Radio National Breakfast

Some telcos have claimed an independent authority would make no difference to reliability of the service.

American news networks CNN, ​MS NOW and Politico are taking the Trump administration to court over US President Donald Trump's decision to ban them from the White House grounds.

Donald Trump also defended the US war with Iran and described the International Criminal Court as quote "evil."

Ministers and Indigenous leaders will meet this week for a child-safety roundtable following reports of alleged child neglect in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

And as Western Australia's longest serving chief scientist, Professor Peter Klinken became a fierce advocate for building the state's local manufacturing and sovereign capabilities.

A national authority to answer emergency calls in lieu of Telstra is one of the recommendations made by a senate inquiry into the triple zero emergency call crisis.

Is Australia prepared for the challenges in the decades ahead for the nation? The federal government has just released the latest Intergenerational Report which shows how an aging population is expected to reshape the economy in the next 40 years. The report predicts that for the first time, deaths will outpace births in Australia by the mid 2060s. As the number of tax-paying Australians potential...

According to the projections in the intergenerational report, more Australians will die than be born in 2066.

The IGR report predicts an older and bigger population and that the nation will be more indebted and have what increasingly appears to be a permanent budget deficit.

Cynthia Gebert says people need to know they have 'somewhere to turn to hold big techs to account.' 

Two of Australia's biggest banks - the Commonwealth Bank and ANZ - have updated their interest rate outlook for this year. 

Talks are set to ​focus on the Middle East conflict and the risks of artificial intelligence.

US President Donald Trump has reportedly called off planned US strikes on the Houthis in Yemen at the weekend.

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

For more than 30 years, Uncle Don Rowlands has been the keeper of the Simpson Desert, as the ranger in charge of Munga-Thirri National Park in Central Australia.

Victoria's new Premier is promising a tough-on-crime government if re-elected in November, promising to introduce a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for rape.

The Coalition has proposed to halve the fuel excise whenever the global price of Brent crude oil averages more than $100 US a barrel over a fortnight.

The Coalition has proposed to halve the fuel excise whenever the global price of Brent crude oil averages more than $100 US a barrel over a fortnight.

The Coalition's new fuel policy would see the fuel excise halved whenever the global price of Brent crude oil averages more than $100 US a barrel over a fortnight.

German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says a weekend state election result is a 'disaster', but vows he will stay on. 

The University of Sydney is currently in the middle of enterprise bargaining negotiations with staff, where AI is a sticking point. 

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

Our Friday political panel discuss the week that was.

The government plans to crack down on visa overstayers, and tighten visa rules for international students and backpackers.

Amanda Rishworth has said the migration shake-up was about "getting the right skills mix".