Labor has lost a key seat in Victoria but could replace it by picking up a newly created electorate in Western AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Electoral Commission has announced proposed new boundaries for federal electorates in Victoria and Western Australia to be used at the next election.A...

National Association of Broadcasters rescinds honor after actor’s comments outside ex-president’s criminal trial in New YorkFilm actor Robert De Niro was scheduled to accept a leadership award from the National Association of Broadcasters, but the group has rescinded the award after the celebrity spoke out against Donald Trump outside his criminal trial...

Technology figures including Afterpay founders rise up AFR rich list rankings, reflecting ‘changing nature’ of Australian economyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s rich have continued to grow their fortunes, with the tech and property sectors creating more of our top earners, according to this year’s...

Robinson, who moved to White House when Barack Obama won presidency, helped to care for granddaughters Malia and SashaMarian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama, who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86.Robinson’s death was announced in an online tribute by...

The president said ‘Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself’ and ‘no one is above the law’. This blog is now closed.While Donald Trump and his team argued for a change of venue for the New York hush money trial because Manhattan was so heavily Democrat, New York was where Trump made his name. The 58-storey Trump Tower has been a part...

D:Ream members regret association with Tony Blair and do not want song played at July general electionThe pop group that sing Things Can Only Get Better – which became an anthem for Labour at the 1997 general election victory – will deny any request from Keir Starmer to use the track at this year’s election.D:Ream’s founding members Peter Cunnah and...