While going to an April election would avoid Chalmers confirming a budget deficit, the federal government’s budget bottom line will still be exposed in the pre-election fiscal outlook that is ...

“The fact Queensland never got a PEFO just shows you how crooked things are in Queensland,” says Costello, a Victorian. “If there was a PEFO in Queensland, you would not have this situation ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Four fires broke out across Perth overnight, one forcing some locals to evacuate from their homes around 5am Wednesday morning, as ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Parts of Western Australia came close to 50 degrees on Monday and there was little reprieve overnight, with temperatures dropping to ...

The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to more than 10,400 acres but is now 95% contained. The largest fire, covering 23,448 acres in western Los Angeles, is 90% contained.

The stark panorama, and shocking, ubiquitous video of the wildfires, were at sharp odds with images of sun-kissed beaches and glamorous Hollywood that L.A. relies on to draw the flocks of tourists ...

A longtime detective in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's anti-gang unit has admitted to extortion and other abuses of power while working for a crypto mogul, court filings show. (Jay L.

Eric Chase Saavedra, an L.A. County deputy and former federal task ... more than a thuggish partnership between a thief and a crooked cop,” said IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in ...

Eric Chase Saavedra, an L.A. County deputy and former federal task force officer ... s relationship was little more than a thuggish partnership between a thief and a crooked cop,” said IRS Criminal ...

Follow continuing coverage of the wildfires in Southern California. The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to more than 10,400 acres but is now 95% contained. The largest fire ...