Iran's foreign minister has flown to Moscow to seek Russian support, while Donald Trump says Tehran can phone the US if it wants to discuss ending the war.
Australia is selling one of its most prized military vehicles to the Netherlands as the government also moves to shore up its own defence force.
Mali's defence minister has been confirmed killed in an attack on his home during a wave of insurgent strikes across the nation.
Pauline Hanson and Matt Canavan have addressed an anti-immigration rally in Canberra, focusing on migration levels ahead of the Farrer by-election.
The first inflation figures since the Iran war started, causing petrol prices to skyrocket, will give clues on its cost - with home-buyers watching closely.
Donald Trump and other top US officials have been rushed out of the annual White House correspondents' dinner after an armed man stormed the lobby outside.
The minister in charge of the NDIS has defended looming changes to the scheme that will require people with disabilities to be reassessed.
Motorists in one state will receive a one-off rebate on car registration to ease cost-of-living pressure as fuel prices soar across the country.
President Donald Trump is sending his special negotiators to Pakistan to revive ceasefire talks with Iran, but Tehran's officials don't intend to meet them.
Two decades after the Beaconsfield mining disaster, a community reflects on the tragedy and the survival of two men from deep underground.
Accused war criminal and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has joined thousands to mark Anzac Day at the Currumbin Dawn Service.
US President Donald Trump says a state visit from the King and Queen could mend relations with the United Kingdom.
The US Department of Justice's internal watchdog is reviewing the department's compliance with a law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
States and territories are being lobbied by the federal treasurer to back National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms to handle more people than previously.
The minister responsible for gas in Australia has poured cold water on calls for an export tax as industry figures insist they pay their fair share.
The investigator whose report led to a commission of inquiry into a controversial union has responded angrily after having his methods challenged.
Labor has proposed a ban on polling place signage before 6am to stop an election day "arms race" which it says is dangerous to volunteers, and hated by voters.
The nation's artificial intelligence industry will get a $25 billion-dollar boost, from data centres to workplace training, after a major company's bet big.
House prices for homes under thresholds for a five per cent deposit scheme are outstripping increases for all other homes.
Iran has fired on three ships and seized two of them as it denies agreeing to President Donald Trump's ceasefire extension and slams a continued US blockade.
Anthony Albanese has offered assurances to disabled Australians as a premier warns overhauling a federal support scheme will leave the discarded worse off.
As the repercussions of the US-led war on Iran continue and a crucial oil corridor remains effectively closed, Australia has topped up its fuel supply.
A former state minister has been asked to respond to explosive claims she threatened to tear up a developer's contract unless he worked with a rogue union.
State leaders and ministers say they were kept in the dark on the extent of planned changes to the NDIS and fear they're being left to pick up the tab.
Lawyers for a teenager accused of preparing a terrorist attack against a political leader are trying for longer meetings with their client, a judge has heard.
A renewable diesel project has been unveiled as a state government shores up fuel security after butting heads with the commonwealth over a proposed oil field.
The Peter Mandelson vetting scandal has rocked British politics, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer set to face more questions in parliament.
Over-65s will lose a generous private health insurance rebate to help fund at-home support services for aged care recipients after a government backflip.
Iran is intensifying its assault on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, seizing two vessels and complicating faltering efforts to resume Washington-Tehran talks.
Tens of thousands of disabled Australians could lose access to support as the government tries to pare back the soaring cost of the NDIS.
Gas producers have mounted a full-throated defence of their tax contributions in an inquiry exploring opportunities for higher export levies.
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