Disability provider backs NDIS cap to protect services

A cap on growth for the NDIS will help ensure it remains financially sustainable, the head of one of Australia's largest disability service providers...

Push to expand Victorian injecting room eligibility

The Victorian Greens are pushing to expand access to a supervised injecting room as the opposition seeks to force the state's only facility to relocat...

Task force to scrutinise NSW's privatised bus network

Former State Transit CEO John Lee will lead the NSW Labor government's promised task force to scrutinise the privatisation of Sydney's bus services.

NDIS head promises to protect vulnerable amid cost cap

Australian governments are working to make the NDIS more sustainable as spending on the scheme is on track to overtake Medicare by the middle of the d...

Push for changes to supervised injecting room reforms

The Victorian Greens and opposition will push for changes to the state's controversial safe injecting room reforms as parliament returns.

$14.7m boost to aid sexual assault survivors

The budget will allocate $6.5 million to streamline criminal and consent laws and $8.2 million to establish trials to prevent and respond to sexual as...

'Clogged' infrastructure pipeline to be reviewed

The nation's "clogged" $120 billion infrastructure pipeline will be reviewed in a bid to "clean up" and restore public confidence in it.

'Significant' improvement to budget bottom line

Australia's bottom line will be in a much healthier position in the May budget, with the federal government promising cost-of-living relief for the vu...

Local manufacture of missiles the priority: Marles

Australia's priority is being able to manufacture long-range missiles, with lessons drawn from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Richard Marles says.

More Australians evacuated from Sudan amid fighting

More Australians have been evacuated from Sudan as fighting continues and the federal government urges people to leave as quickly as possible.

Small business to get $314m in tax cuts for going green

Almost four million small and medium-size businesses that invest in energy efficiencies could be eligible for up to $20,000 in tax relief in the feder...

Citizenship, deportations should be celebrated: Hipkins

New Zealand's prime minister believes Kiwis are yet to fully grasp the impact of Australia's policy tweak on deportations made last year.

Everyman Hipkins giving NZ Labour an election shot

He was never meant to be prime minister, but New Zealanders have warmed to Chris Hipkins since he inherited the role from Jacinda Ardern.

Federal budget records $1b surplus over year to March

The federal budget recorded a surplus of just over $1 billion in the year to March, as the Labor government reaped higher than expected revenues.

Federal budget records small surplus over year to March

The federal budget recorded a surplus of just over $1 billion in the year to March, as the Labor government reaped higher than expected revenues.

Greens move to freeze interest rates and rent hikes

The Greens will introduce legislation to freeze interest rates and rent increases during the next sittings, as the federal government hands down its b...

Extra homes could be built through tax rate cut

Plans to cut the tax rate for build-to-rent dwellings is among a suite of measures announced to tackle Australia's housing affordability crisis.

Family of detained former fighter pilot protests arrest

The family of Daniel Duggan, who is facing extradition over accusations he trained Chinese military pilots, has appealed to the US ambassador to inter...

SA to know new child protection boss within weeks

The South Australian government says it will announce the new head of its embattled Department of Child Protection within the next two weeks.

Inequitable abortion access in Australia 'by design'

Despite being legal, multiple barriers to reproductive health care mean abortion and contraception is not as accessible as it could be, a committee ha...