National security and cost of living are the big issues expected to influence Lithuanians as they go to the polls in the Baltic state of 2.9 million people.
Andrius Sytas
A Liberal senator says Australia should take note of the US bid to sever TikTok from its Chinese-owned parent company due to foreign interference risks.
Jessica Wang
Australian renters are paying thousands more to keep a roof over their heads as rental costs for units and houses continue to balloon since the pandemic.
William Ton
A top minister has been grilled on the highly-speculated date of the next election after the 2025 parliamentary sitting calendar dropped a key detail.
A child's life inside detention highlights Australia's need to learn from overseas justice systems as state and territory governments grapple with youth crime.
(A)manda Parkinson
Flat-rate speeding fines “criminalise poverty”, with Australian research making a bold call for an overhaul.
Blair Jackson
A relentless focus on policy - even if unpopular - and keeping a lid on any squabbling has characterised the New Zealand's coalition's first year.
Ben McKay
New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has defied doubters to stay on after his election loss, and is ready to rebuild his party's lost economic credibility.
Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland's independence from the UK, has died.
Sam Hall
Grief and hurt are still being felt in First Nations communities one year on from the 2023 voice referendum but many are still fighting for change.
Keira Jenkins
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused Seoul of avoiding responsibility for the alleged flights of South Korean drones.
Staff Writers
Two extra Black Hawk helicopters will be bought to WA this summer, as the state braces for yet another unpredictable bushfire season.
Joe Spagnolo
First homebuyers look set to be targeted in the upcoming State election with the Liberal Party promising to lift stamp duty exemptions by $100,000 to win their votes.
Despite many appearances in the media this week, we’ve not learnt much about Fatima Payman’s new political party. More than that counts against her.
A former teacher, Caitlin Collins is now a member of Parliament for Perth’s northern suburbs. She hopes for further cost-of-living relief as people wait for interest rates to come down.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles and his Labor colleagues will officially launch their election campaign as the clock ticks down to the October 26 poll.
Fraser Barton
Excerpts of a memoir written by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have revealed he believed he would die in prison.
Vice President Kamala Harris' doctor says she is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" to serve as president.
Is it offensive to call someone over the age of 60 a ‘boomer’? That depends who you ask. And is it worth spending $400,000 to tell people not to use the term? Perhaps not.
Jake Dietsch
US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to release a report on her medical history and health and draw a contrast with her Republican rival Donald Trump.
Jess Mason
Trade Minister Don Farrell says no back-room deals were done between Australia and China to lift the live lobster ban, adding there was an ‘iron clad guarantee’ the Chinese would start buying before Christmas.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office with little cause for celebration.
Jill Lawless
Two weeks out from election day, Queensland Labor has made a bold pitch to open 50 bulk-billing GP clinics as the opposition eyes a new dam in the southeast.
Callum Godde
The federal government has announced legislation to boost search powers in detention centres due to a reported rise in violence and drug-related crimes.
Caitlin Powell
