PM denies rate cut will impact election timing
Anthony Albanese remains coy on when Australians will head to the polls, after the Reserve Bank delivered cost-of-living relief for mortgage holders.
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Aussie AI, clean energy inventions need urgent funding
Changing tax incentives, creating a spending target, and helping businesses work with researchers could help Australia make breakthroughs the world needs.
Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data
Red tape must be ripped down to boost productivity in a bid to fix the nation's housing crisis, with shocking new data showing the slowing rate of construction.
Kids being kept in cells with adults for weeks
Youth advocates say adults are taking precedence over children at a police watchhouse, leading to kids spending weeks in cold concrete cells.
‘Do me a favour’: MP ‘misled’ watchdog over taped calls
Ex-MP Daryl Maguire allegedly expected payment for a property deal he helped broker and then made misleading comments about it to a watchdog, a court has heard.
Dutton prays for rate cut as RBA enters conclave
Economists say a major reduction in mortgage rates this year is unlikely, even though the Reserve Bank board is widely tipped to deliver a cut on Tuesday.
Berlin pro-democracy rally draws 30,000 ahead of poll
Tens of thousands of people have turned out in Berlin to rally against far-right extremism a week out from the German election.
Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco
Premier Jacinta Allan has backed her police minister after the top cop was forced out after a loss of confidence from the force he led for nearly five years.
Caution urged over polls as Labor bleeds support
A warning has been issued over election polling as tightly clustered results in a close race may not reflect Australians' votes.
Controversial Labor MP dies months after alleged attack
A controversial former Western Australia Labor party MP has died in hospital after an alleged attack.
Train delays ahead as workers win right to action
A rail union has won a decisive victory at the Fair Work Commission to engage in industrial action, spelling more delays and cancellations for NSW commuters.
New homes and land banking off-limits to foreign buyers
Established homes will be off-limits and foreign owners will be forced to develop vacant land under new measures announced to improve housing supply.
Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat
Labor has a mountain to climb to prevent Peter Dutton from forming government at the next election, with polling predicting a coalition wave in outer suburbs.
Israel releases Palestinians after Gaza hostages freed
Hamas released three Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza while Israel handed over 369 Palestinian prisoners as the fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance.
US pitched deal to access Ukraine’s rare earth minerals
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the US access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals.
Economists less confident of RBA rate cut than market
An AAP survey of 32 leading Australian economists has tipped the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates this week, but more than one in five remain unconvinced.
Investigation continues after nurses sacked over video
Two nurses remain under the police microscope after a video surfaced of them appearing to claim they would kill Israeli patients.
Almost 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk cut US agencies
Workers at US agencies are grappling with the Trump administration's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce.
Time to create ‘armed forces of Europe’, Zelenskiy says
The time has come for the creation of an "armed forces of Europe", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told world leaders and foreign policy experts.
Meat and vaccine exports at risk if Trump targets GST
Donald Trump's threat to hit trading partners with "reciprocal" tariffs could hit Australian jobs and economic output hard, if he goes after the GST.
Sneak strike ‘gaslights’ commuters on Valentine’s Day
Authorities are blaming a "sneak strike" for the cancellation or delay of more than 1200 train services amid union claims workers were locked out.
Labor admits trust damaged after surviving voter revolt
The Liberals have fallen short of a by-election upset in a traditional Labor stronghold after voters took a sledgehammer to the 10-year-old state government.
Trump steel deal could fire up housing sector boost
Home-builders could benefit from efforts by Australia to carve out an exemption to US President Donald Trump's steel tariffs.
Independents seize on ‘unfair’ deal to boost campaign
David Pocock is going on tour to visit other independent candidates challenging major party MPs after electoral changes he brands as unfair were rammed through.
Stoush over anti-Israel ‘kill’ rant video stalls probe
Two nurses who bragged about killing Israeli patients are yet to be charged by police as investigators seek access to video footage.
Deadly warning over Chinese military ‘intimidation’
Security experts fear repeated and dangerous near-misses involving the Chinese military could lead to serious injury or a potential loss of life.
Resignations puts private mental health care in play
Dozens of public health specialist resignations remain in play as data outlines how few have rescinded their threat to quit the system.
Trump outlines roadmap for reciprocal US tariff plan
US President Donald Trump says the United States will charge all other countries with the same tariffs as they charge on imports of US goods.
Labor’s childcare subsidy reforms pass parliament
Parents will have access to three days of subsidised childcare after laws were rushed through the parliament ahead of a looming federal election.
Veterans to get easier, quicker support in major reform
Australia's veterans will get simpler and faster access to compensation and rehabilitation in an overhaul of the system after laws cleared the parliament.
Anger in halls of power over ‘unfair’ electoral reforms
Federal MPs have clashed in a Parliament House corridor over political donation laws which loom as a sticking point in minority government negotiations.