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The Chinese government has agreed to co-operate with ‌Australian businesses on jet fuel shipments, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says, suggesting China could ‌loosen curbs on exports imposed amid supply disruption from the Iran war.

"We believe this is an ‌important step, but it is the first step," Wong told reporters in Beijing, adding that the aim of her trip...

Possible intelligence and security failures before the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack will headline initial findings from a high-level probe.

The Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion's interim report is expected to offer a glimpse into how two men were able to plan and carry out one of the worst mass shootings in Australian history.

The attack k...

Wests Tigers will ramp up talks with off-contract players after receiving a $1.2 million boost in their salary cap following Jarome Luai's decision to sign with the PNG Chiefs.

Luai's move to quit the Tigers at the end of the 2027 campaign and join the Chiefs for their inaugural season in 2028 will strengthen Benji Marshall's bid to retain the 11 players who enter the f...

The Iran war could result in Australia building 33,000 fewer homes than planned, the government's independent housing adviser has warned.

Australia was making ground on its housing supply targets before the Middle East conflict broke out in late February, the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council found in its annual state of the housing system report on Thur...

Reining in the National Disability Insurance Scheme and property investor tax breaks could save the budget $30 billion over four years, the chief economist at Australia's biggest bank says.

Luke Yeaman, who was a senior department official under Treasurer Jim Chalmers before switching to the Commonwealth Bank, said the upcoming budget was shaping as one of the most inte...