Morrison celebrates Indonesian leader

Scott Morrison is making a flying visit to Jakarta for ceremonial reasons but the trip comes at an opportune time to talk trade with Indonesia.

Charities struck off, earnings hit $146b

Twelve charities have been deregistered over the past year over serious wrongdoing, as the watchdog revealed it had finalised 100 investigations.

Melbourne Anglicans’ gay marriage ‘sorrow’

Melbourne's Anglican church has formally recorded its "sorrow" over a regional Victorian diocese's decision to bless same-sex marriages.

Fourth person charged over Syd stab death

A fourth person has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a man in southwest Sydney last month.

Adani’s $100m rail contract for Qld mine

Adani Australia says it has awarded a $100 million contract for a rail line to haul coal from it's central Queensland mine to Abbot Point port, just north of Bowen.

Drug-driver who killed WA surfer jailed

A drug-affected driver who killed a popular young surfer and seriously hurt his girlfriend after crossing onto the wrong side of a highway in regional Western Australia has been jailed for six years.

Morrison ‘pretending on renewable energy’

Australian households and businesses are grappling with the worst energy crisis since the mid-1970s, the energy opposition spokesperson Mark Butler says.

Uluru climb ban raises tourists’ questions

Among some of the tourists rushing to Uluru before climbing it is banned this Saturday, there is bemusement as to why local Indigenous traditional owners would discourage tourist dollars.

Liberals have made us “prosperous”: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes Australia is now "more prosperous and more secure" since Liberal legend Robert Menzies brought together 18 "disparate" organisations and formed the party 75 years ago.

Surplus aim not a ‘political prize’: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison does not see a return to a surplus as some sort of "political prize" but one that will protect the economy in the future.