Donald Trump's unconventional and often haphazard approach to diplomacy means there are countless questions about what has driven him to date, and what might determine whether he stays engaged in the ...

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Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Deloitte will provide a partial refund to the federal government over a $440,000 report that contained several errors, after admitting it used generative artificial intelligence to help produce it. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) confirmed Deloitte would repay the final instalment under its contract, which will be made public after the transaction is finalised. It comes as one Labor senator accused the consultancy firm of having a “human intelligence problem”. Continue reading...

PNG and Australia formally sign a landmark new defence treaty, elevating the bilateral relationship between the two countries to an alliance and agreeing to "act to meet the common danger" if the othe...

Town Hall and State Library train stations join Anzac, Arden and Parkville as city waits for launch date of long-awaited rail line * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The final two stations of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel are complete, paving the way for the long-awaited project to open by the end of the year – though the government remains tight-lipped on its exact launch date. The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, held back-to-back press conferences on Sunday and Monday to announce the completion of Town Hall and State Library stations, joining Anzac, Arden and Parkville stations, which were handed over to Metro Trains in April. Continue reading...