Australia's minimum wage will increase by 5.97 per cent, and minimum award workers will get a 4.75 per cent pay boost, in the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) annual wage review.

Donald Trump's intervention in Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to strike Beirut goes to the heart of the relationship between the two sides, in that support may be limited, particularly if it threatens what the US president really wants.

NSW Police will move to the mandatory use of body-worn cameras for sworn officers in the wake of allegations of a culture of impunity within the police force.

An outspoken backbencher points to changes that will see Australia buy three used Virginia-class submarines as a catalyst to consider changes.

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with violent extremist offences and posed an "imminent threat" to the school. 

The Chinese car maker has made a splash in Melbourne with the arrival of a vessel carrying thousands of electric vehicles. BYD now plans to take down Australia’s favourite car brands.

LGBTQ+ people with dementia and their carers can face unique challenges.

Cricket Victoria will kill off the Melbourne Stars and Renegades brands to merge them into one team under the state banner.

The government has flatly rejected a parliamentary inquiry’s recommendation that it immediately halt a controversial 25-year demolition program for 44 public housing towers until it hands over feasibility plans.

The premiership skipper said the Dons can’t hide from their predicament, but he urged them to harness the example of his legendary brother, Neale Daniher.

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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.

There’s no chance of encouraging more women to stand as candidates with Tony Abbott as party president.

The new owners of the infamous Wieambilla property where two police officers and a neighbour were killed by religious extremists have revealed their intentions for the property.

Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will have to wait several months to learn the full extent of the case against him

Passengers on a Melbourne train were left scrambling after the carriage was rocked by multiple explosions, caused by an overhead power fault.

The biggest-ever shipment of electric cars in Australia has arrived in Melbourne, with 5000 Chinese-made EVs ready to hit the road.

A fresh batch of explosive documents linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s controversial appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US have been released.

It is no coincidence that authoritarianism is once again appealing to people. Liberal democracies are struggling and entire generations have no living memory of what the alternatives bring.

US President Donald Trump has launched an expletive tirade at Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israel escalates its military campaign in Lebanon.

The rampaging bull was so popular with people stamping on its groin area for good luck that it needed to be restored – but when the new tiles were revealed, two important bits appeared to be missing.

Emails and records in the Justice Department files indicate that Epstein had been banking his sperm for several years and did not want it to be discarded if he died.

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.