MP's emotional speech on domestic violence

<p>Ahead of the international day to eliminate violence against women, a Liberal MP has delivered a powerful speech about her experience supporting a...

Vic leaders square off in election debate

<p>Victoria's major party leaders have sparred over energy, integrity and health in the first and only debate between the pair ahead of the November 2...

Labor rams through bills before Christmas

<p>The Senate will sit for two extra days and for longer to pass all the government's legislation before parliament rises for the final time this year...

Spending spree drives rise in confidence

<p>Black Friday sales may be feeding into slightly elevated consumer confidence scores as savvy spenders pounce on discounted items.</p>

Peters rules out NZ Labour, lashes Ardern

<p>The path to a third term for Jacinda Ardern's government has been made a little shakier after her former deputy Winston Peters ruled out working wi...

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...