Advertise on podcast: The World Today

Public hearings for Victoria's Royal Commission examining allegations of corruption on government building sites have begun in Melbourne.

Some experts are calling for the Reserve Bank to be forced to include reference to the general prosperity of the community in its decisions.

Department store David Jones has entered voluntary administration today after selling clothes and homewards to Australians for close to two centuries.

The Democrats have won control of the US House and Senate in the midterm elections after historic wins in some seats.

The Reserve Bank is tipped to raise Australia's cash rate to the highest level in 18-years.

Australian house prices have fallen for a seventh consecutive month with the speed of the decline tracking at the fastest pace seen over the past four decades.

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has had her jail term increased to life in prison without parole.

People are still spending despite the rising prices - but where does the truth lie about what's causing inflation?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is likely to be the largest in the Israeli Knesset, according to polling but there's no clear winner.

Anthropic's Wall Street filing shows the red hot pace of AI development, despite making a $114 billion loss in the first half of this year.

Parliament returns to a day of well-wishing motions for injured MP Helen Haines after last week's alleged attack.

Review finds delayed Snowy 2.0 hydropower project could cost up to $25 billion, more than 12 times it's initial budget.

Federal M-P Helen Haines remains in a critical condition, after losing both legs in an alleged car attack outside her electoral office in eastern Victoria earlier this week.

Police say the attack on Helen Haines was deliberate but isolated, they refuse to rule out further charges, as the accused attacker appears in court and the MP herself fights for her life in hospital.

Police have named 43-year-old Tarrawingee man, Brendan Nugent as the driver arrested over the alleged attack on Indi MP, Helen Haines.