Borrowers may only have narrowly escaped a bigger interest rate rise this month and should brace for the chance of a super-sized move in June, the Reserve Bank's latest minutes reveal.

Facing repeated questions about what Labor's plans would do to the budget if it was to win the election, an irritated Albanese was in no mind to answer variations of the question with any substance, writes Brett Worthington.

Millions of workers are set to get access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave after an in-principle decision by the Fair Work Commission. But advocates say not everyone will benefit.

Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison will remain in her role under the new Natasha Fyles administration, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison accuses the Northern Territory government of "instability" during his visit to Darwin. 

A 27-metre-long yacht that sank off the Capricorn Coast nearly a week ago remains on a Queensland beach, leaving locals to pick up rubbish that is washing ashore.

After 82 days, Ukraine's military says the mission to defend the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the strategic southern port of Mariupol is over, pledging to rescue servicemen still trapped inside.

Queensland police say a 42-year-old man has been taken into custody as authorities respond to two emergency incidents in Brisbane's north and south which police believe to be linked. 

A team of researchers just made a very unlikely breakthrough in solar power technology, which could be a game changer for renewable energy. 

Imagine you have just become the youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest — you'd probably relax and enjoy the moment? Not Gabby Kanizay, who the very next day climbed the world's fourth-highest mountain.

A refugee advocate has won an appeal against a defamation ruling which ordered him to pay Defence Minister Peter Dutton $35,000 over a now-deleted tweet.

McPherson MP Karen Andrews says community concerns about light rail stage 4, not an investment property she owns along the proposed route, are behind her opposition to the controversial project.

From February to May 2020, the men approached home owners in wealthy Melbourne suburbs such as Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell, pretending to be contractors and offering to fix faults in their roofs.

The Coalition says it would improve the budget bottom line over the next four years by roughly a billion dollars, by driving down spending on the public service.

The song, which was originally dedicated to the mother of the band's front man, took on a new meaning after the Russian invasion. Its new film clip is a haunting ode to the women on the war-torn nation's front line. 

Finland and Sweden's announcement that they intend to join NATO has dashed Vladimir Putin's hopes his war in Ukraine would deter expansion of the military alliance. But could it also mark the end of neutral states in Europe? 

Craig McLachlan's partner, conductor Vanessa Scammell, is accused of "making up" evidence in order to "bolster" the actor's case on day seven of his defamation trial.

After putting his takeover deal on hold, the Tesla CEO says the social media giant is underestimating the number of fake accounts on the platform so he "can't pay the same price".

After months of wet weather, many people are struggling to contain mould. Here’s how to get rid of it.

Matthew Mott is a frontrunner to become England men's white-ball coach, but what would the move mean for the Australian Women Cricket Team?

The US death toll from coronavirus has passed 1 million, leaving an estimated 194,000 children without one or both of their parents. 

Polls close on Saturday evening. Still not sure where your political views align with the major political parties? Vote Compass is here to help.

Police say Jhoni Fernandes Da Silva, 32, may be able to help them piece together what happened to the diver who was found dead in Newcastle last week.

The president-elect of the Philippines is in Australia, just days after winning a big victory in last week's election.

A Chinese-born gunman apparently motivated by hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs before shooting at a gathering of mostly elderly Taiwanese parishioners, killing a man who tackled him. ...

Until last week, North Korea had claimed to have come through the coronavirus pandemic unscathed. Now it has admitted to recording more than 1.48 million cases in less than a week. Here are five quick questions to help you understand Nort...