• 19 mins ago

The Australian dollar fell to its lowest against the greenback since the first week of January.

• 26 mins ago

It should be a little easier to get out of bed today. Yes it's a little chilly, but it's dry. Not a rain cloud in sight on the radar.

• 42 mins ago

Oil prices fell, rattled by concern over slowing demand, a rising US dollar and increasing US crude output.

• 42 mins ago

An 11-year-old girl who fell from a water ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park in central England has died.

• ANALYSIS
• 49 mins ago

Scott Morrison has delivered a surprisingly big taxing budget that pays for the last burial rites of the 2014 toxic Abbott legacy.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with drug offences and failing to stop following a police pursuit in Sydney's southwest.

At least 56 people, including children, were wounded when two huge bombs exploded at a busy supermarket in Thailand's south.

Raw materials perform best when the US central bank is hiking rates, according to Goldman Sachs.

Liberal politician Moon Jae-in decisively won South Korea's presidential election on Tuesday, television networks declared, an expected victory ending nearly a decade of conservative rule and bringing a more conciliatory approach toward North Korea.

Nader Naeimi can't ignore it any longer after Japanese stocks added more than $US210 billion in value in less than a month.

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the leak of large quantities of hacked data from Emmanuel Macron's campaign two days before Sunday's presidential election, which the centrist won, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

The 10-year US Treasury yield may climb to 2.75 per cent to 3 per cent over the "medium term'', according to Pimco.

Spirit Airlines passengers brawled in a Florida airport late on Monday after the carrier, which is in dispute with its pilots, canceled several flights leading to chaos and three arrests.

Gunmen attacked the vice president's convoy in South Sudan on Tuesday and wounded three of his bodyguards, a government official said, underscoring worsening insecurity in the oil-rich nation.

Rumours musician Ed Sheeran could open Perth Stadium continue to grow after the British singer-songwriter announced the dates for his upcoming Australian tour but failed to name a venue for his Perth gig.

Singapore: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck north of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

At least 14 people were killed, including five children, and 30 were injured in an explosion at a house where fireworks were stored in central Mexico's Puebla state, authorities said on Tuesday.

A man has been attacked by a crocodile estimated to be two metres in length in the Northern Territory's Daly River region.

Ankara: Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has appealed to Turkey's constitutional court against a government decision to block access to its website, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Tuesday, a case that has heightened concerns about censorship in Turkey.

Live coverage of the Australian federal budget 2017, as Treasurer Scott Morrison reveals the government's spending plans.

GST and grants funding for Canberra holds up, but no significant infrastructure spend.

The Department of Human Services will shed nearly 1200 full-time jobs next financial year.

A popular tax write-off scheme for small businesses will be extended for another year in a significant win from the Budget for the sector.

Regional university students will score treats from the federal budget goody bag, but most of the higher education sector will be left with crumbs as expected.

• COMMENT

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison claims that the government's 2017 budget is founded on fairness, security and opportunity. He has some claim when it comes to fairness and opportunity, but there's a gaping hole around security.

Brisbane City Council opposition leader has slammed one of Brisbane City's major landmarks as a "monumental stuff up".

The government wants to speed first home buyers' entry into heated property markets with super tax concessions on deposit savings.

Accusations have flown between Brisbane City Council and State Government as they move to approve the Upper Kedron neighbourhood plan.

Consumers are expected to spend more and the global economy is forecast to pick up pace, allowing for faster economic growth in coming years. But Australians shouldn't expect to see too much more in their pay packets, nor are prices expected to rise significantly.

• ANALYSIS

These days, a budget that ignores the ACT seems cause for celebration.

"I won't be resigning, there is no need for me to resign, that is not sought by the director general."

Qantas boss Alan Joyce has laughed off getting a pie shoved in his face while speaking at a business breakfast in Perth, saying his biggest issue is finding a decent drycleaner.

A $140 million commercial development to be built above Brisbane's Fortitude Valley train station has been given the tick of approval.

A young Canberra family has welcomed the federal government's move towards cheaper doctors visits and continued childcare support.

The Brumbies will attempt to avoid four losses in a row when they play the Lions on Friday night.

Sharni Williams will be unveiled as the University of Canberra's marquee signing for a new sevens competition.

Older Australians downsizing from large family homes have received a generous push in the federal budget.

Canberra Raiders playmaker Aidan Sezer hopes indigenous round puts NRL in spotlight for right reasons

Raiders say it's impossible to replace Josh Papalii, but they have reinforcements ready to strike.

• ANALYSIS

The federal budget at a glance: how it affects you and Canberra.

Defence is reversing years of cuts to its large workforce of public servants, but Canberra's private contractor market can expect a hit.

Afghanistan exhibition space funded at War Memorial, fast-rail projects in government's sights.

The sentence came even though the prosecution requested only a suspended sentence for the lesser offence of inciting hatred.

The banks are among the biggest budget losers.

Little comfort for Canberra as the Coalition splashes the cash.

Labor leader Bill Shorten says the federal budget delivers a tax cut for millionaires and a tax hike for every working Australian.

Austerity as usual in the Australian Public Service

A 10-year, $75 billion infrastructure spending spree, including a potential buy-out of the Snowy Hydro scheme from the states and a $20 billion "once in a generation" rail line upgrade, is the centrepiece of the Turnbull government's economic growth plan.

Foreign ownership in new developments will be restricted, there will be steeper charges, less favourable tax treatment and charges on those with empty properties.