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Australia won't follow France and the United Kingdom in pushing for Palestinian statehood to pressure Israel into abiding by a two-state solution.

The coalition has referenced the 1990s sitcom Seinfeld in its criticism of Anthony Albanese's failure to secure a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Essential survey shows majority think the submarines will never be delivered; government changes its mind on platform ban

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Every year, nomadic Australian waterbirds fly vast distances to find food and the perfect nesting site. They have to be good at finding not just water, but the right kind of water. But across much of Australia, that can be hard.

Australia has flourished as an export powerhouse for decades. Much of this prosperity has been driven by the nation’s natural endowment with two important raw products for producing steel the traditional way: iron ore and metallurgical coal.

The Australian government officially categorised the white supremacist Terrorgram Collective as a terrorist organisation last month – after it was linked to an alleged plot to kill a New South Wales Labor MP. A decentralised network, Terrogram mostly operates on the messaging app Telegram.

All roads will lead to Suncorp Stadium in October when powerhouse nations Tonga and Samoa are scheduled to clash in the Pacific Championships.

Rebellious Australian athletes who defied a boycott to take part in the controversial Moscow Olympics have finally been recognised in the nation's capital.

YouTube will be included in a social media ban for children under 16, but uncertainty surrounds how the world-first laws will be enforced.

The Reserve Bank should have "all the comfort it needs" to cut interest rates again in August after underlying inflation fell to a three-and-a-half year low.