Courtney Gould

Scott Morrison has become the first Australian politician to visit Israel in the wake of the Jewish state’s conflict with Hamas. The former prime minister landed at Ben Gurion airport alongside former British prime minister Boris Johnson on…

Anthony Albanese has arrived in China on a mission to stabilise the relationship with Australia’s largest trading partner.The Prime Minister received a red-carpet welcome by China’s top diplomat in Australia, Xiao Qian, Australia's…

Former governor-general and one-time Labor Party leader Bill Hayden has been farewelled at a state funeral. The man credited as the architect of Medicare died in October at the age of 90 after a long illness. Described by some as the…

The Reserve Bank has been urged to lift interest rates and governments warned to pull back on infrastructure projects to reduce inflation. In its annual economic health check, the International Monetary Fund concluded Australia’s economy…

Anthony Albanese is tempering expectations ahead of a landmark trip to China but says he won’t be afraid to be direct with Beijing. The Prime Minister will hold talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang when he travels to China…

Anthony Albanese is talking tough ahead of a landmark visit to China, vowing not to shy away from “straight talks” with President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister will head to Shanghai and Beijing this week for talks with his counterpart in…

Penny Wong has repeated her call for a pause to hostilities in Gaza so food, water and supplies can be delivered to Palestinian civilians. The Foreign Minister told a Senate estimates hearing on Thursday that Palestinians should “not suffer…

A super-sized tax break that made it easier for tradies to claw back the price of a brand new ute has been axed. The Albanese government has unveiled plans to overhaul the popular instant asset write-off scheme, decreasing the amount…

More than 700,000 people are expected to move to Australia by the end of next year, adding to the squeeze on the nation’s already very tight rental market.The Albanese government’s second budget handed down on Tuesday night is forecasting a…

Inflation will decline faster than expected as the economy strains under the weight of rapid rate rises, the cost of living and soaring rents, the Reserve Bank says. In an economic update released just days out from the federal budget, the…