RBA governor Philip Lowe has flagged a willingness to increase interest rates even further to deal with inflation, Australia will today ink a deal with Thailand to counter human trafficking and a second Syrian repatriation could occur within weeks.

A special commission has begun investigating historic gay hate crimes since the 1970s in NSW.

Fire and rescue responded to an auto alarm trigger from a Sydney school at 4.20pm where more than 50 students were evacuated.

Victoria’s education regulator will investigate a small faith-based school in St Kilda after parents raised fears about a string of alleged child sexual abuse incidents.

Inflation in Australia is already outstripping predictions in the budget, which are now set to hit 8 per cent this year.

Day one of Victoria's state election campaign has officially kicked off, with both major parties pledging cost of living help.

Thousands of people have attended rallies across Australia to remember 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy Cassius Turvey.

John Russell, 31, had plans to build a house and travel around Australia when he was found dead at the bottom of a Sydney cliff in a suspected gay hate crime.

A real estate agency in Melbourne has been targeted by hackers.

Taronga Zoo in Sydney has confirmed that five lions escaped their enclosure, sparking a police operation.

Five of the zoo’s seven lions escaped from their enclosure on Wednesday morning, prompting the zoo to go into lockdown and police to be called.

Rents are through the roof, and prospective tenants with massive claws and incisors would struggle to compete for a lease anyway.

The former swimming champion’s nose was broken after he was jumped in a Gold Coast car park by two men hired by ex-business partner Glenn Melcheck, his barrister said.

Six rare pennies are up for auction and each could go for more than $60,000.

The owner of an awning company that allegedly swindled tens of thousands of dollars from customers has been accused in a public administrator’s report of siphoning more than $300,000 from the business while running it into the ground.

A landmark class action case that accuses Domino’s of underpaying tens of thousands of staff across the country kicked off in the Federal Court on Wednesday.

A Queensland mum has defended her home from intruders with a can of bug spray.

WorldPride is set to be the biggest event held in Sydney since the 2000 Olympic Games.

Strong demand and lack of supply has resulted in the tightest rental market in Perth’s history.

Olympic gold medalist Neil Brooks has faced a Brisbane court after a business deal went wrong.