Defence Minister Marles announced a change to the AUKUS submarine program: second-hand subs! What's the scam?

Wes Streeting is proposing reforms to capital gains tax, as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.

Can you be as bad as Joe Hockey, who said poor people don’t drive, and suggested that the solution to the housing crisis was for young people to get a good job that pays money? Well, alas, the NSW Pre...

One Nation wants more victims, more people pissed off at political parties and big business so One Nation can build a big business and a political party out of them.

Majority of party members would back the mayor of Greater Manchester, if he wins the Makerfield by-election, and he would beat Wes Streeting even more decisively

A POLITICO analysis reveals judges have ruled against ICE detention practices in roughly 90 percent of cases since the agency mandated that millions of immigrants must be locked up while they face dep...

Reform UK leader offers new explanation for gift, which is under investigation, having first said it was for his security

Modelling examining a $30 billion-plus offshore gas proposal has drawn conclusions on the likelihood of a major state reaching a 2050 emissions target.

A 70-year-old science fiction film offers a stark warning for today’s AI race, showing how powerful technology can amplify humanity’s most destructive impulses.

Job-ready graduates program will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students with debts exceeding $50,000

Israeli forces intercepted a civilian flotilla heading to Gaza in international waters. On board were hundreds of activists, including Australians. Reports say forces boarded the vessels, detained some people and cut communication with others. The incident raises urgent questions about what happened at sea and how governments respond.

What is the legacy of Anthony Albanese?

Japan's Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, who is visiting Australia from 3 to 5 May 2026, shares the anti-China feelings of most Japanese hard-liners. This colours her foreign policy.

The head of Australia's second-largest bank has warned the federal government the nation needs to be better prepared for future events, as the war continues.

The peak body alerted the health minister more than a year ago that his expanded bulk-billing policy meant underpaying for longer consults – exacerbating what was already a significant pay gap for female doctors.

In its pitch to keep “Pezzullo Report” secret, the Australian Public Service Commission has given sworn evidence to ART it has failed

In the latest of our Foreign Policy Rethink series, Peter Varghese outlines how alliance, region and multilateralism must be recalibrated for a more contested and uncertain global order.

Some of today’s far right is openly violent and undemocratic – and even in its less extreme forms, far-right populism is a profound threat. But that doesn’t mean it is just a re-run of history

To some, it may be heresy, but charging tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz looks reasonable in a Trumpian world.

Chinese researchers have developed a new gravity-based detector that could be used to find submarines and render the proposed AUKUS submarine redundant.

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