Politicians

Australian PM welcomed to the White House by military band before jumping straight into official meeting on only the fourth state visit since the US President took office.

Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu is the second senior Chinese official to disappear this year, following former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was removed from office in July with no explanation offered.

A legal bid by former premier Gladys Berejiklian to overturn findings she engaged in corruption will be heard as quickly as possible.

One compilation has shown the staggering amount that can be earned even by democratic leaders.

Donald Trump has sent a message to his supporters while en route to a notorious Georgia jail where he'll have his mugshot taken.

Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg said Sunak broke the code of conduct for government ministers, but said the mistake was "inadvertent" and that the prime minister should not be sanctioned for the error.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said "what we saw was an unacceptable gesture", when asked about the President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), giving Spain midfielder Jennifer Hermoso an unwanted kiss on the lips.

With the Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum fast approaching, campaigning is ramping up across the country in an attempt to win over undecided voters.

As a former prime minister's portrait has been revealed, we have looked back at all of the leader's since federation.

The boss of Queensland Health has resigned after days of criticism over his submission to penalise whistleblowers who sound the alarm over the way the health system is being run.

She had recently completed filming a new movie, in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.

Donald Trump has levied a shocking broadside at US President Joe Biden in his first public remarks since appearing in a historic court appearance this morning.

Former US President's indictment has been unsealed and reveals he is facing 37 felony counts related to retaining classified information, obstructing justice and false statements.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been admitted to a Milan hospital where he spent 45 days earlier this year.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her husband, Markus Räikkönen, are to divorce after 19 years together, Marin announced on Instagram on Wednesday.

The shadow attorney-general and Indigenous Australians spokesman said he resigned without "rancour or bitterness" but on a "point of principle".

Doctors of former Italian Prime Minister have announced Silvio Berlusconi "has had for some time" leukaemia in a "persistent chronic phase", confirming reports in Italian newspapers on second day in intensive care.

The former Italian Prime Minister was hospitalised on Wednesday, his spokesman said but there was no confirmation of reports he was in the cardiac ICU.

More than 1700 political signs posted on power poles in Sydney have been removed following the election but candidates haven't escaped unscathed.

Former President Donald Trump baselessly railed against what he called "prosecutorial misconduct" at a campaign rally on Saturday night in Texas, denying any wrongdoing amid investigations in New York, Georgia and Washington.

The TikTok CEO has been grilled by lawmakers who expressed deep scepticism about his company's attempts to ease concerns about ties to China.

If the committee concludes that he deliberately lied, he could face suspension or even lose his seat in the Commons.

Johnson said it never occurred to him the gatherings — which included cake, wine, cheese and a "secret Santa" — broke COVID-19 restrictions.

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Another predicted increase has many nervous, but there is some relief on the horizon for young families.

A UK parliamentary committee said evidence suggests former Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly misled Parliament about his knowledge of lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street office.

Federal senator Lidia Thorpe was moved on from the Sydney Mardi Gras parade by police, after video showed her temporarily halting the march.

A standoff is intensifying between the federal government and the Greens over Labor's climate plan.

A former employee of ex-federal MP Craig Kelly didn't speak up about his chief of staff Frank Zumbo indecently touching her because she feared retribution.

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador, announced her candidacy for president, becoming the first major challenger to former US President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Biden's personal lawyers said no classified documents were found.

Pressure had been building amid allegations he settled a multimillion-dollar unpaid tax bill while he was in charge of the country's Treasury.

Reports to police have tripled in recent years, with COVID-19 anger and conspiracy theories being blamed.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit Beijing this week to meet with her Chinese counterpart.

The ongoing debate over how to help Aussies pay their bills continues, ahead of parliament being recalled over the issue.

Whistle-blower turned Independent MP calls for whistle-blower protections to follow National Anti-Corruption Commission.

Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump recently hired a team to search four of his properties for any potentially remaining classified materials, according to a source familiar the matter.

Many seats have already been called in the Victorian election and it seems that both leaders have retrained their seats.

Former NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro will contest charges he assaulted a news camera operator and damaged equipment, a court has been told.

Peter Dutton's defamation case against a refugee advocate has come to an end after an agreement was struck over legal costs, following the overturning of a finding in favour of the opposition leader.

Hundreds held demonstrations in several parts of India to protest a recent government decision to free 11 men who had been jailed for life for gang raping a Muslim woman during India's devastating 2002 religious riots.

John Barilaro has fronted a parliamentary inquiry examining his appointment to a $500,000 trade posting in the US. Here are the key takeaways.

Victoria's Ombudsman has handed down her second report into the Labor Party's "red shirts rorts", suggesting Victoria Police should apologise for dawn raids.

Deputy Labor leader and Member for Londonderry Prue Car announced today she has been diagnosed with kidney cancer.

Britain's Conservative Party has chosen former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

As crisis after crisis has engulfed Boris Johnson, some rivals of Britain's prime minister have been plotting behind closed doors to replace him.

Ex-British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak formally launched his campaign to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaping to the front of what is set to be a large pack of contenders.

Two of Britain's most senior cabinet ministers have quit, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership after months of scandals.

Phil Edman fronted a Perth court on five charges stemming from the 2019 Crime and Corruption Commission probe, which ultimately found he misused his $78,000-a-year electoral allowance

But his leadership remains fragile, with 148 MPs voting against him.