All options are on the table as the federal government tries to get Facebook to negotiate deals with Australian news outlets.
National security legislation designed to crack down on secrets leaking could lead to the unintended consequence of scaring the world's brightest minds away.
A Telstra issue meant triple zero calls across the nation were not put through to trained professionals for more than an hour.
NSW has threatened to withhold funding from Queensland if the state does not pay outstanding bills for COVID-19 hotel quarantine measures.
Supporters say more than 1000 people have gathered near the Moscow church where Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will be farewelled amid a heavy police presence.
Sydney's annual Mardi Gras event has brought a welcoming celebration to the streets after a challenging week for the LGBTQI community.
Labor is projected to retain the Melbourne federal seat of Dunkley despite a swing to the Liberals as both parties talked down their chances before the vote.
An Australian offshore wind pioneer urges less politics and more investment in a nation that's been "smug" about energy for far too long.
Queensland has become the latest state to announce publicly funded reproduction treatments for women and girls suffering from fertility issues.
The glitter and glow of Mardi Gras has drawn some 120,000 people to Sydney's annual LGBTQI parade despite friction over police participation.
The Liberals say they're in striking distance of winning Dunkley at the next poll after Labor retained the seat at a by-election, albeit with a reduced margin.
A former politician accused of selling out Australia was serving in parliament at the time they were caught up in a foreign spy ring, the ASIO chief says.
President Vladimir Putin has warned the West against a deeper involvement in the fighting in Ukraine, saying it's fraught with the risk of a nuclear conflict.
Ministers have agreed on steps to fill the nation's energy gap but a former deputy central bank governor says $625 billion in clean energy investment is needed.
A decision to keep secret the name of a former politician who was caught up in a foreign spy ring has been defended by the prime minister and top ministers.
Ukraine's top diplomat in Australia has called on the nation to help end the "meat grinder" war besieging his country by donating more military equipment.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have easily won their parties' Michigan primaries but the Democratic president has been hit with a protest vote over the war in Gaza.
Opinion polling suggests more than one third of Tasmanians will not vote for a major party at the upcoming state election.
A shared equity scheme allowing first homebuyers to buy a property with a two per cent deposit has passed the House of Representatives.
A spy ring specifically targeted politicians, academics and students while others had tried to hurt dissidents in Australia, the nation's top spy has revealed.
Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman says health workers axed over refusing the COVID-19 vaccine can reapply for their jobs after a court ruling.
Australia could usher in the next boom by switching ammonia production plants from gas to renewable hydrogen to supply the mining sector with green explosives.
The nation's top intelligence tsar has unveiled a spy ring dedicated to targeting Australia which had recruited a former politician.
Speculation is rife about the identity of the former politician who sold out Australia to a foreign spy ring as government ministers defend the secrecy.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia is not immune nor complacent in the face of economic challenges though a soft landing is still anticipated.
The consumer sector is clearly in pain and prioritising discounted goods, making it a difficult time to be a discretionary retailer.
Native forestry in Tasmania will be expanded if the Liberal government is re-elected at the upcoming state election on March 23.
A plan by Tasmania's Liberal government to go big on native forest logging when other states are bugging out has dismayed conservationists.
Low and middle income earners are guaranteed bigger tax cuts after changes championed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cleared federal parliament.
The Victorian government has appointed three experts to lead a review into the response of power providers to storms that crippled the transmission network.
Queensland is almost doubling the capacity of its youth detention system in a bid to keep the community safe amid an outcry over juvenile crime.
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