Australian navy's surface fleet to double in size under $54 billion overhaul
Defence Minister Richard Marles said there will be more warships in the water ahead of schedule.
Charles Croucher is the Chief Political Editor for 9News.
Why the outcome in NSW will have a big impact at a national level
The result today will clearly be consequential across the state, but also across the country.
Scott Morrison is his own worst enemy - and friend and foe know it
Most pundits agree the prime minister has led a more seamless campaign than the gaffe-prone Anthony Albanese, but polls continue to show Labor extending its lead.
Can the political polls really be trusted?
The 'real strategy' Morrison is using to woo voters revealed.
The nightmare scenario facing Scott Morrison
The Prime Minister this week encountered a nightmare scenario that threatens to undermine the attack line that served the Coalition so well in 2019, according to a journalist who understands how Scott Morrison swept to power better than most.
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Friends like these: How Palaszczuk, Rudd could 'complicate things' for Albanese
The path to The Lodge runs through Queensland, and local pundits say Anthony Albanese has an important decision to make.
Why Clive Palmer could be Labor's unlikely ally in the battle for WA
Crafty politics from WA Premier Mark McGowan means Clive Palmer shapes as an unlikely ally in Labor's bid to end the Coalition's dominance.
The 'devastating line' in Labor's 'character assassination' of PM
Labor's chances of winning this year's federal election rest largely on destroying Scott Morrison's character and the most devastating weapon has come from within.
What it's like inside 'enclosed loop' of the Beijing Winter Olympics
The omicron COVID-19 variant swept the globe at the worst possible time for these Olympics, forcing an almighty rework from games officials.
Schoolboy climbs country's highest mountain in honour of late mum
Ollie Finnane climbed Mt Kosciusko with his cousins and dad Liam to raise money for the foundation started in his mother's honour.
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Gladys Berejiklian to wait months for findings of ICAC hearing
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has called in the state's corruption commission to hand down its findings on former premier Gladys Berejiklian as quickly as possible.
Inside a negative pressure chamber with a COVID-19 patient
Nurses caring for patients inside the negative pressure chamber at St George Hospital are in one of the highest risk environments during the pandemic.
Former public housing apartments in Sydney's Sirius selling for up to $12m
They are the brutalist boxes guarding Sydney's CBD, and on Saturday the Sirius reconstruction begins its next significant step in a multi-million dollar makeover.
Australia facing 'multiple espionage and foreign interference attempts'
ASIO's Director-General of Security Mike Burgess told a Senate committee in Canberra Australia is facing significant internal and external threats.
Carnival claims Ruby Princess passengers who caught COVID-19 knew the risks
In documents presented to the Federal Court, Carnival claims hundreds of people who caught the virus on board share the blame for their infection.
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Airport app will tell you when your bags will arrive at carousel
Vanderlande beat three other providers to win the contract for the yet-to-be-built facility at Badgerys Creek.
NSW is at a 'tipping point' for housing and social services
A landmark report identified more than 1 million people in NSW reliant on the social services sector in the wake of COVID-19.
Private Sydney boy's school bans students from wearing mullets
Waverley College in Sydney is the latest educational institution to rule the 'do often described as "business at the front and party at the back" inappropriate for its campus.
Home care system making life easier for Australians
Self-managed packages allow elderly Australians to pick individual services and service providers to create a specific care package for their needs.
What's next for the Republican Party?
After watching a day of violence in the President's name, tonight, instead of chanting three word slogans they are pondering a two word dilemma: Now what?