Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged
A Senate committee has been told Australia's long-running public housing crisis is actually worsening under current policy settings.
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Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers
An Australian made artificial intelligence platform is letting educators create their own teaching aides, some of whom simulate scenarios from the real world.
The farmer wants a wife, the farm gets an entrepreneur
City-raised spouses can breathe new life into farm businesses, with agritourism credited with keeping young people in the regions and building the workforce.
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Labor considers landmark human rights law … again
Australia is the only advanced democracy without a human rights act or bill of rights - but Anthony Albanese's government isn't in a hurry to change that.
Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years
A conference has discussed multi-pronged responses to curtailing a debilitating mosquito-borne disease after an outbreak of over 20,000 cases.
Fuel prices destined to jump despite record supplies
The expected end to the 32-cent-a-litre fuel tax cut will see fuel prices tick back up despite hopes for a looming resolution to the conflict in Iran.
Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute
A government autism support program has been applauded but questions are being raised as to what happens when participants age out at just nine years old.
Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals
A split is opening in the housing market, with more homes for sale as owners react to controversial tax changes but fewer becoming available to rent.
‘Take a breath’: Google tells Aussies to relax about AI
Workers need to stress less about the impact of artificial intelligence on their jobs, Google's Australian managing director says, and adapt to the disruption.
Reporter dragged into fraudster’s widower ‘shove’ case
A journalist has found herself at the centre of a story after interviewing an elderly woman who was allegedly shoved by the husband of conwoman Melissa Caddick.
Mother vouches for ‘kind’ gunman behind gangland hit
A murderer's mother has taken the unusual step of reading her character reference in court while under oath as the victim's family watched on.
Anxious wait for Aussie investors ahead of SpaceX float
Super funds, institutional investors and tens of thousands of retail investors are waiting to see whether they have been allocated shares in the SpaceX float.
Unmasked firefighter boss to fight corruption report
A firefighter union boss has been named as the person trying block a report looking into a government's negotiations with his union.
‘Smokescreen’: Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising
Labor is painting One Nation as the party of billionaires, pouring scorn on claims the minor party has raised millions of dollars from grassroots supporters.
‘I cannot escape’: mother’s anguish at abusive carer
A mother remains racked with guilt years after learning her child was abused by a childcare worker in an out-of-school care centre.
Eclectic life of missing boy’s granny revealed in court
The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont is a former justice of the peace and is of exemplary character, a court hearing on a firearms charge has been told.
After record IPO, SpaceX faces test in market debut
SpaceX has made history after raising $106 billion to become the biggest IPO ever. Now the market is set to find out the strength of the stock's "Musk premium".
Female founders to gain access to new financial backing
Female founders will have greater access to venture capital funding under a new program designed to help tackle the gender gap in start-ups.
Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd
The man who led Australia's biggest human rights consultation has revealed what scuttled the push to codify human rights pledges into law.
‘Bad to worse’: productivity sinks to post-pandemic low
Poor productivity is bedevilling the Australian economy, with levels heading in the wrong direction for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
NDIS reforms on rocky ground at end of snap inquiry
State leaders, stakeholders and the opposition are hardening their criticism of NDIS reforms with just weeks to go until the government hopes to pass them.
Audit shows fundraising is ‘ridgy didge’: One Nation
Pauline Hanson has brought in an auditor in a bid to prove a massive fundraising blitz was legitimate after Labor attempted to cast doubt on the cash influx.
Caddick’s widower ‘shoulder-barged’ elderly dog walker
Missing fraudster Melissa Caddick's hair-stylist husband has denied an allegation he knocked over a 73-year-old woman during an evening coastal park walk.
‘No agreement’: states take aim at Labor over NDIS cuts
State and territory ministers have attacked the federal government over its planned NDIS changes, warning it risks leaving disabled people stranded.
Popular goods retailer eyes regions for store expansion
Super Retail Group, which owns Supercheap Auto, Macpac, BCF and Rebel, is expanding its store footprint to 900 within five years under a new growth plan.
Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims
Loved ones of murdered and missing people have decried a lack of interest from police in finding those responsible for the unsolved crimes.
‘Scared, humiliated’: senior police blamed for culture
Bullying is as much a part of the NSW Police as wearing a uniform, one member has told a scathing review into toxic culture within the force.
Hundreds of media jobs to go as TV advertising slumps
The owner of the Seven Network is slashing hundreds of jobs, downgrading its guidance and writing off millions of dollars from a burdensome TV content contract.
Infamous gang rapist wants out of jail after one night
An infamous convicted rapist has been charged with serious drug supply offences after allegedly running a major cocaine ring for months.
‘Hello, anyone there?’ Mobile phone complaints spike
Thousands of Australians are reporting trouble with their mobile phone service, with smartphone snags responsible for almost half of all ombudsman complaints.
Sport and politics collide in most polarising World Cup
It is clear that sport and politics are entwined like never before as the World Cup gets underway in the United States, Canada and Mexico.