Two high-profile independents are joining forces to set up a new political party in the hopes of running candidates in federal and state elections .
Eddie McGuire will go to air without his new radio co-host Karl Stefanovic, as the Nine star faces a growing backlash over a controversial podcast interview.
More than 40,000 jobs have been added to Australia's economy to exceed expectations, but slowing growth could ease the Reserve Bank's inflation fears.
Most property markets in Australia will slip in value over the 2026/27 financial year, but there are some outliers in latest data.
Australia's top spy has warned the current scale for assessing the threat of terrorism does not tell the whole story amid fraying social tensions.
A quiet revolution is taking place in the beer-drinking habits of Australians as one-time favourites are overtaken and an old-style brew regains popularity.
More businesses are investing in artificial intelligence to boost productivity but a leading tech firm says they are not all getting investments right.
Several migratory birds have been confirmed to be carrying the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu, with urgent testing of other suspected cases.
The murder of a baby by her father at a popular reservoir followed significant errors by authorities and was preventable, a "harrowing" inquiry has found.
The theatre industry wants help to cope with soaring costs that have meant curtains even for certified hits such as Beetlejuice the Musical.
Data centres could address two challenges with a move into regional Australia: soaking up renewable energy and creating tech jobs.
The federal government is being accused of a crucial oversight as it tries to ram its overhaul of taxes on investments through parliament.
Funding community climate resilience and repairs via a fossil fuel company levy has been formally endorsed by local governments at an annual conference.
Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.
Despite a fall in headline inflation, a larger-than-expected rise in the underlying figure leaves the door open to more Reserve Bank rate hikes.
A self-proclaimed prophet and his wife allegedly groomed a young girl over a decade to get her pregnant and repopulate a post-apocalyptic society.
Australia's most decorated living veteran will be allowed to live closer to his family as he awaits trial for alleged war crimes while deployed in Afghanistan.
The rights to life, family and home are under threat from fossil fuel expansion by Australia and other nations, argue claimants of a landmark climate case.
The case against two nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients has sustained a major hit as a video of their alleged remarks was ruled inadmissible.
A brewery which has operated for almost 150 years will stop production in November but workers have made a last-ditch appeal for a change of direction.
An instructor and a pilot killed in a light plane crash faced a "very peculiar emergency" before their plane hit a hangar and injured nine other people.
Anthony Albanese has pushed back on Pauline Hanson's call for Australia to be a monoculture, citing the nation's World Cup squad as proof of its diversity.
Researchers are installing more underwater microphones to track whale migration in Australia and they are already hearing out-of-this-world calls.
For every four people moving from the capital cities to the regions, there are only three going in the other direction, new migration figures show.
The stories of those who have served their nation are being shared as a major new gallery opens at the Australian War Memorial.
Roads, schools, and hospitals are all set to benefit from the NSW budget as the government looks to provide cost-of-living relief to motorists and families.
No more cases of a deadly bird flu strain have been detected with tests continuing as sick or dead seabirds are discovered on beaches.
Controversial changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax will get a parliamentary green light after Labor made a handful of concessions.
An "ISIS bride", charged with slavery offences, has indicated her willingness to accept any bail restrictions so she can return to her family in the community.
CCTV captured the moment a car believed to be driven by the shooters almost hit an innocent pedestrian as it fled the scene of an underworld shooting.
Metcash is shrugging off a fairly lacklustre trading year triggered by geopolitical uncertainty and cost-of-living pressures by reporting signs of a pick-up.
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