Australia is heading into a hotter and in many areas wetter summer, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of an elevated risk of flooding and fire as temperatures climb.

We break down the big ideas driving today’s bull market: from rare earths and uranium to the comeback stories in healthcare and banking.

Australian exporters will be holding their breath hoping a rare earth deal today between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese won’t bring a trade ban blitz from Beijing.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley will commit the opposition to taking a plan to cut personal income tax to the election – despite being unable to foresee what the budgetary and economic circumstances will be by then.

One Nation is currently polling well ahead of its recent election results, with support high enough to challenge the Greens as Australia’s third-largest party.

Self-driving cars are on the list of futuristic sci-fi tech we've been promised for years. Along with jetpacks and meals in pill-form. Tesla recently made it a pseudo-reality by unveiling "Full Self-Driving" capabilities on compatible vehicles down under. It'll run you $149 a month, but what does it actually get you? And is seeing believing?

Joyce is known to have been having talks with Pauline Hanson for some time, but hasn’t confirmed he will join her.

The City of Sydney Council will this week debate a motion that could see a major crackdown on Airbnb and other short-term rental services across the city, with a proposal to introduce a 60-day annual cap on unhosted, short-term rentals.

Most EV drivers charge at home. But when they use the public network, they need to know the charger is working.

The price of gold surged above US$4,100 (A$6,300) an ounce on Wednesday for the first time, taking this year’s extraordinary rally to more than 50%. The speed of the upswing has been much faster than analysts had predicted and brings the total gains to nearly 100% since the current run started in early 2024. The […]

Will the shock spike in the jobless rate guarantee a Cup Day rate cut? Does the Federal government care that many businesses are cracking under the pressure?

In a speech to the National Press Club yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke declared war on bitcoin ATMs, saying they were a notorious link in the money laundering chain for some pretty horrific activities.