Scott Morrison has seen the future. It's a future where the Government will drive economic growth, austerity has been replaced by spending and taxpayers will help foot the bill, writes Ian Verrender.

He may not yet realise it, but Donald Trump has now hurled himself headlong into a war with Washington's national security establishment, and the odds of victory are stacked against him, writes Greg Jennett.

Men who test positive for an inclination to splay their legs widely on trains would be required to wear a 'Manspreader' button at all times, or risk hefty fines, Ben Pobjie writes.

Fresh from a gruelling 24 hours putting out fires, the White House is facing a new and potentially even more damaging scandal, writes North America correspondent Conor Duffy.

When ABC newsreader Craig Allen spoke about his battle with anxiety and panic attacks, he never expected the avalanche of support he would receive.

Treasurer Scott Morrison's budget forecasts and claimed return to surplus are based on wages growth almost doubling from its current record low — but pigs might fly before that happens, writes Stephen Long.

Before he was Australia's longest-serving prime minister, Robert Menzies languished on the backbench. Through appealing to the middle class, he found a route back to power.

Any hiccups from China will rattle our economy — and the past week has seen some concerning signals emanating from Beijing that its latest attempt to extract itself from a looming debt crisis has done more harm than good, writes Ian Verrender.

The United States and Saudi Arabia sign a string of agreements in a telling triumph of commercial interest and strategic orthodoxy over US President Donald Trump's alt-right campaign rhetoric, writes Matt Brown.

Sweden's decision to drop its rape investigation into Julian Assange might be hailed as a victory by some, but the Australian is likely to stay put in London's Ecuadorian embassy for the foreseeable future, writes Europe correspondent James Glenday.

The best bands often have the most distinctive, emotive vocalists and in this, Chris Cornell was par excellence, writes Alistair Clout.

Survivors of child sexual assault and cover-ups are watching with familiar trepidation the making of an unprecedented national redress scheme, writes Paul Kennedy.

It's clear Salman Abedi was on the radar of security services, and hard questions will no doubt be asked about how authorities missed the deadly Manchester attack, writes Philip Williams.

Research shows consumers value speed when it comes to shopping, so Australian retailers need to react or they will lose.

The ACA's creation of The Cricketers' Brand is the latest power play in the endless negotiations between the players' union and Cricket Australia.