Inquiry spotlight on Optus

Inflation is up and interest rates are on hold, so what does the RBA Governor say hard-pressed households can expect from the economy in the year ahead?

A senate inquiry hears Australia telco Optus held eleven crisis meetings before going public and revealing the Triple-O outage deaths.

The King strips his younger brother of his royal title over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump says he'll resume testing of nuclear weapons as he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping and secures new trade deals.

Australia has recorded its biggest jump in inflation rate in years, setting back the hopes of those counting on further interest rate cuts.

There are calls for a childcare overhaul following revelations paedophiles are using the dark web to help get jobs working with children.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with the Chinese Premier on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.

A class action has been launched against the Australian Defence Force, with accusations that women serving in its ranks were subjected to sexual violence and harassment.  

The US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia's two largest oil companies, in a bid to pressure Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine.

After all the handshakes, back-slaps and gift exchanges in Washington DC, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on his way back to Australia.