A $300 energy rebate for all households from July 1 and a 10% increase in Commonwealth Rent Assistance are key measures in a budget targeting cost-of-living relief that put downward pressure on inflation.
Bonza's skies are turning purple again, as two new aircraft take off from the Gold Coast, ready to paint 14 Aussie destinations with affordable travel.
Federal Government representatives have joined the Multi-Employer Bargaining meeting for early childhood educators alongside the United Workers Union
The great budget challenge for Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been to deliver help to Australians struggling with cost-of-living pressures without adding to inflation. So has the government achieved that aim?
Rising output from renewable energy across Australia's east coast has resulted in a sharp drop in the price of wholesale electricity, according to the operator of the National Electricity Market.
The Albanese government’s review of Australia’s migration system offers a blueprint for overhauling the troubled system and addressing at least some of its shortcomings
Peter Conrad accurately described Humphries’ adolescence as a “one man modern movement”.
Here’s what happens if you eat a toxic mushroom, and if you do, what really helps health workers know what to do next.
The Liberals have been working up to a “no” position for months but the stand is high risk for Dutton. A Newspoll published on Wednesday found a majority of people in a majority of states back putting the Voice into the constitution.
Research found no statistically significant differences in average teaching quality across the years of experience categories.
Data shows an increasing number of students going to public schools over non-government (Catholic and other private) schools for primary years. But once students get to high school, the trend is significantly reversed.
As the 2022 Victorian election campaign moved into its final days late last week, the consensus within the major parties, various community independent candidates, new little parties furious about lockdowns, and the mainstream media was that the election was a referendum on the premier, Daniel Andrews.
New COVID new variants all follow a similar script, where the same set of changes have evolved independently across multiple variants. This is called convergent evolution
The latest survey of donor blood found at least two thirds of Australians have been infected. That leaves about a third of the population who are yet to have COVID.
Australia’s response to COVID-19 exacerbated existing inequalities within the society, according to an independent review, which urges that “overreach” be avoided in dealing with future such crises
One hundred religious leaders from a range of faith communities have signed an open letter calling on the Albanese government to stop approving new coal and gas projects
A settlement could well be worth billions, eclipsing the current record of $494 million paid to 10,000 victims of Victoria’s 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
Over the past six months the Australian dollar’s buying power has declined from about 75 to 65 US cents (a 13% drop). But that has been offset by oil prices falling more than 30% since June.
NSW Police divers have found the body of a five-year-old boy in a car that was swept away by floodwaters in the state's central west.
Mario Fenech's battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a type of dementia caused by repeated head knocks, caused the South Sydney great to forget his son's wedding.
Anthony Albanese was among the expected crowd of 750,000 people who viewed Queen Elizabeth's coffin in Westminster Hall ahead of her state funeral.
Government officials said they could not put a precise figure on how many would want to file past the Queen's coffin, but about 750,000 people were expected.
Australia could become a powerful "electro state" as the oil powerhouses of the past are displaced.
The financial support is due to lapse at the end of September, despite people who test positive for the virus still needing to isolate for five days.
Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) say they’ve built a high-speed motor that could increase the range of electric vehicles.
National Crime Authority bomber Dominic Perre is a callous, violent, evil, and remorseless man, his victims say.
Opinion surveys have regularly shown the idea of Charles becoming king raises support for a republic.
Princess Diana once called them a "moving carpet" always by her mother-in-law's side. Stubby, fluffy little dogs with a high-pitched bark, corgis were the late Queen's constant companions since she was a child.
Talks of a republic have been revived following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but Mr Albanese said it was too soon to discuss changing the country's system of government.
The Papunya Tula Artists' Gallery in Alice Springs is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with the opening of a new exhibition.
"By God, it was good for the character. If you want to develop character, go to Australia" - King Charles III
