The unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 4.5 per cent in April, up from 4.3 per cent in March, according to the Bureau of Statistics.

The federal government has stepped in to address the largest diphtheria outbreak since records began, unveiling a multi-million dollar package for more vaccines and workers to deliver them.

For a group of people who declared they were prepared to tackle a post-budget scare campaign, the government has looked anything but in control this week.  

Coles is looking into a Melbourne mother's complaint about buying faulty Apple gift cards worth $2,000.

Queensland's Olympics Minister Tim Mander has stood aside from cabinet after he was referred to police by the Australian Electoral Commission.

The man accused of rape during a break-in at a home in South Australia has been unmasked in court.

A grieving family is calling for answers after their beloved grandmother died in a corridor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

High-ranking Parramatta staffer Roxanne Thornton told an anti-corruption inquiry she and ex-CEO Gail Connolly were foundation members of the friendship group.

Underworld sources claim a suspect has found religion and speculate he is targeting “sinful” venues including bars, brothels and strip clubs.

Jake Niall visits the footy mad town of Maningrida in Arnhem Land to understand why it’s so hard for Indigenous Australians from remote communities to get drafted.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

The man accused of rape during a break-in at a home in South Australia has been unmasked in court.

A grieving family is calling for answers after their beloved grandmother died in a corridor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

High-ranking Parramatta staffer Roxanne Thornton told an anti-corruption inquiry she and ex-CEO Gail Connolly were foundation members of the friendship group.

Underworld sources claim a suspect has found religion and speculate he is targeting “sinful” venues including bars, brothels and strip clubs.

Former AFL star Nick Stevens is facing jail time over a swimming pool scam.

Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has shared video taunting prisoners who were detained from the Gaza flotilla, a group of people that included Australians.

Hillel Newman has condemned Itamar Ben-Gvir’s actions in the video, but explained that internal politics means the country’s national security minister is unlikely to suffer any consequences.

Iran has threatened to push conflict beyond the Middle East if the US and Israel continue strikes through a fraying ceasefire.

The foreign minister has led a chorus of condemnation towards an Israeli minister after he shared a video taunting a group of prisoners.

The flight from London’s Heathrow to Singapore on May 21, 2024, hit an unexpected updraught, hurling passengers and flight attendants through the cabin.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.