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.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump has resulted in agreements on critical minerals and AUKUS.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has used a speech in Sydney to highlight the direction she hopes to take the embattled Liberal Party.

US President Donald Trump has chatted at length with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone, as he weighs whether to send long-range tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

Australia's unemployment rate has jumped to 4.5 per cent, its highest level in four years.