Australia’s new Liberal opposition leader Angus Taylor unveiled his shadow ministry on Tuesday with fresh faces in key portfolios ranging from treasury to defense as he seeks to reverse a slide in the fortunes of the center-right Coalition.

Australia’s home-price growth decelerated in December and the two biggest markets edged lower, as the risk of renewed interest-rate hikes weighed on both sentiment and the outlook for property in the year ahead.

Australia’s home-price growth decelerated in December and the two biggest markets edged lower, as the risk of renewed interest-rate hikes weighed on both sentiment and the outlook for property in the year ahead.

Following the deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced criticism he didn’t do enough to combat rising assaults on the Jewish community nor swiftly enact recommendations from the nation’s antisemitism envoy released five months ago.

A day after the deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced criticism he didn’t do enough to combat rising attacks on the Jewish community nor swiftly enact recommendations from the nation’s antisemitism envoy released five months ago.

At around 6:47 p.m., as the sun began to fade on a warm Sunday afternoon at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach, the first gunshots rang out.

Australia’s acting Prime Minister Richard Marles said the center-left Labor government has received the Pentagon’s review of the Aukus accord and the US is standing behind the pact.