Stubborn high inflation is set to impact the upcoming federal budget, with the treasurer warning belt-tightening of the nation's finances is coming.

Two men have been charged over the kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather after his remains were found in bushland.

A one-off "solidarity contribution" from the Swiss government will provide swift financial support to victims of the ...

A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendour of star-forming gases at the heart of our ...

The Australian ‌government has told dependants of Australian diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to ‌leave the two Middle East countries, citing a deteriorating security ‌situation in the region, the ...

A poet's latest work has been lauded for its emotional intelligence, while Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah ...

The home of the Mona Lisa is getting a new boss. Art historian Christophe Leribault, a veteran museum director, is taking over at the Louvre, shouldering the challenge of getting the world's largest ...

The US and South Korean militaries will conduct their annual spring exercises in March to bolster their countries' combined defence capabilities amid a deepening diplomatic freeze with nuclear-armed ...

Victoria's Liberal leader Jess Wilson made her party's first major housing pitch on Wednesday, announcing a plan to expand Melbourne's CBD while fast-tracking homes on the city's fringes.

A bigger police search would not have saved a woman beaten to death by her partner, an inquiry into the force's handling of the incident has been told. Lindy "Kimmy" Lucena, 64, was beaten to death by ...

A supermarket giant has pushed back on allegations it misled shoppers with a catchy slogan, telling a court underlying inflation and other factors were to blame for pushing up prices. The Australian ...

The Black Gully Crown Reserve, commonly known as the Mike O'Keeffe Woodland, after Mike O'Keeffe, the Armidale Tree Group's first full-time manager, has been managed and restored by the Armidale Tree ...