Finn McHugh

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has unveiled beefed up AUSTRAC powers to restrict high-risk products, singling out crypto ATMs as a major target.

Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted on federal charges, just days after US Donald Trump demanded the Department of Justice move quickly to prosecute his political rivals.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has briefly met US President Donald Trump in person for the first time, after confirmation the pair will sit down in Washington next month.

Sussan Ley thinks Labor’s 2035 climate goal is a “fantasyland”. But the ongoing Coalition divisions on climate will likely prove a much bigger headache for her.

Labor will commit to reducing emissions by between 62% and 70% by 2035, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges Australia to “seize the economic opportunity” presented by the transition to renewables.

Charlie Kirk's murder has further polarised a deeply divided country, former BBC correspondent and author Nick Bryant told Capital Brief.

Australia Post has indefinitely suspended most shipping to the US as new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration loom.

Australia has expelled the Iranian ambassador over “credible intelligence” Tehran coordinated at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.

The Trump administration is framing Australia’s decision to lift a de facto ban on US beef as a major win, as the Albanese government insists the decision was based on science.

The US is on the verge of a trade assault on dozens of its closest allies, with President Donald Trump saying foreign countries will receive “tariff letters” on Monday.