9 h. ago Federal government to spend $12 billion on AUKUS submarines facility

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will today announce the government is spending $12 billion on a new submarine facility south of Perth.

Economics

3 d. ago Albanese quickly changes shirt after fashion faux pas at crucial summit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was caught in an awkward moment when he arrived at a crucial summit with Pacific Island leaders in the wrong shirt.

Politics

3 d. ago Block Everything: France faces a financial crisis as it descends into chaos

Emmanuel Macron just appointed his fifth prime minister in two years to end a standoff in parliament that could worsen the country’s unsustainable finances.

Events

4 d. ago Poland and allies scramble aircraft, close airports as Ukraine warns of Russian drones

Poland said its aircraft were deployed to protect its airspace while Russia conducted an air attack on nearby western Ukraine.

Events

5 d. ago Germany the winner if Australia and Turkey deadlocked on bid for climate summit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hopes to use UN assembly to persuade Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to drop rival bid for COP summit.

Politics

5 d. ago Japan’s rotating ranks of prime ministers ‘not good for foreign policy’

The leadership vacuum adds to a picture of chaotic governance in the pillar of East Asian democracy at a time when the international system is being roiled by an unpredictable White House and challenged by China.

Politics

5 d. ago Why Japan’s revolving door of leaders is bad news for Australia

The leadership vacuum hits at a time when China is trying to assert its authority as a global superpower.

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Close our sky’: Ukraine PM’s plea to allies after record attack

Russia fired 13 missiles and sent 805 drones against Ukrainian targets during the record assault, killing a 32-year-old woman and her two-month-old son in Kyiv.

Events

7 d. ago Russia strikes Ukraine government building for first time in largest aerial assault of the war

The attack set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead, including a baby.

Events

8 d. ago Thailand installs a new PM after ousting the old one – and the one before that

Months of political uncertainty in Thailand sparked by the suspension and eventual dismissal of the prime minister have come to a temporary pause.

Politics

9 d. ago In the contest to declare that Britain is broken, nobody beats Nigel Farage

Brexit populist Nigel Farage has dominated British politics for over a decade. In troubled times, could he now become the next prime minister?

Politics

9 d. ago Leaders pledge troops to safeguard Ukraine as Trump heavies Europe over Russian oil

Twenty-six nations have offered forces to guarantee Ukraine’s security in a potential peace deal with Russia, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not commit to sending Australian troops.

Politics

9 d. ago Leaders pledge troops to safeguard Ukraine – but Australia yet to declare

Twenty-six nations have offered forces to guarantee Ukraine’s security in a potential peace deal with Russia.

Politics

1 week ago PM to visit London to lock in AUKUS as he waits on Trump review

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will head to London within weeks for talks on the AUKUS pact with UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer amid doubts about American support for the plan.

Politics

1 week ago Anthony Albanese joins urgent summit as Russia maintains Ukraine bombardment

The prime minister will join the meeting online when French President Emmanuel Macron convenes the “coalition of the willing” to consider sending troops into Ukraine to keep the peace.

Events

1 week ago Albanese won’t say how long Nauru will collect $70m a year to rehome deportees

The prime minister repeatedly refused to provide further detail on a secretive deal between Australia and the Nauruan government.

Politics

2 w. ago Another Thai prime minister bites the dust after Constitutional Court ruling

Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been officially sacked.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump administration applauds Australia’s decision to expel Iranian ambassador

Iran’s foreign minister, meanwhile, borrowed a line from one of his country’s greatest enemies – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – calling Anthony Albanese weak and threatening retribution for Australia.

Politics

2 w. ago Iran embassy staff dash for exit after a day not seen in Australia since World War II

The Albanese government was told of Iran’s link to antisemitic attacks on Australian soil on Monday. Within a day, the prime minister made a historic call.

Events

2 w. ago ‘Extraordinary and dangerous acts’: Iran blamed for two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil

The prime minister has revealed that the Iranian government is suspected of involvement in two attacks against the Jewish community in Australia.

Events