The ASX managed a modest lift, but was still struggling", as gains in select stocks did little to shift broader market pressure.

Two states are facing sharply different and unusual weather this week, with tropical rain soaking one while the other is strangely mild.

After Labor's tax backflip it's only fair to ask - what other changes are, for the 50th time, full stop, exclamation mark, unhinged, fake news, off the table?

Three people are fighting for life and multiple others have been injured after a horror bus rollover along a major highway.

The Opposition Leader has drawn a hard line on who gets in - and tied it to a number most Australians haven't considered yet.

NSW's Health Minister has called for arrests after hooligans' went at it outside a hospital - but police say it was just a family argument.

Anthony Albanese has been dealt a major blow as One Nation scores big in the first poll since the budget was handed down.

One of Australia's major airlines says it has found a way to cut check-in times in half in a major tech overhaul.

A once-esteemed lawyer will not spend a day behind bars after admitting he tried to defraud clients during the Banksia Securities class action scandal.

A woman has been arrested over her alleged role in a plot to kill a rapper who police believe has links to an organised crime network.

Pauline Hanson has made a spectacular claim about the Coalition as Angus Taylor prepares to deliver his budget reply.

Amid the obligatory post-budget throw-down, a former politician confidently blurted the quiet part aloud. It should make you fume.

Supermarket giant Coles has lost a major court case with a judge finding it engaged in misleading" marketing through its Down Down campaign.

Terrifying footage of a multi-car pileup in Sydney has given insight into how the devastating crash unfolded.

Angus Taylor has used language similar to the US President's while unveiling a new policy targeting migrants.

Australia's peak union group says Donald Trump's war and whims are reason to give millions of low wage workers a 6 per cent pay rise.

A domestic violence operation targeting alleged offenders has seen a record surge in the number of inmates held in one state's jails.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers now owns Aussie house prices. And whatever happens next, he is the man that will have to answer for it.

Families in one Australian state could save up to $1200 on healthcare as authorities seek to meet people where they are".

A group of Australians rescued from a deadly cruise ship outbreak are facing an anxious wait in Europe after their trip home stalled.

The Coalition has issued a blistering response to Anthony Albanese's staple housing project while proposing to cap net migration numbers.

The family of a toddler who fell into a coma after inhaling cake decorating powder in a horror accident have provided a major update from hospital.

A court has delivered a bombshell ruling after multiple protesters demonstrating against the visit of the Israeli president were arrested.

A major search is underway for a swimmer who was last seen in distress" before vanishing in the waters of a popular surf beach.

A past affair between two senior ministers has become central to a formal referral to one state's corruption watchdog.

Dramatic aerial footage has captured the moment an alleged bike thief's attempt to flee police ended, with a trio of men arrested.

A man is in custody after a woman's body was found dumped outside an apartment building in Perth's north.

Commonwealth Bank has suffered its biggest one-day sell-off since Covid, with $25 billion wiped from its value in a single day.

A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in a drawn-out assault may have threatened to kill another partner, a court has been told.

A man has pleaded guilty to child exploitation material charges in the second case linked to the criminal case involving author Craig Silvey.

A major police investigation is underway after a woman's body was found dumped outside an apartment building in Perth's north.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shared new details about the shaping of the federal budget and how it changed in the wake of the Iran war.

Pauline Hanson has blasted Labor over broken promises in the budget, saying the major tax changes show the government can't be trusted".

Police have slapped six fresh charges against a 20-year-old man accused of planning a terror attack in Perth.

Poor record-keeping means authorities cannot contact thousands of patients who may have contracted HIV or hepatitis at a dental practice.

Muslim leaders have slammed police for laying the weakest possible" charges against a man after he allegedly threatened worshippers with a gun.

A psychiatrist has detailed the maniacal state of a man accused of deliberately targeting a Jewish synagogue in an act of hate.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has revealed what Australia is set to contribute to a multinational effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The body of a man found beside a vehicle in central western NSW this week has been formally identified as one of the state's most wanted murderers.

The daredevil claimed to have scaled the building four times, and didn't use any safety equipment as he scaled the 300m crane.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shared new details about the shaping of the federal budget, and how it changed in the wake of the Iran war.

More and more people using Australia's biggest bank are falling behind on loan repayments, as the bank posts a $2.7bn quarterly profit.

Pauline Hanson has slammed Labor's tax reforms as communism" while claiming hardworking baby boomers have had to go without.

Thousands of patients at a dental practice are being warned that they may have been exposed to bloodborne viruses.

Federal funding has been axed from a prominent organisation supported by Prince Harry in a move described as a big shock".

Pauline Hanson has launched a blistering attack on Labor's tax reforms, warning the changes could push up rents and burn young Aussies.

Finance guru Mark Bouris is pissed off" after Tuesday's federal budget and claims Labor's excuses for axing property investor tax breaks are a bunch of crap".

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has launched a fiery attack on Labor's controversial overhaul of Australia's tax system.

Opinion is split about whether Jim Chalmers' capital gains tax changes are too extreme" or not really reform" at all.

Three people have exploded an ATM at a historic inner-city market, with one taken to hospital under police guard.