Politicians

Dr Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, issued his first comment since the debate.

The Federal opposition insists the states must respect a mandate for nuclear power if Peter Dutton becomes prime minister at the next election.

A Labor senator has been suspended after vowing to again cross the floor if a motion supporting an independent Palestinian state is brought back before parliament.

DePape already faces a 30-year sentence from his conviction last year in connection with the October 2022 attack.

Neighbours came to the rescue of Parramatta's Deputy Lord Mayor after hearing her screaming for help when her home went up in flames.

Former President Donald Trump rallied voters in the scorching heat of Las Vegas, at points telling his supporters to ask for help if needed and appearing irritable with the teleprompters that he said were not working.

The former US President and presumptive Republican nominee tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid.

Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico was transported to his home from hospital, where he continues to recover from the attack.

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the Tories win.

Sunak said he'd asked King Charles III to formally dissolve parliament and the monarch had agreed.

He started to feel ill and turned "a very strange blue" within about 30 minutes. Months later, he's made an emotional return from a brush with death.

The death of Iran's president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran's ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash.

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars amid fears he could flee or carry out other crimes if set free.

Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to China emphasising the countries’ burgeoning strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining town of Handlova.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to deepen their strategic partnership in Beijing on Thursday, in a stark show of their growing alignment as Moscow's troops advance in Ukraine.

The Slovak interior minister said a “lone wolf” has been charged in the shooting that seriously wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico and prompted soul-searching among leaders in the deeply divided society.

Lawyer Keith Davidson returned to the witness stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial on Thursday (Friday morning AEDT) following a contempt hearing over whether the former president violated a gag order again.

Sánchez shocked his country last Wednesday by taking five days off to think about his future, following the decision by a court to open preliminary proceedings against his wife on corruption allegations.

Richard Shields, the NSW Liberal party state director, announced Taylor Martin's expulsion from the party in a statement but did not detail the nature of the allegations against Martin.

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop believes the Liberal Party's 2013 male-dominated cabinet might not have included a single woman if she hadn't been automatically granted a place as the party's deputy leader.

The post has been vacant for 10 months as the country's conflict escalated into the worst violence since the military takeover in 2021.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, has stepped down from the top job after being charged with sexual offences of a historic nature.

The German parliament welcomed its first deaf lawmaker, who took her place in a moment that the house's speaker described as historic.

Theresa May announced she will quit as a lawmaker when an election is called this year, ending a 27-year parliamentary career.

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ASIO has claimed an unnamed former politician was recruited by foreign spies.

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Mitch McConnell, who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down in November.

From his days at the helm of Tourism Australia to his election as an MP in 2007, via 'stopping the boats' and becoming Prime Minister in 2018, here's how Morrison's life has unfolded in pictures.

The former defence minister is suing Higgins and David Sharaz over a series of social media posts.

There's relief for Perth parents battling the cost of living, with school children to be given free travel on public transport from February.

Millions tuned in across India to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist ambitions months before he seeks to win a rare third term in elections.

A deputy mayor in Queensland has pleaded with locals not to graffiti signs - or anything else- with public messages in an amusing Facebook post.

Eva Lawler has been appointed the Chief Minister.

The post-COVID immigration influx of more than half a million people in the last 12 months - the highest in history - is putting pressure on infrastructure, housing and the cost of living.

Former Labor Minister Alannah MacTiernan is nursing a bruised face and broken ribs after getting caught up in a nightmare mid-air incident.

Santos is just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues and comes after a critical ethics report on his conduct.

It began with a law about heat pumps. It ended with stones being thrown at politicians and a surge in popularity for the far right.

It's a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon of tolerance.

Former NSW Premier and federal politician Bob Carr reveals his wife of 50-years, Helena Carr, died in his arms on overseas trip.

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.