Australian flag lowered at home, abroad for Anzac Day

As those who died in service to the nation are remembered there are calls to improve the treatment of veterans, especially from the Korean and Vietnam...

Pathway to budget balance littered with tough calls

Returning the federal budget to balance in less than a decade is possible, according to PwC modelling, but will take dogged commitment to fiscal repai...

Greens want rent freeze to break ice on housing fund

Greens leader Adam Bandt will use a major speech to call for a rent freeze and the end of tax breaks for property investors to instead fund affordable...

Thousands attend Anzac services across Queensland

Crowds have gathered in the thousands across Queensland to mark the 108th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli.

'Forgotten' veterans remembered at Anzac commemorations

Veterans have welcomed a NSW government plan to erect a memorial to the recent Middle East conflicts, on the 108th anniversary of the Gallipoli landin...

Van driver has lucky escape after crash with train

A passenger train carrying more than 100 people in regional Victoria and a van have collided, resulting in minor injuries to the van driver.

Complaints over top super funds' Santos investments

Traditional owners have made human rights complaints to Australia's top 20 superannuation companies over investments in gas producer Santos.

Battle for talent wanes as top business concern

Business leaders are becoming less worried about hiring and keeping workers as some wiggle room starts to appear in the labour market.

United call to lift welfare payments lands on PM's desk

An open letter to Anthony Albanese calling for an increase to the Jobseeker rate has been signed by his own backbench MPs, economists and welfare advo...

Families to talk about missing and murdered loved ones

A parliamentary inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children will hear from victims, survivors and their families in Perth.

US woman charged over alleged 'gold-plated' gun import

A United States national who allegedly tried to smuggle a gold-plated handgun into Australia could face 10 years in prison for customs violations.

Cloud hangs over Vic duck shooting as season starts

Victoria's duck shooting season will get underway as a cloud hangs over the contentious practice's future amid a parliamentary inquiry.

Vietnam, Korea veterans 'deserve much better': Dutton

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has used his Anzac Day address to pay tribute to Korean and Vietnam War veterans.

Defence review release date 'disgraceful': Coalition

Releasing the defence strategic review the day before Anzac Day was "disgraceful and disrespectful", the opposition says.

Skills shortage biggest enemy of defence shake up

A major defence review has found gaps in Australia's capabilities and the need to secure the nation's energy and trade security as well as upskill wor...

'Urgent action' needed to overhaul Sydney's cemeteries

An independent report into the Sydney cemeteries operator shows indecision has increased the risk of Australia's largest city running out of burial sp...

Analysis outlines pathway to a balanced budget

Returning the federal budget to balance in less than a decade is possible, according to PwC modelling, but will take dogged commitment to budget repai...

Snowy Hydro 2.0 halted after fatal truck crash

The death of a worker on a major renewable energy project is incredibly distressing, its chief executive says.

Australians honour defence personnel, past and present

More than 100 years since the Gallipoli landings, thousands have gathered at dawn services across the country to remember Anzac troops.

Man hit with rape, numerous sexual assault charges

A 66-year-old man has been charged with rape and 14 counts of sexual assault for alleged offences over four-and-a-half years.