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The first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest included a comedic musical interlude about the differences between Austria ...

A survivor advocate behind the campaign calling for good character references to be abolished in sentencing perpetrators of sexual offences has described the NSW reform as "an absolute victory".

As US President Donald Trump prepares to meet his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, some analysts say the war in Iran has ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers mentioned a string of "tax cuts" in his federal budget speech, talking up how the measures could put more money into the pockets of working Australians. The ...

It's been 18 years of hosting Gruen for Wil Anderson, but the self-confessed advertising cynic says the topic is more ...

As the nation digests the federal budget, Australian shares are set for another day of losses, with the SPI futures pointing ...

Plans for a $1.5 billion Trump Tower on the Gold Coast have been scrapped less than three months after the deal was made. The 91-storey, branded tower proposed for Surfers Paradise would have been ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended negative gearing and capital gains tax changes unveiled in his fifth federal budget last ...

Former Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze was one of six players handed lengthy bans from rugby for their part in a scheme ...

Electric vehicles now represent 16 per cent of new car sales in Australia, in a growing trend coinciding with record fuel prices.

If the reforms help younger Australians believe home ownership is within reach, Labor can expect to collect a political ...