Salaries of Australia’s dramatically expanding public service have skyrocketed by another seven per cent in the last year, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers is urged to rein in rampant spending driving up inflation. 

An investigation into allegations levelled at Greens senator Jordon Steele-John will report back in December, with the Greens’ internal processes to be put under the microscope. Here are the terms of the probe.

A woman has been charged with stalking and attempting to extort Greens senator Jordon Steele-John.

THE WASHINGTON POST: After winning majorities in both chambers of Congress on Tuesday, the party is figuring out how to approach the Republican president.

One adviser to the Trump administration says Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘could be on the chopping block’ because of the ongoing war in Iran.

Internal party polling showed Republicans’ approval rating started to crater after the Trump Administration attacked Iran in February.

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a jury he saw one of his alleged victims having sex with another man while giving evidence in his trial.

Record investment in AI data centres is outpacing the mining boom of the 2000s and threatening to slow down, delay or scale back projects across Australia.

A judge’s scathing intervention has sparked a major development in the legal battle over a horror crash that left tourists seriously injured in crocodile-infested waters.

The roles will be axed from Woodside’s 4600-strong workforce as part of a plan to save nearly $600m from 2028.

Texas elected its first blue senator, Kansas its first first in nearly a century — but how did the blue tsunami affect the US’s stock market.

Administrators have been appointed to take over 188-year-old retail icon David Jones after talks with its landlords spectacularly collapsed this week.

On the Philippine island of Negros, Sipalay has followed a different path to many of the country’s better-known beach destinations — and Manami acts as a gateway to a striking coastline most overlook.

Trendy dining abounds in this city with buzzy restaurants lining the streets.

A fresh serve of the Music City food scene — as lively and broad as it’s ever been

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese’s refusal to acknowledge that the finger of blame on rates points his way takes the cake.

Housing is down, living costs are through the roof and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. And Albanese and Chalmers still won’t admit they’ve got it badly wrong, writes Jeni O’Dowd.

COLIN RUBENSTEIN: And if his right wing Coalition is replaced, don’t expect a left wing alternative to embrace Palestinian statehood.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Once the victim of paparazzi stalking and tabloid phone hacks, the actor is starring in two projects that deal explicitly with surveillance.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Tom Skerritt’s rugged good looks, commanding presence and versatility led to key roles in M*A*S*H”and Steel Magnolias, and he won an Emmy on Picket Fences

Brooklyn Beckham may have been dressed as Superman for Halloween, but he found himself a supporting character to his leather-clad spouse Nicola’s display with Liz Hurley’s son Damian.

It comes after Presley Gerber suddenly died at a rehabilitation centre on September 20.

Eve Marksoki-Wood has been spotted publicly for the first time since the fitness guru was arrested on assault charges pertaining to her mother.

Police have provided an update two months after the actress’ tragic death. Here is what we know.

The horrifying rate of Aussie adults who have experienced abuse from sexually explicit AI-generated images has been revealed in a new study.

As entrepreneurs peddle scans and supplements, biotechs are probing the mysteries of ageing

Families of children with peanut allergies could be shaping their lives around a misdiagnosis, with a surprising amount of babies in one study proving not to be allergic.

THE WASHINGTON POST: If the brain’s plumbing doesn’t work properly cellular garbage accumulates — a cleaner brain may be a healthier one.

Preparing your child for a future where technology is ubiquitous requires this low-tech approach, according to this expert.

One of rugby league’s great characters and pivotal figures of a famous era for the Canterbury Bulldogs has died.

Sydney Swans chief executive Matthew Pavlich says he is “bitterly disappointed” after star forward Tom Papley failed a roadside drug test.

The Australian motorsport community is mourning the loss of the 1980 Formula 1 champion.

President Isaac Herzog of Israel began meeting with party leaders and officials to decide who would get the first chance at trying to form a government after last week’s inconclusive election.

The nine victims of a horrific plane crash in the US have been formally identified, as investigators reveal new details about the doomed flight.

Philippine authorities have made a shocking discovery in their ‘intensifying’ investigation into Meghan Markle’s dad.