Asian equities faced early declines Thursday as signs of escalating tensions in the Middle East drove oil higher and weighed ...

Readers respond to the state Victoria’s in, teacher trauma, interest rate rises and a hollow feeling at Easter.

Central banks from Washington to London to Jakarta are about to make their first assessments of economic damage after more than two weeks of conflict between the US and Iran.

New Nationals leader Matt Canavan faced an awkward on-air clash over his previous comments on the Iran war, potentially putting him at odds with Liberal leader Angus Taylor.

Regional markets brace for a second weekly decline amid fast-dwindling expectations of a US-Israel conflict resolution.

Australia, heavily reliant on imported fuel and holding stockpiles far below global standards, is rushing to ​ensure supply ...

President Donald Trump continues to make false and unproven claims about the war in Iran.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced she plans to introduce “Australia’s toughest illicit tobacco laws”, which marks ...

Australia has long struggled to reconcile its environmental ambitions with the structure of its economy. The country is both ...

Experts say Australians should prepare for the possibility of widespread fuel rationing if the war in the Middle East is ...

A federal judge has reversed Donald Trump’s attempt to dismantle state-funded international news broadcaster Voice of America ...

Coastal councils in one of the nation's most popular tourism regions have vowed to crack down on offenders illegally dumping household waste in public, with tens of thousands of dollars worth of fines ...