US and UK central banks expected to keep interest rates on hold amid Iran peace deal
Federal Reserve to make first decision under Kevin Warsh as Middle East hopes ease inflation pressuresBusiness live – latest updatesCentral banks in t...
El Niño expected to develop in coming months bringing hotter and drier weather to eastern Australia
BoM and other agencies expect transition to the first El Niño since spring 2023 sometime during winterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest u...
UK minister visits Australia for ‘lessons’ ahead of expected British social media crackdown
Kanishka Narayan says Australia’s pioneering law has contributed to national conversation under way in BritainThe UK’s online safety minister says he ...
Flooding rains expected across three Australian states as parched interior receives drenching
Wet weather to batter parts of Queensland, NSW and Tasmania through Thursday, with warnings of flash floodingFollow our Australia news live blog for l...
Reuters executive Simon Robinson expected to replace Justin Stevens as ABC news director
Exclusive: Robinson, who has been at Reuters for 16 years, will be responsible for about 2,000 staff across the ABC’s news division A top news executi...
Heavy rain and storms expected in Australia’s south-east as severe weather warning issued for Tasmania
Bureau of Meteorology says thunderstorms could bring widespread rainfalls and flash flooding while there are ‘signs of El Niño development’Follow our ...
Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave
Monday predicted to be hottest May day on record by large margin, as UK braces for ‘super El Niño’ summerTemperatures are expected to hit 35C in parts...
UK heatwave expected as temperatures near record highs for May
Forecasters say temperatures could hit 34C on Monday, with amber health alerts in place across much of EnglandA heatwave is expected to be declared in...
Last Australian women and children linked to IS leave Syrian camp before expected return home – report
Federal minister Tanya Plibersek says the group will face same repercussions on arrival in Australia as previous returneesFollow our Australia news li...
Senate Republicans expected to ditch $1bn funding plan for Trump’s ballroom
Top Republicans fear diverting taxpayer dollars toward the White House ballroom will alienate voters before midtermsSenate Republican leaders are expe...
Australia’s housing affordability expected to worsen and homelessness soar under fossil-fuelled future
Rents will rise and homelessness quadruple in a decade unless serious steps to cut emissions are taken, University of Sydney researchers findFollow ou...
Israel's government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has called for parliament to be dissolved, threatening to brin...
US Senate expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as next Federal Reserve chair
Warsh would succeed outgoing Fed chair Jerome Powell as Trump continues his push to influence the US central bankSign up for the Breaking News US news...
Full nationalisation of British Steel expected in King’s speech
Officials reportedly drafting legislation likely to safeguard Britain’s last blast furnaces and save thousands of jobs The full nationalisation of Bri...
Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10
Results are undoubtedly bad but expectations had been set even lower, and any potential challengers are quiet for nowElections 2026 – live updatesFull...
