The federal government says it will do "whatever it takes" to help open up direct flights between Tasmania and New Zealand for the upcoming summer tourism season. Discussions between Australia and New Zealand have been ongoing since May,

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he hasn't spoken with his party about filling a cabinet vacancy left by former health minister Jenny Mikakos. Ms

President Donald Trump's continued attacks on the legitimacy of voting by mail and refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power has raised concerns that a bitter

New Zealand Labour has scored big in another election poll released on Sunday night, the seventh straight major survey to show Jacinda Ardern's party on

Mikhail Gorbachev has urged the winner of the US election to hold an early meeting with Vladimir Putin amid fears that the nuclear arms race the then Soviet president helped to end three decades ago is again spiralling out of control.

The Liberal National Party has pledged $440 million towards a $33 billion upgrade to almost 1500km of Queensland's major coastal highway. Opposition Leader

Labor luminary Susan Ryan has been remembered as a fierce champion for women's rights and other discriminated Australians after her sudden death at age 77.

Donald Trump has named conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee, saying she was a brilliant and gifted woman who was utterly loyal to the constitution.

More than 20 branches of the National Party have unanimously backed Deputy Premier John Barilaro's leadership.

The Block star Deanne Penberthy Jolly is building a new life as a real estate agent and businesswoman following the breakdown of her marriage to former Collingwood premiership player Darren Jolly.