Investment in public and affordable housing must continue and the federal government should take the lead on bolstering renters' rights, a parliamentary committee says.
The declaration of an El Nino event alongside a second driver of dry weather could prove to be another spanner in the works in the fight against inflation.
The Federal Court has rejected an application to have referendum votes marked with an 'X' count as 'no' votes in the upcoming ballot on an Indigenous voice.
Developing a seaweed supplement for cattle and sheep feed that lowers their methane emissions has earned an Australian company a global award nomination.
Australia's weather bureau has finally declared an El Nino event alongside a second driver of dry weather, with communities told to prepare for heat and fire.
The federal environment minister is being taken to court, accused of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef and Australia's other living treasures from climate harms caused by coal mining.
Calls are echoing for the Indigenous voice debate to focus on the referendum question as prominent 'no' campaigner Warren Mundine says Australians need to come to terms with the impact of colonisation.
The heat is building up along the east coast of Australia, with temperatures expected to reach highs of 10 to 15 degrees above the average in some parts of NSW over the coming days.
Voters should listen to Jacinta Price, who said colonisation had a positive impact on First Nations people, rather than 'capital city views', Peter Dutton said.
Today, 14 September, is R U OK?Day in Australia, a national day of action and a reminder that every day is a day to meaningfully ask your friends, family, and colleagues, ‘are you OK?’.
An apartment owned by Sydney conwoman Melissa Caddick will go under the hammer for an estimated $5.5 million as part of efforts to repay defrauded investors.
Australians on lower incomes often pay more for the same basic essentials due to being less able to shop around or buy in bulk, a new report has found.
Voting day has been locked in for the Indigenous voice referendum despite last-minute opposition pleas to scrap it as polls show falling support for the change.
Liberal frontbencher James Paterson says the risk of a Chinese spy working inside the Australian parliament is "very high" and has backed basic vetting.
