Tag: News in Australia

As the premiers organise a fight-back meeting over the federal budget, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says there's still money available for them.

Former PM Kevin Rudd says public servants would have been given more time to roll out the home insulation scheme had they asked.

Kevin Rudd will breach a century-old tradition of cabinet secrecy, as his evidence to a home insulation royal commission gets under way.

Despite very little information about the survival rate and other expected complications, foetal experts are impressed that the conjoined twins, Hope and Faith, born in Australia last week are stable and breathing on their own.

The federal opposition says Prime Minister Tony Abbott has broken election promises with his first budget.

The federal budget is written for big business and the young, sick and vulnerable will be the hardest hit, the Australian Greens say.

Pensioners, the sick, students and high-income earners will all bear the brunt of the Abbott government's first budget.

"The age of entitlement is over. It has to be replaced, not with an age of austerity, but with an age of opportunity," Hockey says as he delivers his maiden federal budget.

Peter Garrett says while everyone involved in the pink batts program had a role to play minimising risks, he bore ultimate responsibility.

Treasurer Joe Hockey expects his first budget to be criticised if people just look at their own interest rather than for the good of the nation.

Lara Bingle has escaped a jail sentence for twice driving on a cancelled licence.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says it'll be "pain with a purpose" in the budget as a new survey shows consumer confidence at its lowest in five years.

Federal Tourism Minister Andrew Robb says that Tourism Australia's budget will not be cut by 50% as was recommended by the Commission of Audit report.

Within three years Australia's minimum wage will be less than that of Canada and the UK, says union boss.

Border security agency claims to be saving taxpayer money.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's a sandwich!

Twitter wants to boost use by Australian celebrities, politicians and journalists.

Tony Abbott says that when it comes to fixing the federal budget, everyone has to chip in and do their bit.

The federal police commissioner has been asked to investigate whether border protection personnel committed a criminal offence during an asylum boat turn-back.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has hosed down claims lobbyists are buying influence within the Liberals.

James Packer and Nine Network boss David Gyngell say they've been through their fair share of ups and downs over the years.

Chair of the Commission of Audit Tony Shepherd has faced a Senate inquiry after the release of his review of government spending.

Can't live with them, can't live without them: political donations are an awkward fixture in modern politics but banning them may not be the answer.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's scaled-back paid parental leave scheme might have won over internal critics and maybe the Greens.

A former Manus Island processing centre guard says he knew there would be bloodshed within a week of arriving on the island.

The Greens want the Australian government to look at getting more out of wealthy business interests who back the coalition.

Australia has an emerging problem with the drug ice, which is being compared by authorities to the devastation caused in US cities by crack cocaine.

A Cobham Aviation plane has made an emergency landing at Perth Airport after flames were reportedly spotted coming from its engine.

Federal MP Clive Palmer says it's not right that Queensland state funds will be used by premier Campbell Newman to defend him against defamation claims.

In Australia's southern skies before sunset on Tuesday, a partial solar eclipse that occurs every 73 years will occur.

ANZAC DAY | The royal couple have planted a tree that was derived from a pine cone taken from Gallipoli almost 100 years ago.

Twenty-nine-year-old Benjamin Lesley Gillman, who served in Iraq in 2007, says he was proud to march alongside older diggers on Anzac Day in Sydney.

The Anzac generation were tested almost beyond endurance, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have taken part in the Australian tradition of an Anzac Day dawn service.

ANZAC Day 2014 | Australians have been warned not to allow the "romance" of war to overshadow its brutal reality.

Australia needs powerful air combat capabilities, which is why the nation will spend $12.4 billion on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be the first royals in nearly 50 years to attend the national Anzac Day service in Canberra.

Prince William and Kate have enjoyed their royal visit to Uluru so much they may come back, their guide says.

Organisers of an anti-war protest in Canberra deny the action is insensitive to the Anzac spirit and are willing to face criticism.

Australia's Easter road toll stands at 12 after the break - 10 fewer than last year.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Uluru where they will spend a night in a luxury tent resort, with stunning views of the rock.

Premier Mike Baird vowed to restore the community's trust in the NSW government after a shocking 48 hours of state politics.

It seems Prince William was keen to be part of the action as he watched teenagers abseil at Narrow Neck Lookout in the Blue Mountains during the royal tour of Australia.

Barry O'Farrell's downfall is complete with the NSW premier having to return for a second day to give evidence before the ICAC after his shock resignation today.

Prince William says he has always considered Australia to be a beacon of confidence, sporting ability and creativity.

William, the Duke of Cambridge, has thanked Australians for their gifts and messages of welcome since Prince George was born.

The ABC has apologised to News Ltd columnist Chris Kenny over a Chaser skit which showed him having sex with a dog.

Thousands of protesters have marched through the Sydney CBD to mark Palm Sunday, calling for an end to mandatory detention of asylum seekers.

Category one cyclone Ita will continue to move south along the coast until late Monday, bringing torrential rain and gusts.

Cyclone Ita has hit far north Queensland, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain.