The French have a new president, with centrist Emmanuel Macron winning the national election and his rival, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen conceding defeat but saying the vote confirms her National Front party and its allies as the leader of France's opposition.
Emmanuel Macron will enter the Elysee Palace as the country's youngest president ever after his resounding victory, strengthening France's place as a central pillar of the European Union.
David Pollock is a cattleman with no cows. He would rather watch the grass grow on the historic Wooleen Station. He is slowly returning his childhood home in remote WA to its ancient splendour. In a landscape more than 3 billion years old, the final product will take over a generation to complete.
The lack of a carbon price is paralysing investment in Australia's energy sector and putting domestic power bills on track to surge by up to 40 per cent, experts warn.
Everyone, it seems, has a vested interest in maintaining the property price momentum. So, don't expect anything tangible that will make housing more "affordable" in tomorrow's budget, writes business editor Ian Verrender.
The Australian Federal Police will receive an additional $321.4 million in tomorrow's budget to ensure the personnel and resources to deal with multiple, high-tech threats.
Sydney FC hero Danny Vukovic pays tribute to his baby son, who recently had a life-saving operation, after helping the Sky Blues win a thrilling A-League grand final against Melbourne Victory on penalties.
The Government is likely to lift its four-year freeze on Medicare rebates when it unveils its budget on Tuesday. But with such a move set to cost $3 billion, the medical community is steeling itself for cuts elsewhere.
Australians appear to be highly sceptical about the Federal Government's commitment to protecting nature, according to a new survey which reveals the majority of people want more money to be spent on environmental protection.
Former Australian servicemen and women who were exposed to radiation from nuclear bombs welcome the Federal Government's decision to give them a veterans' Gold Card.
By releasing more of the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in 2014, Boko Haram appears to have lost a crucial bargaining chip. But proclamations the militant group has been defeated are, at best, a little optimistic, writes Christopher Elliott.
A 15-year-old "inadvertently released" from police custody on Saturday after he assumed the identity of another incarcerated juvenile faces new charges after handing himself into police on the Gold Coast.
An old abandoned cemetery in Central Australia is restored and most of the graves identified so relatives can pay their respects for generations to come.
Treasurer Scott Morrison says the Federal Government can reduce the pressure on people saving to buy a home as he rejects claims he will inevitably disappoint voters with Tuesday's budget.
A new multi-billion-dollar gas plant at Longford in Victoria's east has the capability of powering a city of 1 million people for 35 years, and will help boost production for the domestic energy market, Esso Australia says.
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