Republican US senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker "Grim Reaper" as the longest-serving party leader in Senate ...

An attempt to wind back penalty rates has been opposed by the federal government, in a bid to protect workers' wages and ...

Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the ...

Pope Francis is "slightly improving" and his blood analyses are stable, the Vatican says, in the latest sign of progress as ...

I'm not a fan of body shaming and so I won't go there with Clive Palmer. Thing is, it's not his body that's the problem, it's ...

Parliamentarians will question Reserve Bank officials on their decision to cut interest rates, removing card surcharges and ...

A committee examining pornography impacts on mental, emotional and physical health will hear from anti-violence advocates, ...

A former deputy premier has condemned the release of a corruption watchdog's investigation into her, saying the move sets a ...

With the A-League Men as close as it's ever been, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City are ready for one of the most ...

Lovers of a cold can of soft drink were dealt a blow to the hip pocket as Coca-Cola prices rose in major supermarkets.

A key risk to the economy's outlook, identified by the Reserve Bank in its Statement on Monetary Policy, is that labour ...

The United Nations rights chief says the parading of the bodies of hostages in Gaza was abhorrent and flew in the face of international law. Hamas handed over the bodies of four hostages to the Red ...