Welfare payment boost expected for people aged over 55

Older Australians are tipped to receive a modest boost to JobSeeker payments, with a commitment to considering broader increases to welfare payments e...

Nation's domestic violence victims remembered in vigil

A candlelight vigil will be held in Canberra to reflect on those who have lost their lives due to domestic violence, as well as the impacts felt by su...

Police officer stabbed 'seconds' after arriving at job

A 50-year-old senior constable is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed in the shoulder while responding to a disturbance north of Brisbane.

Line-ball interest rate decision as RBA meets again

Mortgage holders will be gunning for another interest rate pause but there's a decent case for lifting the cash rate once more.

Albo's May Day call: from little things big things grow

Anthony Albanese hit the streets in support of an Indigenous voice as one of his predecessors, Tony Abbott, gave his reasons against at a parliamentar...

Support overwhelms referee as alleged attacker jailed

A hospitalised Sydney soccer referee has been overwhelmed by community kindness as his alleged attacker faces his own seismic shift.

Republican Hipkins has no plans for a NZ Republic

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he is a republican but has ruled out a referendum on New Zealand becoming a republic in the next four years.

Government action urged to combat gambling harm

A symposium in Adelaide has been told action is needed by state and federal governments to address the harm caused to problem gamblers.

MasterChef presenter Jock Zonfrillo dead at 46

MasterChef host Jock Zonfrillo has suddenly died in Melbourne, says broadcaster Network 10.

Telcos told to lift game for customers in bill strife

Australian internet and phone providers have been told they must do more to assist customers struggling with bills as the rising cost of living bites...

Heartbreak, wife's pledge as slain paramedic farewelled

Paramedic Steven Tougher has been remembered as a "young man of limitless potential" who was tragically taken too soon, during a moving memorial servi...

Masterchef host Jock Zonfrillo dead at 46

Masterchef host Jock Zonfrillo suddenly died in Melbourne on Sunday, says broadcaster Network 10.

Cranston jailed for her role in 'corrosive' conspiracy

Lauren Cranston, daughter of an ex-ATO deputy commissioner, has been jailed for at least five years over a massive tax fraud and money laundering cons...

Sold-out Ride the Soundwave celebrates music and surf

Boy and Bear headlined Ride the Soundwave at Port Macquarie, as festival organisers made sure the event was accessible and inclusive.

Husband to face court over domestic violence murder

A man in his 70s has been charged with murder as police investigate the circumstances of a woman's death at her north Queensland home.

Hospital failures before toddler's death, coroner finds

A coroner has found a 19-month-old girl who died from a bowel obstruction received substandard care at a major Tasmanian hospital.

Fifth man to be charged over Sydney gangland shooting

A 33-year-old is expected to become the fifth man charged over a gangland shooting in southwest Sydney with police vowing to catch those who pulled th...

Imitation sniper rifle, other guns seized after tip-off

An imitation sniper rifle, submachine gun and semi-automatics have been seized from a home following a tip-off to law authorities.

Health service delays driving Indigenous families apart

Aboriginal parents battling substance abuse are being separated from their children due to delays in the public health system, a Victorian inquiry has...

Greenwich demands Latham apologise or face legal action

NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham is facing legal action from Alex Greenwich unless he apologises for a homophobic tweet directed at the MP.