The CEO of Optus will answer questions from senators a week and a half after the telco was hit with an outage that cut off service to millions of customers.
The federal government has agreed to coalition amendments to toughen up draft laws imposing strict visa conditions on criminals being released from indefinite detention.
Consumer confidence has taken a hit after interest rates rose again, with businesses also cautious about the outlook despite overall economic resilience.
Regional areas in the Sunshine State are now the most unaffordable places for renters to live, as affordable housing concerns spread beyond capital cities.
As the prime minister outlined to caucus his approach to the Middle East conflict, a poll has found 36 per cent of Australians believe the country is less safe.
Fatigue, long hours, high staff turnover and unrealistic turn-around times are behind the push for a vote on protected industrial action by cabin crew at Virgin Australia.
Australia has left the door open for other Pacific nations to sign up to security agreements following a bipartisan deal with Tuvalu, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.
Australia is looking to the United States to bolster its trading relationships as China insulates its critical mineral sector and an agreement with Europe is dead in the water.
A telecommunications review into the Optus outage that affected millions of Australians will be launched, federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says.
The Greens have accused Optus of a lack of accountability following a nationwide outage, calling for a Senate inquiry into what caused the network to crash.
Services to Optus customers are being restored after a nationwide outage, with the telco taking nine hours to start fixing mobile phone and internet services.
Mortgage-holders are in for more pain after Australia's central bank pulled the trigger on a widely-expected 25 basis point interest rate hike aimed at driving down stubbornly high inflation.
Another gut-wrenching decision for Mark Zahra to partner Without A Fight instead of Gold Trip has paid huge dividends with the in-form jockey's second successive win in the $8 million Melbourne Cup.
The driver of a car which ploughed through a regional Victorian pub is expected to be interviewed by police as investigations into the fatal crash continue.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared his high-level talks with Xi Jinping "very successful" as his visit was hailed by the Chinese president as ushering a new era in relations.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's approval rating has suffered a sharp fall in the latest Newspoll as the opposition targets Labor's handling of cost of living.
