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Find out who scores and who misses out in Treasurer Scott Morrison's second budget.
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In the first Question Time since Scott Morrison handed down his second budget, the Government and Opposition trade blows over which party is fairer for Australians. Follow live.
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US President Donald Trump abruptly fires FBI director James Comey in a move that has surprised many - including, according to US reports, Mr Comey himself.
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The Victorian Premier accuses Malcolm Turnbull of being a Sydney-centric Prime Minister who is ripping off the state by failing to fully fund upgrades to regional rail services.
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Melbourne's Liberal Lord Mayor has questioned a plan to tax the foreign owners of vacant properties, saying a similar scheme has been a challenge in Canada, as Treasurer Scott Morrison spruiks the federal budget's housing affordability measures.
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Celebrity chef George Calombaris is charged with assault after an altercation that followed the A-League grand final on Sunday night.
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The man who smashed a pie into the face of Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce yesterday says he wanted to make a statement about same-sex marriage, but Mr Joyce says he will press assault charges and defends his right to be vocal on the issue.
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Clive Palmer resumes giving evidence at the Federal Court in Brisbane into the collapse of Queensland Nickel, hobbling into the courtroom clutching a sick bag.
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A judge wipes away tears as he sentences a Melbourne man to more than six years' jail for stabbing his brother to death in an effort to protect his family.
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A multi-billion-dollar hit on Australia's biggest banks will likely be waved through the Senate with the support of Labor and the Greens, however the passage of other measures such as the Medicare levy and the crackdown on welfare remains less clear-cut.
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Everyone's divided about where they stand on the major issues outlined in this year's budget. Here's a quick guide to who's said what about the budget.
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A Northern Territory retiree describes what it's like to compete in the coldest marathon on Earth, where even sweating can be dangerous.
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You can tell a lot about a budget by looking at who it punishes. This one basically targets anyone who's ever appeared on A Current Affair accompanied by a low, menacing soundtrack, writes Annabel Crabb.
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From housing affordability to Medicare and drug-testing for welfare recipients, we've dug through the budget papers and found all the important bits so you don't have to.
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Random drug tests of politicians should happen as soon as they walk through the doors of Parliament, Senator Jacqui Lambie says, adding she welcomes testing for welfare recipients.
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Scott Morrison's decision to penalise banks with a levy on their liabilities is criticised by business leaders who warn that bank customers might ultimately foot the bill.
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Residents are furious at a council's plan to turn the only sunny part of a suburban Melbourne park into a public toilet.
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Millions of dollars is going to be spent exhuming and reburying the remains of 7,000 patients of an old lunatic asylum in Mississippi that operated during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Hyperloop transport has been likened to the old-fashioned pneumatic tube mail used in the offices of yesteryear — but will we ever really be able to zip between cities in a speeding metal pod?
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Victoria's Education Department admits it got some NAPLAN guidelines wrong and made last-minute changes the day before testing started.
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Isaiah Firebrace qualifies for the Eurovision final, but it doesn't come easy for the Australian in the first semi-final.
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Irate passengers swarm ticket counters and start a near-riot after nine flights are cancelled at Florida's Fort Lauderdale's airport, with one traveller describing the situation as "awful".
