Budget forecasts $14.4bn in savings from national disability insurance scheme, which minister says will come from changes to plan rules Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or da...
Robert Malayta, 18, was found dead by police divers in the Ross River near the Townsville suburb of Kirwan in 2022 Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A...
NGA rebuffs efforts by billionaire to take down painting by award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The mining billio...
Violent messages left by Justin Stein after he is accused of shooting nine-year-old dead played to murder trial Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afterno...
WA senator says ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ – a phrase Anthony Albanese argues is counter to two-state solution Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app ...
This blog is now closed. Fatima Payman accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza in significant rupture with Labor party position Coalition questions $300 power bill rebate as Chalmers says the wealthy...
Peter Dutton confirms he will back electricity rebate but joins chorus of criticism saying $3.5bn cost-of-living measure is not means tested FEDERAL BUDGET 2024 REACTION – LIVE UPDATES $300 EN...
Five AFP officers say complaints in a November 2022 letter brought them into ‘public disrepute, odium, ridicule and contempt’ Five federal police officers are suing the Australian Capital T...
Former RBA board member among experts who say Albanese government’s third budget is likely to at least delay next interest rate cut Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get o...
Witnesses are giving evidence in trial of airline pilot who has pleaded not guilty to murdering Hill and Clay Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon...
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Independent senator David Pocock says without an increase to jobseeker, youth allowance, Austudy or 'any other income support payment', the 2024 federal budget leaves 'three million people in pov...
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Jim Chalmers’ budget didn’t answer all the questions about what projects will be funded but there is a lot more clarity now Budget 2024 live updates: reaction and fallout from the Australia f...
Rejig is more radical than anything Anglo has tried in recent past but Australian miner could make fresh bid Get rid of the bad bits, keep the good ones. Anglo American’s defence strategy can...
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has said the priority of the government was helping Australians with the cost of living in a budget he says is aimed at reducing inflation. Along with changes to the ...
For a government trying to address a cost-of-living crisis and a looming election, the power bill rebate for all serves several purposes at once Federal budget 2024 reaction – live updates Exp...
A surplus matters less than what choices the government makes in its budget – here’s what Jim Chalmers’ statement tells us Federal budget 2024 reaction – live updates Explore all of our ...
The crocodile measuring more than four metres long was captured in a north Queensland marina after lunging at a man on a houseboat. The reptile was reported to authorities after launching itself...
Does it really make our country a better place to imprison a whistleblower whose actions led to public interest reporting on war crimes in Afghanistan? What does it say about our democracy that...
The former army lawyer, Davide McBride, was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail for taking classified defence documents on the Afghanistan war and passing them on to journalists. Ind...
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has paid tribute to the people who were killed and injured in the Westfield Bondi Junction attack. 'A month on from the shocking events at Bondi J...
Wilma, an eight-month-old chocolate Labrador who had been missing for most of the day, was trapped on a small ledge, 40 metres down an embankment. One of Wilma’s owners had located her and call...
The ancient fish were successfully hatched by scientists in Tasmania using two adults and 50 eggs. The Maugean skate is thought to be found only in the vast harbour on the state’s west coast. N...
Aurora australis lit up skies across southern Australia days after four coronal mass ejections from the sun. While much of New South Wales missed out on the spectacle due to heavy cloud and rain,...