Australia is expected to announce on Tuesday it will sign a A$1 billion ($663.30 million) contract with Boeing Australia to move the Ghost Bat air drone into production, buying an initial six of the collaborative combat aircraft,

They will not be able to set up new accounts and existing profiles must be deactivated - while companies could face fines for not complying.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule has been released. Get your tickets to see Australia while supplies last.

Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady as expected at 3.60%, saying risks to inflation had tilted to the upside and it would take a little longer to asses the persistence of price pressures.

Australia is a generous nation. It welcomes. It embraces. It gives newcomers a chance to flourish. But generosity is not the same as civilisational suicide. A nation has the right – indeed, the obligation – to decide whether it wishes to preserve the cultural inheritance that made it free, prosperous, and humane.

The firefighter died after being struck by a tree. Dozens of homes in two states have been lost as hot, windy conditions point to a challenging fire season.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has paid a penalty of A$792,000 ($524,462.40) after the country's competition regulator accused the lender of breaching consumer data rules, both parties said in separate statements on Tuesday.