay off some of your HECS debt. ⌘ Read more
After helping Timor-Leste rebuild after its bitter fight for independence, a choir exchange between the Bega Valley and Australia's youngest neighbour is swelling hearts with the joy of song. ⌘ Read more
A jury has found a baker not guilty of possessing 2.5kg of heroin found in a package of disposable gloves destined for a North Queensland nail salon, with his defence barrister saying he was scammed. ⌘ Read more
Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory fear the new water allocation plan proposed by the territory government threatens the future of country and culture for remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia. ⌘ Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried, who has long denied stealing from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, has asked a US judge to throw out criminal charges against him over the now-bankrupt FTX's collapse. ⌘ Read more
Australians are buying significantly fewer goods at shops and department stores, new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show. ⌘ Read more
Emma was diagnosed with post-natal depression after a traumatic birth experience. She says the help she got from a specialised mother and baby unit saved her life and now she's worried for other mothers because the unit is closing. ⌘ Read more
Patients say they are distressed and disappointed after receiving calls warning of prescription medicine shortages "due to the Albanese Labor government". ⌘ Read more
One of the world's foremost experts on cities has warned Australia risks "sleepwalking into a long-term loss of productivity" but not everyone agrees. ⌘ Read more
Mr Franklin nominated himself for the position a day after state party leader Paul Toole was booted out in a leadership spill. ⌘ Read more
Confidential documents are released by the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, detailing concerns investigators had about the case. ⌘ Read more
Months after postponing the closures because on an ongoing senate inquiry, the bank has announced that branches in several states will remain open indefinitely. ⌘ Read more
A Hunter Valley woman has told an inquest her Jehovah's Witness mother was acting on what the church wanted her to do by refusing a blood transfusion that could have saved her life ⌘ Read more
In a "hair-brained" journey of more than 2,500km down the Murray River on just his stand-up paddleboard, Peter Charlesworth's aim is for regional Australians to take their heart health seriously. ⌘ Read more
A former physical education teacher who sexually abused a teenage student at a WA school more than a decade ago is jailed, with the judge noting the "significant power imbalance" and the ongoing impact on the victim. ⌘ Read more
When lifesaver David Winner drowned, four of the 10 people who resuscitated him had learned their CPR skills from him. Now he's on a mission to teach one million Australians the skills that saved his life. ⌘ Read more
The Victorian Premier confirmed Humphries' family had chosen Sydney as the city for the entertainer's service, despite him being born in Melbourne. ⌘ Read more
While the federal government has already announced several measures ahead of the big moment on Tuesday night, the full details don't drop until then. Here's a quick guide to get you up to speed with what's happening and what to watch out for. ⌘ Read more
Football's governing body has criticised European broadcasters for offering "100 times less" for the women's tournament, but says unbundling is still necessary. ⌘ Read more
The owner of a high-end jeweller in Sydney's CBD is charged with defrauding an insurance company after he allegedly orchestrated his own store's robbery at knifepoint. ⌘ Read more
Four Australians have completed a mammoth feat by running more than 3,300 kilometres from the southern tip of Florida to the Canadian border in 79 days to raise money for cancer charities. ⌘ Read more
The Northern Territory budget sees a significant boost for roads and the prison system as the budget bottom line slips into a deficit. ⌘ Read more
Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to reveal three debris belts around a nearby young star named Fomalhaut — the first such features seen outside of our solar system. ⌘ Read more
Where are the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian hip hop outfit Kalush Orchestra? What have they been up to in the past year? We find out. ⌘ Read more
One of South Australia's most notorious criminals, Domenic Perre, has died less than a year after being found guilty of the deadly 1994 NCA parcel bombing that killed a detective. ⌘ Read more
The 73-year-old was taken to hospital in March with a respiratory infection, and has been recovering from surgery to treat cancer. ⌘ Read more
Queensland Health say tablets tested positive for protoniteazene, an extremely dangerous and potentially life-threatening opioid that can be fatal, even in small amounts. ⌘ Read more
A collision between a motorcycle and ute at an intersection in Secret Harbour leaves two men dead, with a 12-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy taken to hospital after suffering minor injuries. ⌘ Read more
Telstra mobile phone users are experiencing outages this morning, with the telco confirming some are unable to make and receive calls. ⌘ Read more
King Charles has given "sincere and heartfelt" thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend, as Buckingham Palace releases the first official portraits of the new monarch. ⌘ Read more
South-east Queenslanders are shivering before winter has even arrived, with inland regions recording their coldest May morning on record. ⌘ Read more
Residents of public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne launched a class action against the government over the sudden lockdown in July 2020. ⌘ Read more
US stocks end little changed ahead of inflation data and disappointing profit results. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ Read more
Employing sonars and artificial intelligence, the warning system is expected to be installed at busy boat ramps as part of a suite of measures to reduce the risk of crocodile attacks in the state. ⌘ Read more
There's dust in the air, dirt on the boots, and the booming voices of auctioneers break through the cattle dung-scented air, but farmers don't want to let go of saleyards despite the boom in online sales. ⌘ Read more
Michael Matthews earns his first race win since the 2022 Tour de France with a dominant uphill sprint, beating fellow Australian Kaden Groves back into third place at the Giro d'Italia. ⌘ Read more
The long-running battle between Qantas and the Transport Workers' Union over the sacking of 1,700 ground staff at the height of the pandemic moves to the High Court in Canberra. ⌘ Read more
Dozens of women who have attended a new Aboriginal drug and alcohol rehab centre on the NSW Central Coast say they are now thriving. They say the program's ability to reconnect them to culture has helped the most. ⌘ Read more
Russia had fired 60 Iranian-made kamikaze drones, including 36 at Kyiv — all of which have been shot down — as the Kremlin enacted a major security clampdown ahead of annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations by curbing the use of drones and ride-sharing services in its largest cities. ⌘ Read more
Details of tens of millions of dollars in funding to improve safety in the embattled town, announced by the prime minister in February, will be revealed for the first time in the federal budget. ⌘ Read more
For a generation of people in both Australia and the US, the name Jenny Craig became synonymous with weight loss. But now it's closing shop in the US as some experts fear where diet culture is headed from here. ⌘ Read more
Two of Queensland's most sought-after regions have an estimated 10,000 properties locked up as short-stay accommodation, but affordable housing advocates say holiday lets are not the driving force behind the rental shortage. ⌘ Read more
Ash and her young daughter Clancy caught influenza after they forgot to get vaccinated last year. She never wants to experience it again. So why are so many Aussie kids not getting their flu shot? ⌘ Read more
Child safety departments knowingly leave some children with carers who have had serious concerns raised about them, insiders say. In some states, foster and kinship carers don't even have a working with children check. ⌘ Read more
Women's representation in today's sitting parliament is up in New South Wales, but it still falls below the national average. So, could a statewide quota see all parties reach gender parity by the next election? ⌘ Read more
Fishers say they're losing more and more fish to sharks. While some are calling for increased fishing quotas or culls, researchers say there's no simple answer. ⌘ Read more
Experts believe knowledge sharing and collaboration between countries and research organisations are the best ways to prevent the outbreak of future pandemics. ⌘ Read more
When Jim Chalmers outlines his bold plan it will fire a debate about whether we are providing a cure for the nation's ills or merely kicking the can down the road, writes business editor Ian Verrender. ⌘ Read more
These major budget measures reveal the type of plan the Albanese government has for Australia, writes Gareth Hutchens. ⌘ Read more
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo condemns "shootout" involving Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) officials delivering humanitarian aid in Myanmar, and calls for an end to violence in the strife-torn country. ⌘ Read more
With an expected $4 billion budget surplus, the government comes under fire from Jacqui Lambie and Q+A host Stan Grant for withholding spending on Australia's most vulnerable. ⌘ Read more
If the federal government's forecast is realised, Jim Chalmers would be the first treasurer to deliver a surplus since Peter Costello. ⌘ Read more
Paramedics in Bendigo call for the community's help to keep emergency workers safe, saying they face unacceptable levels of violence from members of the public on the job. ⌘ Read more
The Port Adelaide Football Club has condemned a racist post directed towards Indigenous AFL player Junior Rioli. ⌘ Read more
Marisa Batti has had dermal filler injections since she turned 18. But after filler blocked a blood vessel, she wants other people to be aware of the risks. ⌘ Read more
Tuesday's federal budget will include changes to a key tax levied on gas exporters, aimed at bringing billions in additional revenue to the budget over the next few years. But some say it still falls too far short. ⌘ Read more
The first call for help to the ambulance service suggested Jarrod Antonovich, who had a swollen face and was in "discomfort", was suffering an asthma attack. ⌘ Read more
A jury has heard Simon Fleming told a dive shop owner he was a terrorist and he had a bomb when he took him hostage in an alleged terrorist act in November 2021. ⌘ Read more
New storm trackers launched from New Zealand's North Island will help give hourly updates of tropical cyclones, rather than the six hourly updates provided by current satellites. ⌘ Read more
Collingwood captain Darcy Moore and coach Craig McRae issue an apology to Sydney's Lance Franklin after he was routinely booed by members of the crowd during Sunday's match at the MCG. ⌘ Read more
An electrician who "caused irreparable damage" to a woman in a WA tourist town had fallen asleep in a park in the hours before the attack, a court has heard. ⌘ Read more
Prosecutors allege Joon Seong Tan murdered Ju "Kelly" Zhang, a woman he'd dated for a few weeks, later using his phone to search the term: "How many years for killing a person in Australia?" ⌘ Read more
Water and air searches for Denne Bourke will continue but shoreline searches will end, five days after he was last seen between Thursday and Horn islands. ⌘ Read more
Twenty two people are confirmed dead after a tourist boat carrying more than 30 passengers capsizes off a beach in southern India. ⌘ Read more
Duncan Craib says he had never heard of glaucoma before he was diagnosed with the eye condition aged 49. Now, he's warning people over 40 to get regular eye tests. ⌘ Read more
After his shock death at a Victorian racetrack, Dean Holland is remembered at his funeral as a doting father and loving husband with a cheeky grin and lust for life. ⌘ Read more