Why is Australia stuck in an inflation problem that has sent interest rates to 15-year highs?

Disability accommodation support  is under federal government review to reduce NDIS costs, advocates say it should also encourage providers to expand the types of housing offered.

Vietnamese authorities charge an Australian man and two other people with planning to carry out terrorist activities, but a pro-democracy group believes the men were abducted in an act of "transnational repression".

A study finds AI models are more likely to answer harmful questions or mishandle confidential information when told to act drunk.

Abuse survivor Grace Tame has told a Tasmanian court that she feared for her life, following tweets made by the man who sexually abused her as a child.

People who are regularly “choked” during sex are suffering long-term – and cumulative – cognitive decline.

Greens leader Larissa Waters is stepping down due to a decline in her health. Here’s what you need to know about chronic kidney disease.

Dr Joanna Howe, a Rhodes scholar, has become one of Australia’s most recognisable, prolific, and aggressive anti-abortion activists.

The Roosters will have to gain clearance from an independent doctor to enable the utility to play less than 11 days after suffering a category one concussion, having named him at No.14.

Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase's mum speaks about the code-hopping star before the NRL grand final.

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Scroll through any online marketplace and you will find them: steel garden sheds and full-sized garages advertised at prices that seem almost too good to ignore. For households already stretched by rent, mortgage repayments and grocery bills, a shed...

On a hot, windy afternoon, a backyard swimming pool looks perfectly still. Nothing is dripping, nothing is draining and the water level seems unchanged. Yet over the course of that day, a surprising amount of water may have quietly lifted off the su...

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.

People who are regularly “choked” during sex are suffering long-term – and cumulative – cognitive decline.

Major beauty retailers are being forced to pull skincare products containing banned plastic microbeads from their shelves.

Deandra Kontou faces nine offences over the alleged abuse of a Newington College student in 2019. Until last week she taught children at another Sydney high school.

New footage has shown the moment that police arrived at the Paddington home of Jesse Baird after he was allegedly killed by ex-partner Beau Lamarre-Condon.

A young police officer killed in a car crash in Sydney last week is among those being honoured for National Police Remembrance Day.

Trade Minister Don Farrell is heading to the G20 in Milwaukee with a plot to take advantage of crashing US alcohol sales to Canada.

Democracy campaigner Tran Hiep was due to meet his wife in Thailand after travelling to Phnom Penh, but did not board his flight and has not been heard from since.

Euthanasia for incurably ill children aged one to 12 has been legal in the Netherlands for two years.

Canadian politician Bill Oliver went viral after reading out an AI editing prompt in a speech to parliament

Donald Trump has used taxpayer money to re-air a promotional video he made ahead of the 2024 elections.

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.