Labor’s 2026-27 budget shows $727m operating surplus for this financial year as debt forecast to soar by decade’s end
Motorists, public transport users, families with children and Melbourne growth suburbs among Labor’s budget beneficiaries
Refuseniks say they are tired of being seen as ideological virus but others fear being blamed for not respecting leadership vote
Ministers urged to scrap affordable homes exemption for developers of empty buildings because it risks wrecking social mix of London
Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi has called for discussions to revise the constitution, saying it should ‘reflect the demands of the times’
Clover Moore says events must not ‘contribute to fear’ but takes a swipe at Murdoch press for ‘bad faith’ campaign while organisers vow to meet in park
Jewish children face antisemitic abuse, swastikas etched on school walls and other students performing Nazi salutes, hearing told
Ashley MacIsaac, who is seeking $1.5m in civil lawsuit, says inaccurate information led to concert cancellation
The president’s contempt for the media is explosive and his ‘disappointment’ with Australia apparent. For Meta, Google and Oracle, it’s a powerful combination
WHO says seven confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus on MV Hondius, including three passengers who died
Labor is Art gathered protesters in New York before gala in which billionaire Amazon founder and his wife are honorary chairs for their $10m donation
Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 years
US launched operation Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in Gulf – key US politics stories from Monday 4 May at a glance
Owner-occupier mortgage growth slowed under growing costs while investor loans grew by $42bn in the year to March, a 9.6% increase