Vladimir Putin has ordered immediate nuclear weapons drills to “cool Western hotheads” in a sudden escalation of tensions ...

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The commonwealth has called for whistleblower David McBride to be sentenced to more than two years in jail, arguing his ...

A Chinese fighter jet dropped flares close to an Australian navy helicopter in a dangerous mid-air confrontation days ago, ...

You can bet a few questions are being asked over the exit of the very senior Parliament House bureaucrat Cate Saunders, who ...

Geelong unrestricted free agent Tyson Stengle has been granted special AFL permission for his guardian, Anna Scullie, to ...

A NSW Supreme Court judge fears bail reforms rushed through last month to curb a spate of youth crime in regional NSW are ...

The NSW government and the opposition have pointed fingers at each other over faults in the state’s foster care system ...

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has accused university leaders of being derelict in their duties by appeasing anti-Israeli ...

The idea of Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield finishing his career back in Adelaide was raised over the summer but the ...

Household borrowers are set to be spared from further pain at the Reserve Bank’s May meeting, yet all eyes will be on ...

One of the brief moments of excitement during the budget lockup is the discovery of the number for the permanent migration ...