Senior Liberal figures have paid tribute to former party heavyweight Teena McQueen following her death after a short illness.

STEPHEN JOHNSON: The Treasurer has insulted our intelligence by overstating the importance of an inflation number the Reserve Bank pays less attention to.

ASIO is being accused of attacking Australia’s press freedom after the intelligence agency urged government officials to limit and tightly control any interactions with journalists and media organisations.

The largely symbolic vote marks one of the biggest fissures between the US President and the Republican-controlled Senate.

His decision comes as disputes over waterway, inspections and missiles exposed early strains in talks to end the war.

The US Senate has voted on a war powers resolution seeking to decide whether US military action against Iran should continue, although largely symbolic.

Nine has reportedly parted ways with longtime Today show host Karl Stefanovic following a day of high-level crisis talks sparked by his controversial podcast interview with far-right figure Tommy Robinson.

Senior Liberal figures have paid tribute to former party heavyweight Teena McQueen following her death after a short illness.

ASIO is being accused of attacking Australia’s press freedom after the intelligence agency urged government officials to limit and tightly control any interactions with journalists and media organisations.

EDITORIAL: Inflation numbers sit at the very heart of so much of our lives, and the latest figures brought little comfort.

Reserve Bank deputy boss Andrew Hauser is confident three consecutive interest rate hikes this year won’t lead to surging unemployment while warning inflation ‘remains far too high’.

THE ECONOMIST: Experts are warning the regime could emerge vastly richer despite offering few concessions on its nuclear program.

A new entrant aiming to break Australia’s domestic airline duopoly is leveraging its founder’s considerable track record in the sector, saying he knows how to do it and on his way to attracting the funding.

Australians heading to Europe and beyond are being urged to reassess travel plans and insurance cover, after the Federal Government downgraded its travel advice.

Almost 15 years since the revolution in Tunisia, its capital is attracting visitors who want to be part of a thrilling, but fragile, creative awakening.

EDITORIAL: Inflation numbers sit at the very heart of so much of our lives, and the latest figures brought little comfort.

AARON PATRICK The Leader of the Opposition needs to articulate a sophisticated but straight-forward answer to the tricky question of immigration.

In Australia, 38C is hot but hardly unusual. In the current UK heatwave it’s a completely different story.

As Vice President JD Vance entered the fifth hour of negotiations with Iranian leaders over the weekend, US President Donald Trump weighed in with an ill-timed threat to start bombing again.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A driver in a Tesla vehicle that was engaged in automated driver-assistance mode crashed into a house in Texas and killed a grandmother inside.

It was 1999 and the distributors had a weapon in their arsenal – a viral marketing campaign before such things even existed. A new version is on the way.

If you want twists, turns and odd revelations in a plot-driven murder mystery, and don’t care so much about character development, then The Killings at Parrish Station has a lot to offer.

Tom Cruise has played only one type of character for almost a decade, but his latest role is going to remind you he used to do a lot more. And if you’ve forgotten, it’s here to remind you.

An investigation has been launched after a child, under the age of 12, was euthanised by doctors.

Most expensive IVF ‘add-ons’ either have no fertility benefit or lack evidence that they work, according to Australian research.

Two more dead birds found just across the WA border are currently being tested for H5N1 bird flu.

An Aussie teacher living in the UK has quit the profession and is moving back home for heartbreaking reasons.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Getting enough exercise isn’t always about discipline.

WASHINGTON POST: It’s never an easy decision, but sometimes you just need to let go. Here’s how to know whether it’s time.

Melbourne key forward Brody Mihocek feared he’d never walk again when he was crushed in a confronting tackle during the King’s Birthday clash with Collingwood earlier this month. 

Australia has never defeated a South American opponent at a World Cup but there’s no better time than now as they face a Paraguay still raging at a controversial red card.

The England Test captain says he is now focusing on this week's third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

Papua New Guinea has suspended imports of Australian poultry and eggs after the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in seabirds in WA last week.

Insufficient contact-tracing and the refusal of many residents to avoid contact with the bodies of loved ones killed by the Ebola virus are accelerating the epidemic.

The man at the centre of Channel Nine star Karl Stefanovic’s reported dumping has a lengthy history of controversy and confrontation in the UK and beyond.