Politics

More feel poor as cost of living bites

<p>Soaring inflation and rising interest rates are damaging Australia's sense of community and could put the nation's resilience at risk. </p>

Interfaith fight against family violence

<p>Prominent religious leaders from across the spectrum have joined forces with the NSW government to work towards ending domestic and family violence...

Super funds eye housing incentives

<p>Superannuation funds have got some ideas to unlock more investment in affordable housing and help ease the growing housing affordability crisis. </...

Refugee's mission to help others find work

<p>An Iranian refugee who survived one of the worst asylum-seeker disasters in history is determined to help other people migrating to Australia find...

We're safe and mainstream, say Vic Libs

<p>Victoria's Liberal Leader has promoted his party as "centrist" and "mainstream" ahead of the state election, following days of damaging extremist c...

Bank changes urged to stop financial abuse

<p>A new report has called on banks to introduce better protections on joint accounts to stop financial abuse against women.</p>

New Zealand to debate 16-year-olds voting

<p>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will vote in favour of reducing the voting age to 16 next year when the government introduces a bill to d...

Five years of care required on China: Rudd

<p>Kevin Rudd says Australia needs to increase diplomatic engagement with China, saying the next five years will determine whether there's conflict in...

Uni online study shutdown 'discriminatory'

<p>Disability groups and student organisations have raised concerns about a move to restrict online learning through universities.</p>

Aged care on brink of collapse: union

<p>Workers who care for older Australians will resign in droves unless aged care staff get a significant pay increase, a survey shows.</p>

Colourful political term named top word

<p>A political movement has claimed the 2022 word of the year, eclipsing an insult for a conspiracy theorist, an unmotivated worker and shrinking snac...

WA seeks to modernise abortion laws

<p>The Western Australian government has launched a four-week public consultation period as it seeks to modernise the state's abortion laws. </p>

Chalmers backs his budget on inflation

<p>Without spending restraint, Treasury analysis implies Australian households would be facing a double whammy of higher repayments and higher inflati...

Medibank hackers release more data

<p>Australians caught up in the Medibank hack have been dealt another blow after the Russian group behind the breach released more sensitive informati...

Victorian gas project under threat

<p>A Victorian gas project touted as a solution to energy shortfalls in the east coast market, could have a public loan blocked, under a push by the G...

Plan to legislate work rights by Christmas

<p>New workplace laws aiming to lift wages for the nation's employees will be delivered by Christmas under the Albanese government, but time is runnin...

Sanctions support over human rights abuses

<p>Foreign countries committing human rights abuses against their own citizens as well as Australians, would face sanctions under a push by the coalit...

Albanese returns home after summit success

<p>The prime minister says the shoots of global co-operation have started to appear after his nine-day diplomatic tour attending the ASEAN, G20 and AP...

Youth to have a voice within federal govt

<p>The Albanese government has set up a new committee to allow young Australians to have a say on the issues and policies that matter to them.</p>

Australia is back at world table: Albanese

<p>Trade talks at the APEC summit in Thailand could be a chance for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to progress talks about China lifting sanctions on...