The neurosurgeon-turned-politician did not face much pushback from Democrats during his confirmation process.

The maker of the disappearing photo app that relies upon the fickle favour of millennials jumped in its trading debut.

The White House dismissed as a partisan attack Democratic calls for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, as pressure mounts over the revelations.

One Nation might not be the political force in WA politics as first predicted and their resurgence appears to be on the skids only a week before the election, according to a new poll.

According to our exclusive ReachTEL poll Labor's lead over the Liberals has narrowed to 52-48 on the two-party preferred basis - meaning the embattled Liberal Party could rise from the ashes to pull off a remarkable come from behind victory.

Outspoken backbencher George Christensen has fired an extraordinary broadside at senior government ministers.

Chinese firms large and small are at Australia's aviation megashow - a development being watched closely by security analysts.

Coalition MPs are privately urging the leadership to find a solution or face the loss of seats.

Carlton has been reunited with its 1947 premiership flag more than 25 years after it went missing.

The ASX finished the week in the red as investors remain sceptical of the global growth narrative.

The owner of a Moama dog, which attacked a nine-year-old boy and his 27-year-old mother, says the pit bull was actually trying save the boy from drowning.

What to expect from your first weekend of rugby league action for 2017. The lawn can wait.

A mother has allegedly tried to drown her two sons in the Murray River, leaving one boy in hospital and police searching the water for the second.

A former brickworks site is being transformed into elegant apartments.

Every eye roll a woman gives a man in an ad is re-enforcing the notion that men are incompetent.

Turnbull government MP Warren Entsch is prepared to lose his seat defending the Fair Work Commission's controversial decision to recommend reducing Sunday penalty rate cuts.

There's an extraordinary battle underway in a relatively small listed investment company that tangentially involves the well-known names of James Packer and Peter Switzer.

In the afterglow of the Rio Olympics and as the dust settles on another highly popular Sydney Sevens tournament last month, the long road to Tokyo 2020 properly begins for Australia's men's and women's sides in Las Vegas this weekend.

The remains of babies, ranging from newborn to three-years-old, have been found in the sewers of a former Church-run home for unmarried mothers in Ireland, the government said on Friday.

Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where Islamic State is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.