The battle over the Liberal leadership took a dramatic turn late on Friday when Andrew Hastie announced he was pulling out.
Michelle Grattan
Former Prime Minister rejects any known association with Jeffrey Epstein after fresh documents released in the US suggested he once sought to introduce his wife and son to the disgraced businessman.
Andrew Greene
The Prime Minister has blasted the Liberal Party in a fiery press conference as speculation of a leadership challenge to Sussan Ley continues.
Cameron Micallef
The State Government has backed recommendations aimed at ensuring Synergy better protects its customers after a $40 million billing blunder that went undetected for 15 years.
Sean Smith
Care International lost funding for several projects in the Pacific following the US retreat from foreign aid. Australia is attempting to help.
Ben McKay
In a pointed message to the US, the UN boss is warning the global intergovernmental organisation faces "financial collapse" unless mandatory dues are paid.
Edith M. Lederer
Slogans shouted at pro-Palestine protests are under scrutiny as a state moves to outlaw them after the Bondi massacre but critics say it curbs freedoms.
Farid Farid
A tense exchange unfolded between mayor Glenn Wilson and a councillor raising a motion at a special council meeting this week, which ended with members debating it behind closed doors.
Tegan Guthrie
The identity of “Candidate A” has been revealed, with a former Goldfields and Esperance local government chief executive stepping into the acting role at the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The statue of WA’s first governor has sat in storage for two years.
Malcolm Quekett
Economic policy has been nominated as the only way for the Liberals to arrest their plunging fortunes, as the party squabbles over a leadership spill.
Andrew Brown
Anthony Albanese insists a delay to an early intervention program for children with autism is about making sure the government gets it right.
Andrew Brown and John Kidman
South Africa has ordered Israel's top envoy to leave the country within 72 hours, accusing him of undermining relations with insults toward the president.
Staff Writers
US President Donald Trump says he is nominating former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the central bank's next chair.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has announced a new agreement with Syria's central government to stabilise a ceasefire.
The WA fishing community are making their anger known as a petition to hold an inquiry into WA’s fisheries has become the most signed e-petition in the history of WA’s Legislative Council.
Oliver Lane
The State Government has again pledged everything possible is being done to minimise chaos on the roads when the Fremantle Traffic Bridge is closed for one year on Sunday.
One Aussie state’s closed-door probe into a contentious phrase has ruled the three word slogan should be outlawed.
Nathan Schmidt
Bougainville's president says the Pacific island needs an economic injection from a gold and copper mine in its bid achieve independence from Papua New Guinea.
Kirsty Needham
US President Donald Trump has expressed disapproval over Britain's moves to strengthen economic ties with Beijing.
Jessica Coates and Nina Lloyd
A second senior Liberal MP who is rumoured to be considering a challenge to leader Sussan Ley has released a cryptic message overnight.
Nathan Schmidt and Joanne Williamson
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba.
Kanishka Singh and Dave Sherwood
A fresh demand for action on the Chinese-owned Port of Darwin has been issued after an open-ended threat from Beijing.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
President Donald Trump has filed a $US10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department.
Jonathan Stempel