Policy reversals mean innovative startups will have access to a 50 per cent capital gains discount and a mooted minimum tax on discretionary trusts will be cut.
Donald Trump has called Iranians "smart people" as US and Iranian negotiators work on a permanent truce over the coming 60 days.
Set for her first Super Netball final, Melbourne Mavericks star Uneeq Palavi will notch another mark, named in Tonga's first Commonwealth Games netball team.
A major telco insists millions of customers still had access to emergency services despite its network going down for a large part of the day.
After months of being talked down by American pundits, the Socceroos are ready to have a crack at the United States on the field in their World Cup clash.
NSW centre Kotoni Staggs can accept a fine for the tackle that landed him in the sin bin during the second half of State of Origin II.
An Australian university has soared 30 places in a key global ranking to become the best performing tertiary institution in the nation.
One Australian state is set to get a data centre cooled with recycled water after criticism that the artificial intelligence hubs consume too many resources.
Andrew Johns has outlined the changes the Blues must make to win the decider in Brisbane. But Laurie Daley is urging caution after NSW were mauled in Melbourne.
Former Queensland captain Cameron Smith says Maroons half Sam Walker is playing with the composure of a 20-game veteran and made his critics eat their words.
Australian golfing great Adam Scott isn't content with playing 100 straight majors as he hunts a second big title at this week's US Open in New York.
Direct commercial flights between London and Sydney are set to fly for the first time from October 2027, Qantas says.
Alex de Minaur says he hopes to scale a new career-high ranking as he moves closer to joining the world's top-five with his assault on the Queen's Club title.
Coach Laurie Daley says the Blues must approach the game-three decider in Brisbane as a challenge after they missed wrapping up State of Origin in Melbourne.
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui's late father Fereti told him to "play hard" for Queensland and he did exactly that, while receiving inspirational support from teammates.
After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.
Despite property prices falling, the annual income required to afford a median house has risen by thousands of dollars in Sydney and Melbourne since January.
North Queensland prop Griffin Neame hails from the south island of New Zealand so the clash with the Warriors in Christchurch has been circled in his calendar.
Net overseas migration is slowly falling, but the figures remain above Labor's forecasts and the dramatic cuts demanded by the coalition and One Nation.
The electricity rule-maker has a plan to price power as simply as milk and prevent loyal customers from being overcharged, although some are calling for more.
The opposition is attempting to hit back at One Nation after Pauline Hanson's incendiary speech on immigration, the cost of living and a raft of other issues.
Luigi Mangione plans to assert he was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" when he gunned down a US health insurance executive, a judge says.
For the second-straight year under Laurie Daley, NSW have thrown away a series-opening win to be left relying on a decider to lift the shield.
Queensland unearthed three 24-year-old stars who responded to a dire situation with confidence, brilliance and desire to secure yet another Maroons miracle.
A record State of Origin crowd has turned out for game two at the MCG, topping an 11-year mark set at the same venue.
North Melbourne's Jy Simpkin has had a warning from the AFL after sticking up for teammate Paul Curtis, after his three-week ban was upheld at the tribunal.
G7 leaders have welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire deal, but President Donald Trump is threatening to resume bombing if Iran doesn't "behave".
Queensland have scored 36 second-half points to run over the top of NSW at the MCG and level the State of Origin series at one apiece.
He didn't get onto the field until round 4 but Sid Harvey made such an impression since that he's been named Super Rugby Pacific rookie of the year.
Star Geelong midfielder Bailey Smith has been cut down by illness ahead of Thursday's clash with Fremantle, while the Dockers welcome back three key players.
The AFL has handed down a fine to Gold Coast after the club's fifth incident this season of a player making careless contact with an umpire.
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