Angus Taylor insists he made no payments to conservative Liberal group amid Icac investigation
Opposition leader says he is ‘not a party to proceedings’ being investigated by NSW corruption watchdog as fellow Liberals close ranks
Lindsey Graham remembered as ‘true American original’ at Capitol memorial
‘He died doing the work he was born to do,’ Trump says as political leaders honor Republican US senator
Lindsey Graham’s funeral ceremonies to begin with Netanyahu and Zelenskyy in attendance
Memorials for the Republican senator to start in US Capitol as the Israeli and Ukrainian leaders meet with Trump
Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing amid aftershocks
Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale
White House teleprompter operator accused over Trump bets no longer in job, official says
Official declines to say whether Gabriel Perez, who allegedly bet on prediction market Kalshi, resigned or was fired
Ukraine war briefing: Wildberries attacks shake Russian economy and banking
Kremlin and state bank VTB may be forced to prop up online retailer amid crippling Ukrainian attacks; Kyiv prosecutors may target Lukashenko. What we know on day 1,617
Banks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic finds
Australian banks ‘not getting the basics right’, regulator says after review of more than 200,000 home loans
ICE agents used racial slurs during Los Angeles crackdown, court files show
Agents accused in lawsuit of using anti-immigrant slurs and denigrating undocumented Mexicans
The Vampire Lestat review – a mega-fun glam-rock musical … with bloodsucking
Velvet jackets and opera glasses are out, tight trousers and a hoofing glitter stomp are in. Interview With the Vampire’s taken quite the turn
Uncle Vanya review – celebrity casting and cringey modernisation undercuts uneven Chekov
Fayssal Bazzi and Philippa Northeast steal the show, but Shaun Micallef is a disaster
Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence
At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lost
Trump praises back-to-back meetings with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu
US president makes positive posts as Ukraine seeks more firepower and Israeli PM seeks to repair relationship
One Nation faces being struck off in Queensland after failing to file audited financial statements
Breach exposes Pauline Hanson to possible fines as party given deadline to comply by 18 August
‘Prioritising profit’: Australians regularly prescribed medicinal cannabis with very high THC levels
Exclusive: Of more than 1,000 medicinal cannabis products available, only two have been evaluated by the drugs regulator
Walk with Lisa Millar: ‘I constantly have butterflies about doing stuff. It’s not like I’ve got reams of confidence’
The ABC presenter and former foreign correspondent on meeting incredible people in terrible times, ‘having a crack’ and finding love in her 50s
Gomorrah: The Origins review – a mob prequel so stylish you’ll look for Al Pacino
There’s a cheekiness, freshness and tenderness to this show that sets it apart from standard crime dramas. It’s so wonderfully rich that the Godfather cast wouldn’t be out of place
Japan earthquake injures at least 100 and kills two inside shopping mall
Kumamoto shaken by 6.8-magnitude quake, knocking out power and damaging buildings, as people remain trapped inside shopping centre
FCC bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’
Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US