Rising house prices and lower incomes due to caring for children can make it especially difficult for women to re-enter the housing market after a divorce. 

A neo-Nazi rally outside the NSW parliament on Saturday morning was deemed "authorised" because police had chosen not to oppose the public assembly.

The PM leads tributes for the former minister who was a political powerbroker from the time he dived headlong into Labor's factional brawls in the 1960s to his final days.

Gold Coast singer Fairlie Arrow disappeared from her home in 1991. As a police kidnapping investigation unfolded and media attention ramped up, Arrow had to admit it was all a hoax.  

Police say the one-year-old girl was playing with other children when she was clipped by a freight train near Narrabri, on the New South Wales north-western slopes. 

Australia's Quincy Dodd makes an unflinching call as the Jillaroos prepare to face the Kiwi Ferns in the Pacific Championships final.

Australia's Glenn Maxwell grasses a very simple chance in the firth T20 against India.

Josh Hazlewood expressed full confidence in the rest of the bowling attack's ability to shoulder the load while skipper Pat Cummins remains sidelined.

Australian golfer Min Woo Lee reveals he hopes to compete at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

We reveal the umpires with the best Test record this year when it comes to the decision review system.

Albo's recent meeting with Charles Windsor and avid declaration that Australia would not become a fully independent nation had interesting echoes to the past. read now...

Destabilised food systems, school closures, heatstroke, disease — millions in our region are feeling the effects of climate change. read now...

While most young people are doing it tough, the richest among them have increased their wealth by 1700%.  read now...

Arrivals at Sydney Airport bring quick choices about time, cost and comfort. Baggage, lines and unfamiliar exits stack up. A clear plan for the first hour lowers stress and protects your schedule. read now...

Canada’s steady approach to immigration reform shows that long-term planning, not ad hoc reactions, delivers stability even in uncertain times. read now...

Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.

Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

Priya’s Bill, Sussan Ley’s advisers and Tony Abbott’s (arguable) achievements – your letters this week.

Australia's Glenn Maxwell grasses a very simple chance in the firth T20 against India.

Josh Hazlewood expressed full confidence in the rest of the bowling attack's ability to shoulder the load while skipper Pat Cummins remains sidelined.

In the epicentre of Melbourne’s gang crisis, the police radio never stops.

The Adelaide CBD has seen its biggest crowd in ten years with 335,000 people lining the streets for the 93rd Christmas Pageant.

James Watson’s work helped bring genetics to the forefront of scientific research, but controversial remarks on race clouded his later career.

The evolution giving the bombs a much greater range will probably put further strain on Ukraine’s stretched air defences.

Russia’s long-serving foreign minister appears to have been frozen out by Vladimir Putin after the collapse of a summit planned with US President Donald Trump.

Investigators have revealed the first clues about what unfolded in the cockpit as the crew battled for control after an engine fell off during take-off.

The president’s perceived failure to address Americans’ affordability gripes – one of his central campaign issues – means these kinds of images and motifs are finding a ready audience.

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.