The Reserve Bank increases interest rates for the fourth month in a row, raising its cash rate target by half a percentage point.

Billions of dollars in superannuation payments that may be owed to public servants will be retrospectively blocked by the federal government, as a court considers whether the government will have to pay up.

US President, Joe Biden, has claimed a victory in the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri. We heard the same thing from Barack Obama when he got Osama bin Laden. The lesson is you can not kill your way to victory, writes Stan Grant.

Hundreds of gigalitres that were promised to the Murray-Darling system by 2024 will be impossible to deliver, investigators have found — but the new federal government is doubling down on the promise.

A public spat between mining magnate Clive Palmer and WA Premier Mark McGowan results in both being awarded damages.

Earth's rotation has started speeding up, so timekeepers may need to delete a second to keep our clocks synchronised. So, how will that affect us?

One of the nation's most prominent home builders is set to shed almost a tenth of its workforce, as concerns continue about Australia's construction industry.

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Australian house prices are dropping at their fastest pace since the global financial crisis, data shows. Here's what's happening in your capital city. 

Queensland's Public Trustee office faces accusations of excessive charges and fees for no service, while others say its business model contains an inherent conflict of interest.

The women are believed to have died about a month before their bodies were found in June in a Sydney apartment. 

The government is creating a parliamentary committee to examine the rollout of Workforce Australia, the new unemployment services program that is barely a month old.

With US President Joe Biden left on the sidelines, it's the legacy building by both Nancy Pelosi and Xi Jinping that has brought things to a head, writes Bill Birtles. 

The world was exposed again last week to the kind of brutal behaviour by Russian soldiers that the Ukrainian people have experienced since February 24. And there is more for our nation to learn from the last week than we might like to think,...

Former Australian swim coach Dick Caine is facing fresh sexual assault charges after four more alleged victims came forward to police.

One of the worst mangrove diebacks in the world was recorded in Australia in 2016. Now, scientists have identified the cause — but it may be too late for the ecosystems to recover.

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday. This is what we know about how it unfolded.

In its latest crackdown on press freedoms, the government seizes editorial control of Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, ordering the organisation to censor stories portraying the government in a negative light.

The 24 workers in regional Queensland breached visa rules by taking on work from unapproved employers. But advocates say they were "vulnerable" due to issues with pay and conditions.

Lawyers for a South Australian man in possession of a white supremacy manifesto authored by the Christchurch mass shooter have told a court his multicultural community have "socially condemned" him. Aidhan Kenneth Cooling will be sentenced...

Wild weather which damaged properties, tore down power lines and uprooted trees in Western Australia's south overnight is set to continue lashing the southern half of the state until Wednesday.

Queensland police hope the reward will generate new leads in the suspicious disappearance of central Queensland woman Michelle Lewis. The appeal has been made as part of National Missing Persons Week.

It will add to the town's charm, they said. It will increase safety and "make a positive contribution to the overall street", they said. Well, if this Tasmanian local council thought their $8.2 million plan for Longford's main drag was goin...

Annastacia Palaszczuk says Dreamworld should invest in conservation after it was revealed her government approved the theme park's request to spend a grant on a new attraction instead of a research facility.

While there's a focus on Australia's gold rush in Birmingham, for many competitors from other countries, there are bigger things at stake.