Treasurer Scott Morrison is preparing to release updated Budget figures. Economists predict this year's deficit will be more than $40 billion - $5 billion worse than forecast in May.
The Geminids meteor shower has treated astronomy fans to a "magical" display overnight. See some of the best images shared around the world.
Queensland Liberal National MP Ewen Jones says he hopes Ian Macfarlane can recover from the "brain explosion" that was his plan to swap parties, as the Member for Groom hints the move may mean the end of his political career.
Economists warn the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook will show a sea of red today, thanks to a slowdown in the Chinese economy and the need for savings to pay for innovation goals and an extra 12,000 refugees.
Around $500,000 in unclaimed charity donations has now been transferred to government accounts after being unclaimed for several years, with the Salvation Army alone losing $100,000.
Young travellers will be paid back thousands of dollars after a Queensland Government investigation into a working holiday company uncovers what it calls "unethical" and "unfair" conduct.
US gun control activists have used the third anniversary of one of America's worst mass shootings to call for politicians to pass legislation they hope will reduce the number of gun deaths.
US gun control activists have used the third anniversary of one of America's worst mass shootings to call for politicians to pass legislation they hope will reduce the number of gun deaths.
A Queensland snake catcher says photos showing a huge carpet python constricting and swallowing a king parrot as it hangs from the roof of a house are the "coolest" he has seen this year.
Author Joan London wins the Prime Minister's Literary Award for best fiction for her powerful novel The Golden Age, about a Hungarian refugee who finds forbidden love in Australia while being treated for polio.
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