One Nation demands migrants must be ‘Australians first’
New arrivals to Australia would need to put their ethnicity second to national identity as part of One Nation's plan to crack down on migration.
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Wimbledon has dished out its final wildcards for the singles at the championships -- and former finalist Nick Kyrgios's name was not among them.
Fewer Australians now believe it's good for society to be made up of different cultures, as migration figures are set to be revealed.
Barely comprehensible energy bills may become a thing of the past as Australia's electricity rule-maker proposes power priced as simply as milk.
Sports news
Raiders fullback feeling the heat ahead of crunch clash
Canberra will need to weather Melbourne's storm if they are to salvage their NRL season, and Kaeo Weekes knows he must play an important role in the clash.
Police
Police swoop to keep Civic safe
Police have launched a high-visibility operation targeting anti-social behaviour and public intoxication in Canberra’s city centre.
Politics
Hanson defies protest to call for ‘monocultural’ nation
A mid-speech protest has marred Pauline Hanson's first address to the National Press Club after decades in politics.
A looming strike and anxiety over fee increases have been put to bed as billions more are set to flow into the pockets of childcare workers.
A 30-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly found two firearms, ammunition and drugs during a search of a Moncrieff home.
An 18-year-old NSW man has been arrested and a 4WD seized following investigations into damage to sportsgrounds in Canberra’s south.
Alleged war criminal and decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been allowed to go to a grand opening at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra while on bail.
A bitter legal battle between Kyle Sandilands and his former employer has come to an end after ARN Media agreed to pay the shock jock $12 million.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in state government funding will help residents access zero-interest loans to upgrade their home with lower energy alternatives.
Truth in political advertising laws and caps on campaign contributions are popular reforms that could mend waning faith in politics, a new poll suggests.
Scientists say an El Niño phase will bring drier weather, with some advocacy groups worried bushfire conditions could be primed for a tough summer.
One of Australia's longest serving and most experienced coaches has cast doubts on the Wallabies' hopes of contending for Rugby World Cup glory next year.
The Reserve Bank has given mortgage holders a reprieve after three straight interest rate hikes, leaving the official cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent.
Beloved craft retailer Lincraft will close the remainder of its bricks and mortar stores, citing changing customer behaviour and low-cost overseas competition.
A proposal to abandon the Westminster system of government in the ACT and replace it with a "government of territory unity" model has emerged from a public forum examining the future of self-government in Canberra.
