Young Australians are most likely to pay a premium to access renewable energy at home, a study has found, but high energy prices are turning off others.
Australian homes are worth more than ever but the annual pace of growth has slowed rapidly in the past three months.
The renewables rollout is not happening quickly enough in WA, a summit has been warned, with leading proponents of clean energy exports calling for targets.
The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose".
Education Minister Jason Clare says limits for foreign students taking up individual degrees will only be used as a back up.
Beijing has brought a call for deeper economic ties with Southeast Asia to ASEAN's summit, where disputes about the South China Sea overshadow proceedings.
The competition watchdog will have to be notified of every supermarket merger to prevent major players from gaining an unfair advantage.
A senior Australian minister has questioned whether Israel is complying with international law in its bombing of schools and hospitals in Gaza.
Australia's deputy prime minister has responded to bullying claims levelled by his former chief of staff against other people within the ministerial office.
Australia and China have effectively ended a years-long trade dispute after Beijing agreed to drop an import embargo on live rock lobsters.
A British YouTuber and rapper, who allegedly raped and choked a woman in a hotel room following a performance in Perth, has been granted bail.
Hawthorn's defence to allegations of racism from three former AFL players includes a claim one player was dropped from a final because of recent drug use.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in Laos, where he will meet with the Chinese premier against the backdrop of security tensions and trade bans.
Police have shot dead three dogs that critically injured a woman in a suburban backyard mauling after pepper spray failed to subdue to animals.
The 2025 schedule for federal parliament has revealed possible timings for the next election, following an earlier than usual budget
Owners of 10 Kia model vehicles are being urged to park them away from flammable structures after the discovery of a serious fire risk with an electrical part.
Former TV star Andrew O'Keefe will enter rehab in a bid to turn his life around after pleading guilty to drug possession and a string of other charges.
A US-based airline could have jeopardised Australia's rabies-free status with the unchecked arrival of dogs aboard flights to Brisbane and Sydney.
Conflict in the Middle East is having a flow-on effect for Australian fuel prices but petrol stations have been cautioned not to take motorists for a ride.
A Melbourne man convicted of pledging allegiance to Islamic State has smiled as he was jailed for preparing for a terrorist act.
The world's monitored wildlife populations are down 73 per cent, with Australian species and the reef in the crosshairs, a major report warns.
CCTV imagery has been released as police search for more suspects who might be involved in the theft of 63,000 limited-edition Bluey coins.
Children in vulnerable Indigenous communities are less likely to contract a highly infectious eye disease, while more adults are having surgery for cataracts.
Laws will be needed for social media companies to comply with any age limit on users, one premier says as experts back calls to restrict youth access.
Electric cars could become energy storage solutions as part of a two-year project launched by the NRMA and university researchers.
The ASX200 has finished 0.1 per cent higher, with Rio Tinto announcing after the market closed that it would pay $10 billion to acquire Arcadium Lithium.
Rideshare giant Uber is making changes to encourage more drivers to adopt electric vehicles, including knocking hybrid cars out of 'green' service.
All-electric hospitals could cut emissions by using clean energy under a proposed retrofit that would also keep services on during power cuts and catastrophes.
The Melbourne Rebels are suing Rugby Australia for more than $30 million after the Super Rugby outfit was dissolved, claiming favouritism to interstate clubs.
Territorial disputes between China and other Southeast Asian nations and trade will be top of the agenda of regional meetings to be held in Laos this week.
Former Labor senator Fatima Payman has issued a call to disenfranchised and "unheard" Australians to join her in shaking up the two-party system.
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