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Israel and Iran agree to pause attacks in the middle east but both sides warn their fingers remain poised on the trigger..

Hundreds of Australians recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list, as tributes are paid for Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer who has died from brain cancer.

The Federal Government is hopeful of avoiding a lengthy Senate inquiry on its proposed tax reforms and is in talks with the Greens, trying to convince them to back the changes and pass it quickly.

The Trump administration threatens a new tariff on Australia and a host of other countries for allegedly failing to prevent slavery in export supply chains, a move the Albanese Government insists is unjustified.

Fighting continues in the Middle East despite Donald Trump's assurances he's persuaded Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters to cease hostilities.

Tough times for Australia's property market as interest rates and tax changes cause a significant slowdown.

One Nation overtakes Labor as Australia's most popular political party.

Negotiating teams for the US and Iran have reportedly agreed to a proposal to extend a ceasefire for 60 days and start talks on Iran's nuclear program.

Headline inflation is easing but is it too early to relax about further interest rate hikes? 

More women and children linked to Islamic State return to Australia.

Good news for families with electricity prices likely to fall across the eastern states but is the situation in the Middle East still a concern?

Donald Trump says he won't be rushed into a peace deal as Iranians stand firm against the President's threats.

Another group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State has left a camp in north eastern Syria for the families of killed and jailed IS-fighters. 

Indigenous leaders call for help as a highly contagious diphtheria outbreak ravages their communities.

Entrepreneurs and small business owners warning tax changes will stifle innovation and drive capital investment out of Australia.

Australia's domestic violence problem again in the spotlight after the brutal deaths of a woman and her two children in Sydney.

The Government says thousands of jobs can be created if we simply choose to buy locally made products. 

Angus Taylor has outlined the Opposition's plan to overhaul the nation's tax and migration systems, under a future Coalition government.

As coalition leader Angus Taylor prepares to deliver his budget reply tonight, what would the federal opposition do differently to tackle intergenerational inequity?

Can last night's federal budget level the intergenerational playing field for younger and older Australians?

A call to politicians to respect sorry business from the family of murdered Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby.

Violence has erupted in Alice Springs overnight, after the alleged killer of a five-year-old girl was arrested.

$35 billion and counting: the heavy cost of war in focus as a defiant US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before the US Congress.