The Perth council set to spend $50,000 to review its planning department
A Perth council is set to spend $50,000 to launch an independent review of its planning department after ongoing complaints from residents.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00The WA region where house prices are growing faster than Perth
With property values surging across the country, it turns out even regional towns aren’t exempt from the housing price boom.
· Indigo Lemay-Conway
Sinner avanza en Roma e iguala récord de Djokovic con su 31ra victoria seguida en un torneo Masters
El italiano Jannik Sinner celebra tras vencer a su compatriota Andrea Pellegrino en el Abierto de Italia el martes 12 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Alessandra Tarantino)
· Andrew Dampf
El italiano Ciccone toma el liderato del Giro y el ecuatoriano Narváez gana la etapa 4
El ecuatoriano Jhonatan Narváez celebra su victoria en la cuarta etapa del Giro de Italia, el martes 12 de mayo de 2026, en Cosenza, Italia. (Gian Mattia d’Alberto/LaPresse vía AP)
Cool new addition to Sydney’s hotel scene is relentlessly quirky
25hours Hotel The Olympia, Paddington, Sydney
· Craig Platt
Budget 2026: Labor’s ambitious and politically risky changes, explained by Matilda Boseley – video
Abolishing negative gearing for new investors, overhauling the capital gains tax discount and major cuts to the NDIS were were all expected in Tuesday night's budget. But what else was in there, and what does Jim Chalmers' 2026 budget mean for Australians? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains this year's wi…
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Tomorrow, When the War Began: a film made in a lab for 2010s Australian teens
It has heartthrobs and a classic soundtrack, but the true resonance of this John Marsden adaptation is its portrayal of growing up in a world rapidly destroyed before your eyes
· Lucille MacKellar
‘Holiday dressing in black’ – why Australian gothic is back in fashion
Corsetry, frills and floor-length gowns are firm favourites for a new wave of female designers showing at Australian fashion week
Budget earmarks more than $600m for Bondi attack response, with half going to Australia’s Jewish community
Funds flow to charities and other organisations, with Executive Council of Australian Jewry getting $124m for extra security
· Luca Ittimani
Rugby league, bird flu and drones: things you may have missed in the 2026 budget
Buried in the Australian budget papers are a multitude of decisions that don’t make the headlines. Here are a few of this year’s
· Dan Jervis Bardy, Josh Butler
Budget reveals shock jump in immigration
There will be 35,000 more migrants in Australia this financial year than previously expected, driven by fewer foreigners on temporary visas leaving, according to the budget papers.Immigration surged following the pandemic as the influx caught up from years of border restrictions, peaking at more than 550,000 in 2022…
· Jorge Branco
Racing appointed a new chief vet on Monday. They let him go on Tuesday
Racing Victoria has sensationally backflipped on its decision to appoint Dr Glenn Robertson-Smith as its new chief vet just one day after announcing he would be starting in the role.
· Danny Russell
Labor’s ‘ambitious’ budget: will it be enough to fix the housing crisis? – podcast
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down what he calls the most important budget in decades. As Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to cause chaos around the world, and support for One Nation surges in Australia, the treasurer insists this is a budget that will ease economic pressures.But does the bold rhetoric stack…
Australia takes aim at rising fuel prices with annual budget
Parliament House in Canberra. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says, "We're delivering a fairer tax system for workers, first home buyers and future generations." (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
· Staff Writer
‘Albanese has stood up for Australia’s largest taxpayer’: WA resources sector cheers federal budget
Western Australia’s resources industry says Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers appears to have recognised the importance of the mining sector in funding the nation’s big spends, after he highlighted the impact the ongoing conflict in Iran and the rising oil price has had on this year’s budget.
· Michael Philipps
Thrillseeker films death-defying climb up Sydney's tallest building
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Emily Bennett
Aukus costs balloon with more cash and staff for submarine agency amid ongoing search for nuclear waste dump
Labor has announced funding for Australian Submarine Agency will jump to $512m in next financial year amid concerns the sovereign submarine fleet may never arrive
· Ben Doherty
Half-time team talk gets animated
Andrew Brown of Bowling Alley Point “hit the big smoke to see my grandsons play soccer and was astounded to hear (twice) kids asking for a time qualification, as in: ‘How long until I go back on, Mum?’ ‘Just under 10 minutes’ ‘How many Blueys is that?’ ‘One and a bit’. On asking, it was explained how a Bluey episode…
Family's heartbreak over dropped manslaughter charge
The family of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a tip say it is a difficult day after prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge against her accused killer.Marat Ganiev, 55, had been accused of killing Isla Bell in the early hours of October 7, 2024, before hiding her body in a fridge.Her remains were found…
· Tara Cosoleto
‘Euphoria’ faces backlash after Sydney Sweeney’s most X-rated episode yet
“Euphoria” is once again facing backlash, with Sydney Sweeney going topless in the show’s most explicit scene this season.
· Fox News
Wynnum height increase clears final hurdle as new development revealed
Plans to allow new apartment towers in Wynnum have cleared their final hurdle, as a new commercial complex in the suburb was announced by the city’s investment fund.
· William Davis
Victoria urged to follow Canberra’s lead in property tax overhaul
Property experts say the generational tax changes in Jim Chalmers’ budget, although well intended, will do little to address the most pressing crisis confronting Victoria’s moribund housing market – the prohibitive cost of building homes.
· Chip Le Grand
The budget in seven graphs: no big surprises but this may be one of the most ambitious moves to fix Australia’s finances | Greg Jericho
With some long-awaited sanity on housing and taxes, including CGT and negative gearing changes, it’s one of the most important for good – but will still leave some out in the cold
· Greg Jericho
Federal budget 2026 summary – winners and losers
Taxpayers and first home buyers are the winners in Labor’s 2026 budget, while rich families could be among the losers. Find out who is better off and who is worse off in Chalmers’ budget
· Sarah Basford Canales, Luca Ittimani
Trump’s Middle East war could push Australia to brink of recession if conflict worsens, budget papers show
Worst-case scenario modelling by Treasury shows oil prices as high as $200 a barrel in September quarter and inflation at 7.25% due to Iran war
· Dan Jervis Bardy
Is this budget for the kids? What's on offer for boomers through to Gen Alpha
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Adam Vidler
Addressing the wealth gap a matter of decency
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Budget capital gains tax changes and negative gearing reform explained
Negative gearing, capital gains tax and family trusts are all facing a big shake-up in the name of intergenerational fairness. How will it all work?
· Jonathan Barrett, Tom Mcilroy
The winners and losers from the federal budget
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Daniel Jeffrey
NSW short-changed by Chalmers on key infrastructure funding
The federal government’s investment in state infrastructure will leave NSW with less road funding per person than Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia.
· Max Maddison
What the federal budget means for Queensland
The Albanese government has unveiled a daring overhaul of property tax to slug investors and help more first homebuyers enter the market – a move likely to be felt most acutely by Queenslanders.
· James Hall
Huge cuts to national disability insurance scheme aim to save more than $36bn in budget’s largest single measure
NDIS changes foreshadowed by health minister Mark Butler will drastically reduce access to the scheme, with nearly 700 staff positions to go at NDIA
· Sarah Basford Canales
Budget 2026 Australia: Jim Chalmers announces capital gains tax and negative gearing reform for housing
Labor’s ambitious and politically risky tax reform aims to help first home buyers and foster intergenerational fairness
· Patrick Commins
This bold budget has grasped the nettle of tax and housing – but it may not be enough to move the needle for younger Australians | Tom McIlroy
Jim Chalmers, determined not to miss his reform moment more than four years into government, has backed the largest change to Australia’s sclerotic tax system since the Howard era
· Tom Mcilroy
Australia's last Baby Boomer prime minister becomes King of the Kids
The language of generational change is everywhere in this budget. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
· Annabel Crabb
Father allegedly high on 'nangs' in crash that killed daughters, as scuffle erupts outside court
Jean Adrien Nathaneal Luckoo, 24, allegedly crashed his car into a tree in Perth's north-east, killing his two young daughters.
· Mya Kordic
Man climbs unfinished office tower in Sydney’s CBD
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Indigenous Australians win record A$150m after billionaire mined without permission
The Indigenous traditional owners of land in north-western Australia have been awarded a record A$150.1 million ($108.3m; £79.9m) payout after a court ruled one of the country's most well-known billionaires mined their land without permission.
· Gavin Butler
Duo swindled $6 million from five victims in investment scam, court hears
Andre Langos and Sam Smith will be sentenced in South Australia's District Court next month. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
· Eva Blandis
Council exec created job filled by unqualified former colleague, ICAC hears
A senior City of Parramatta executive directly appointed a former colleague to a position she created in unusual circumstances despite a council recruitment panel finding she was not qualified, the ICAC has heard.
· Anthony Segaert
Labor dropped their long-awaited gambling report on budget day. Were they betting no one would notice?
The government’s response to the Murphy report is hardly dynamite. Harm advocates, gambling operators and advertisers are all waiting to see whether Labor’s rhetoric will be matched by action
· Josh Butler
Inquiry calls Minns government grants scheme for Labor candidates an ‘election slush fund’
Parliamentary committee into 2023 electorate funding allocation program finds MP John Graham misled parliament
· Guardian Staff
Fortescue ordered to pay Yindjibarndi traditional owners $150m in record native title payout
Federal court found miner’s Solomon Hub iron ore mine caused cultural and social harm, including the destruction of 140 heritage sites
· Sarah Collard
Australia to launch first America’s Cup bid in quarter of a century
Australia will have a challenger for the world’s oldest international sporting trophy for the first time since the turn of the century, with retail rich-lister John Winning Jr backing a bid for the America’s Cup next year.
· Chris Barrett
Inside the meeting that ended Voss’ time at Carlton
The lobby of Brisbane’s Sofitel is a sprawling area of armchairs, small coffee tables and beige carpet. When Michael Voss told Chris Davies he wanted to chat around midday on Friday the pair found themselves the quietest corner they could.
· Michael Gleeson
Yindjibarndi awarded $150m for cultural loss in Solomon mine legal stoush with Fortescue
A Federal court judge has awarded the Yindjibarndi people of Western Australia’s Pilbara region around $150 million dollars for cultural loss in their 18-year-long battle for compensation with Andrew Forrest’s mining company Fortescue.
· Michael Philipps
Triple murderer died ‘shortly’ after killing rampage, police suspect
Triple murderer Julian Ingram’s body was so decomposed when it was discovered by police that investigators suspect the 37-year-old had been alive no more than a few days after his killing rampage in the NSW Central West.
· Daniel Lo Surdo