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

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

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.

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

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.