Incoming US president Donald Trump has named tech billionaire Elon Musk to a senior role aimed at cutting government spending ...

Australia's wage price index has lifted 0.8 per cent in the September quarter, a little below expectations and taking the ...

Extraordinary growth in renewable energy is not enough to offset the "humungous challenge" of Australia's fossil fuels, a ...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican communion, has resigned over an abuse scandal.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has made a new request for bail. The 55-year-old rapper is currently behind bars in New York City after he was indicted on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and ...

US president-elect Donald Trump says he is going to nominate former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to be the US ambassador to Israel.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he supports women accessing abortion, as he tries to prevent the debate from becoming a key federal election issue. The Greens announced their own election pledge ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to treat the injured after police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people.