Australia

Amid a period of global instability, the apparent Labour landslide shows the UK has lurched to the centre-left while much of Europe is moving to the right. Two major stories are now emerging.

A new report from PropTrack has found that on average, capital cities have experienced a 10 per cent increase in rental prices. 

The Australian share market is trading lower on Friday, while a report by the ACCC has warned that the eastern states could face a gas shortfall by 2027 — a year earlier than it had previously predicted. Follow live.

Think you've kept a keen eye on the news cycle this week? Test yourself!

All aboard with the strong-willed captain of Below Deck: Mediterranean for a rapid-fire round of questions, silly and serious.

Experts think exposure to traumatic content on social media, such as uncensored images coming out of the Middle East, can give some people PTSD. So what signs should you look out for, and how can you protect yourself?

Car buyers looking for low-emission options are choosing hybrid vehicles over fully battery-powered EVs, according to latest sales figures.

NAIDOC Week celebrations officially begin on Sunday with the theme: Keep the fire burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. But can everyone celebrate?

Sri Lanka has been rocked by a series of crises in the past two decades but locals are now urging tourists to return and enjoy its sights.

The local fallout from the Middle East war is signalling that Australian multiculturalism has moved into a new, more challenging phase, fraying its fibre. Even when it finally ends, the divisions and wounds will not be healed easily or soon.

The marine park that includes the subantarctic Heard and McDonald Islands is set for a massive expansion, with the federal government planning to protect an extra 300,000 square kilometres of ocean.

Senator Fatima Payman announced that she quit the Labor Party and will be running as an independent.

As Alex de Minaur sweeps aside junior rival Jaume Munar for the second time at a major, Australia's last women's singles representative, Daria Saville, lets slip a lead to bow out at Wimbledon.

Fatima Payman has quit the party, unable to accept its position on recognition of a Palestinian state.

Here's finance with Alan Kohler.

Halfback Mitchell Moses ends the game on the sidelines as a 32-16 loss to South Sydney sends Parramatta crashing back into last place on the NRL ladder.

National Political Lead David Speers sits down with WA Senator Fatima Payman on her decision to quit the Labor party.

Fatima Payman's split with Labor happened slowly, then suddenly. Her move has angered former colleagues, but her loss will be felt heavily.  

Senator Fatima Payman was once held up by colleagues the modern face of both Australia and the party she represented. On Thursday, she joined the crossbench. 

The federal government will go to tender next month seeking the rights to up to 70 gigalitres of water from farmers in the southern Murray-Darling Basin, through the first major water entitlements buyback program since new laws were introduced last year. 

St Vincent's is planning to end its contract with private health insurer nib after negotiations for renewal broke down.  

The Defence Minister says the $2 billion program is aimed at staying up to date with strategic allies.

Donnell Wallam has had to endure more scrutiny in her four years at the top than most players deal with in their entire careers, and on the eve of First Nations Round an old coach has questioned why her Super Netball club didn't protect her from seeing an offensive fan letter.

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne makes a key contribution as his Glamorgan side is involved in an incredible finish to a chase of a world-record target in county cricket.

Equestrian Shane Rose was initially told he wouldn't even be able to walk for 12 weeks after suffering serious injuries in a training fall. But four months later, he's going to the Paris Olympics.