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The first clear sign the Trump administration was taking a long hard look at AUKUS came two weeks ago, when US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave his first major speech on US strategic policy in Asia at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Australian kids are increasingly developmentally vulnerable when they start school, with rural and First Nations kids worse off than their city peers.

If any generalisations can be made of Australian poetry, one of them might be that Australia is no country for old poets. It is hard enough finding an audience while you’re alive. Then, when you’re no longer around to read or speak of them, your poems will likely slip into…

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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.

Australia’s rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of panels are currently recycled. The rest are stockpiled, sent overseas or dumped in landfill.