The Senate is the U.S. Upper House. It has 100 seats: two for each state. The Republicans now have 51 of those seats.

Australian viewers, here's your guide for the US Election. Find out when polls close and when results will be known.

Congress is the U.S. equivalent to Parliament. It’s made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House has 435 ...

Whoever gets the most votes from a state’s population wins all of its electoral votes, which are cast in the “electoral ...

The High Court has ruled ankle bracelets and curfews imposed on recently released immigration detainees was unlawful. The ...

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued heatwave warnings in Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

The NSW Drug Summit held its second day in Lismore today, as part of a series of meetings in regional areas. Health experts ...

Alex de Minaur will become the first Australian men’s tennis player to compete in the end-of-year ATP Finals since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked one of the most senior members of his government, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

The ADF workforce has been in decline over recent years, prompting defence officials to develop recruitment and retention reforms.