Australia (Prime Minister)

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (363+ words) SYDNEY, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Australia forecast on Monday that deaths would exceed births for the first time in the 2060s, a demographic shift with far-reaching implications for an economy grappling with an ageing ​population, declining births and cuts to immigration. For decades,…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago   (168+ words) SYDNEY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Australia ⁠and ⁠New Zealand ⁠on Monday signed a pact to ​deepen cooperation between both countries' navies. • Plan Tasman was signed by Royal Australian ​Navy Deputy Chief Rear Admiral Darren Grogan ⁠and ⁠Royal New Zealand ⁠Navy Deputy ​Chief…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (781+ words) Updated September 21, 2026 — 12:30pm,first published 12:29pm Long-range forecasts by the federal government predict sweeping changes to Australia over the next 40 years driven by AI and the energy transition as the population ages and geopolitical fragmentation continues, but debt and deficit could spiral…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (933+ words) Australia has spent decades grappling with this contradiction between technological integration with allies and retaining national control over its systems and capabilities (Getty Images Plus) AUSTEO could mark a secret as protected, but it says nothing about who controls the…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (248+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese brushed off criticism of his leadership after being confronted by a journalist in New York on Sunday night. Albanese was taking questions ahead of the Atlantic Council Awards in New York, where he is set to…...

47+ min ago   (313+ words) The Coalition says its fuel plan will shield Australians from global volatility. Labor has dismissed the pitch, claiming it is “unfunded” and “uncosted”. The Albanese government has dismissed the Coalition’s pitch to Australians dreading the bowser as adding to…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (762+ words) By SARAH BROOKES - SENIOR REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Australian workers could be in line for another round of tax cuts at the next election, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers signalling fresh relief as he prepares to unveil a stark 40-year forecast warning of…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (657+ words) Good morning. Episode two of The Populist, out today, tracks the rise and influence of Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man: James Ashby. Overseas, there are warnings from intelligence chiefs that Russia may soon test the resolve of the Nato military alliance....

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (108+ words) The prime minister has defended his decision to appoint Siobhan McKenna to replace Heather Ridout when her term expires at the end of this year. New York | Australia Post chairwoman and former News Corp executive Siobhan McKenna has been appointed…...