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While Australia rightly urges de-escalation, it also fails to condemn Israel’s attack on Iran

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The corporate regulator's concerns over critical market infrastructure has prompted a probe into Australia's stock exchange operator.

The "headwinds" of prizemoney and rival racing festivals are even more concerning than they were last year but nevertheless the quality of foreign runners at Royal Ascot is "pretty positive", director of racing Nick Smith told AFP. The five-day meeting -- described by Hong Kong-based Australian trainer David Hayes as…

About 597 First Nations people have died since 1991. We are potentially further away from resolving this crisis than we were 34 years ago

There are calls for a defence contingency plan to be put in place after the government played down a US administration review of the AUKUS submarine pact.

Unheralded American JJ Spaun has won a most dramatic US Open after Australian star Adam Scott faded on the back nine of the final round at Oakmont Country Club.

The federal government wants to boost Australia’s productivity levels – as a matter of national priority. It’s impossible to have that conversation without also talking about innovation.