Australia has recorded a rare trade surplus with the United States for the second consecutive month, on the same day as President Donald Trump announced 10 per cent tariffs on Australian exports. The ...

Pauline Hanson's daughter Lee is adamant she's very different to her "polarising" mother but will follow her mum's lead with a tilt at politics. Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering ...

Homes are cheapest to build in the least climate-resilient zones and potentially expose residents to higher air-conditioning ...

Australian shares have tumbled in early trading and major indices in Asia have sunk after the severity of incoming US tariffs ...

Pamela Mears is an age pensioner from Tasmania and is giving $16 a month to help independents in regional areas get elected ...

A mortgage belt seat where anger is palpable over the war in Gaza is shaping up as a key battleground in the federal election ...

The tax system is being used as a "weapon" of financial abuse that saddles vulnerable victims with astronomical debts and the ...

A police officer has been barred from interstate or international travel after he allegedly sexually assaulted a ...

The Ford Ranger has claimed its first monthly sales win in more than six months, leading home the strongest overall market ...

In the Pacific, some of the world's poorest economies are reeling after discovering they too will be subject to tariffs from ...

Photographers have snapped Mazda's upcoming new CX-5-size electric SUV undergoing testing, just days after it was officially ...

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