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Members of the Queensland Police Union have launched a petition seeking support for a vote of no confidence in the union’s ...

St Ignatius’ College has banned access to digital devices for students up to year 3 level and their use will be heavily restricted for their peers up to year 9 in a nation-leading tech-smart ...

At the start of Anthony Albanese’s first term of office, the newly elected prime minister got a rush of blood to the head and announced a Voice to Parliament referendum, telling Australians ad nauseam ...

Anthony Albanese’s decision to back a Palestinian state shows Australia has totally lost its moral compass. The Prime Minister’s weakness will be felt for years to come. So, Australia is going to join ...

At least eight candidates vying for a spot on the Darwin City Council have accused it of being “undemocratic”, as they demand the Northern Territory Electoral Commission to postpone the election until ...

Better late than never. One meeting after everyone expected, the RBA on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year. So where to from here?

Anthony Albanese is now among a growing list of Western leaders vowing to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.

The organiser of a neo-Nazi march through Melbourne’s CBD has issued a disturbing message describing the city as a “Nazi capital”.

A Gold Coast crane operator has been charged with additional offences after analysis of his seized devices revealed he had ...

An antinuclear ambassador for a Nobel prize winning group has delivered a message to world leaders at the edge of a Red ...

Hollywood filmmaker George Miller has thrown his weight behind a push to stop a BYO alcohol plan at one of Sydney’s most famous beaches.