From the top of Western Australia to the heart of Perth, councils across the state have fallen into disarray, begging the question of how can something so “dysfunctional” be fixed.
Venus Williams, of the United States, plays a backhand return to Olga Danilovic, of Serbia, during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate
PCOS is a hormonal disorder that, according to the World Health Organization, affects 10% to 13% of women of reproductive age. It is estimated that more than two-thirds of those who have it don’t know that they do.
Former NFL player Andy Lee, center, poses with San Francisco 49ers fans during the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 24, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, will fight elements of a complex court ruling that found two rival mining dynasties were entitled to a share of the spoils from some of the billionaire's prized iron ore assets.The Western Australian Supreme Court last month ruled the wealthy heirs of mining pioneer Peter W…
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By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant.
The federal government’s property tax reforms will disincentivise construction and hurt Brisbane renters, the lord mayor said as he announced new zoning changes were set to be considered as part of a supply-side fix to the housing crisis.
Sydney’s public high school students will be given more subject choice in the Higher School Certificate from next year after the government granted them permission to enrol in an online virtual school previously restricted to regional and rural students.
An inner-city council has knocked back a divisive plan to create a “bicycle street” along a 1.1-kilometre stretch of one of the area’s key roads, following a marathon five-hour meeting.
DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins was known for his fiery demeanour over more than a decade in the NBA and there were few players who fired him up more than Australian centre Andrew Bogut.
David Crisafulli and the premier’s under-fire state ministers Amanda Camm and Tim Mander have been referred to the corruption watchdog, as the Opposition ramps up pressure on the government’s integrity standards.
Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflict
Former MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong has urged audiences to “listen when women speak up”, following allegations of misconduct made against her co-host on the New Zealand food show Taste of Art. The new series was pulled from local broadcaster SBS before its first episode was due to air last Thursday.