So little money, so few options. Everything about this budget promises to be modest, except what it’s expected to achieve.

DEFENCE Minister David Johnston is reportedly facing likely replacement in a cabinet reshuffle to be announced today by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

CLIVE  Palmer’s media adviser Andrew Crook was yesterday ­granted bail after being charged with a kidnapping.

The works will help counter China's increasing reach into the region and will be completed with the help of the US navy, the head of Papua New Guinea's Defence Force says.

Equinor's decision to scrap its proposed drilling in the Great Australian Bight has come as a shock to supporters and critics alike, with some energy analysts pointing to factors such as climate change as the reason behind it.

ONLY one in five Year 9 students can figure out the area of a floor surface even with a calculator.

HILLSONG Church’s founder should be referred to police for not reporting abuse carried out by his father, a senior counsel says.

Tensions between the two countries are still high, and Beijing still has not ended the diplomatic freeze on top-level meetings with Chinese leaders.

Isobel Marshall was about to enter her final year of high school when she and her best friend came up with an idea to support women and girls at home and abroad.

Malcolm Turnbull has claimed mutual cause with Olympic hopefuls and Bill Shorten has been abused and embraced.

From costly falls in the gymnastics, to awkward celebrations in the pool, there’s been no shortage of excruciating moments.

The deputy leader of the Nationals says the party has struck a deal to allow more foreign workers into Australia to work on farms, hinting that an agriculture-specific visa could soon be announced.

A SYDNEY man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Australia allegedly sent thousands of dollars to Islamic State.

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Labor has accused the Turnbull government of being “entirely deceptive” over its centrepiece budget savings bill.

The Reserve Bank is holding the line on low interest rates for years to come, but some economists warn the risks of an inflation "rebirth" are rising, an issue the US central bank will be discussing this week.

SENIOR Liberals admit the Defence Minister’s comment about the SA-based shipbuilder have hurt in the Fisher by-election.

TONY Abbott has revealed he wants the nation to vote for ­constitutional change to recognise indigenous Australians in 2017.

AOC boss and IOC vice-president John Coates says he expects the Japanese public will get on board with hosting the Olympic Games again once the country boosts its vaccination numbers.

An Australian woman charged with poisoning her friend must be ­executed if found guilty, says the victim’s father.