Extraordinary arrangements are in place in Wellington, New Zealand, as a convicted terrorist prepares to address the country's Court of Appeal. 

The Liberals and Nationals have reached a breakthrough deal to reunite the Coalition after 11th-hour talks. 

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government's budget in May will focus on productivity, spending restraint and tax reform. 

The Palestine Action Group is set to urgently file proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court after the government declared large parts of Sydney a "major event area". 

South Sydney have pulled off one of the biggest recruitment moves in NRL history after signing Brisbane enforcer Payne Haas to a three-year contract from 2027.