Less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday, new Secretary of State Marco Rubio met foreign minister counterparts from America’s closest allies in the ...

Police across the country have launched Australia Day operations with double demerit points now enforced in some states and territories. Police across the country are calling for motorists to slow ...

National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has joined Acting National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Lil Gordon in expressing serious concern ...

A new survey shows a solidifying of views on the Australia Day date across the country, but young people remain in favour of changing it.

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.

Australia Day is this weekend.It marks the country's national holiday and because it's on a Sunday this year, it'll mean a long weekend for many. When is Australia Day?Australia Day is on January 26 ...

S&P warns that Australian states face large deficits due to spending on public wages and subsidies. Financial challenges lie ahead.

Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory - except Victoria.Authors ...

Last year was the hottest year in history – on average more than 1.55 degrees higher than pre-industrial temperatures. The ...

Australian states and territories all vote very differently, and pose very different challenges in the next federal election.

Australia is already falling behind its ambitious housing target just three months after setting the goal, official figures ...