1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (279+ words) Tens of thousands have demonstrated across Germany against far-right extremism, with major rallies held in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, almost a week after the Alternative for Germany party's historic election win. Sunday's election win for the AfD in the…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (425+ words) One Nation has denied claims that allowing millions of people to tap into their nest eggs early would cause a rise in inflation. Pauline Hanson's party has unveiled proposed measures that would allow workers to divert one quarter of their…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (415+ words) Taming Australia's tobacco black market may require a more radical solution than slashing cigarette taxes, a former leading detective says. Scrutiny is ratcheting up on Opposition Leader Angus Taylor's plan to cut the tobacco excise by 80 per cent to reduce…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (273+ words) Australia and the US need to ensure both nations' military capabilities "match," War Secretary Pete Hegseth has told high-level talks. Defence Minister Richard Marles met with his US counterpart in Washington to discuss key priorities and progress on AUKUS. Australia…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) Australia's biggest polluters are buying carbon credits that may not last as long as the emissions they offset, a review has found, prompting calls for greater scrutiny. The Climate Change Authority issued the finding on Tuesday in its fifth review…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (289+ words) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney says starting September 8 his country will impose tariffs on imports from the ‌United States across a raft of sectors The move, announced on Monday, is in retaliation for US President ‌Donald Trump's new 50 per cent…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) Australia's biggest for-profit childcare group has fallen into the red after taking a multi-million-dollar hit from the closure of underperforming centres and as parents faced affordability issues. But G8 Education, which operates 350 centres across Australia for more than 29,000 children under multiple…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) The boundaries have been set for a major defence precinct in Western Australia as part of the expansive AUKUS defence program. The state and federal governments have selected the site of a new Defence Precinct at the Henderson shipyard in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (432+ words) The royal commission called in the wake of an anti-Semitic massacre could yet be extended, with a state premier throwing his support behind the push. Advocates and coalition MPs have been calling for the commission, which began its final week…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (368+ words) Support at Home aged care packages are a "public policy failure" as wait times remain unacceptable, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Former inspector general of aged care Ian Yates told a public hearing on Monday the federal government's 10-month-old program…...