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The federal budget handed down last night includes new funding for Medicare and primary care with the government promising to...

The federal budget handed down last night outlines new spending across Medicare, hospitals and public health with the government describing...

The Federal Government’s capital gains tax overhaul has drawn immediate fire from the Financial Services Council. CEO Blake Briggs spoke...

One of the leading union voices in Australia’s energy transition says skills shortages and delays to renewable energy projects are...

In November, Australia will preside over negotiations at the United Nations COP31 in Ankara, Türkiye – hoping to mediate between...

Ahead of tonight’s federal budget, disability advocates are warning proposed changes to the NDIS could leave some Australians without critical...

Tonight, political attention is focused on Canberra, where journalists and analysts are combing through the federal budget papers inside the...

While the world grapples with climate change, research shows environmental sustainability holds a growing importance for Australians.  Last weekend the...

The north coast of New South Wales continues mourning the death of three Australians in a disastrous marine rescue effort...

Public health experts are warning against calls to cut tobacco taxes, saying it would do little to tackle Australia’s illegal...

Environmental group Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the federal government to reject Woodside Energy’s proposed Browse gas project near...

The Returning Indigenous Corporation is an Indigenous, women-led, not-for-profit organisation working from Evans Head all the way to Brisbane. The...

With rents remaining at record highs ahead of next week’s Federal Budget, pressure is mounting on the federal government to...

Australia’s first climate change case to reach the High Court will be heard next week, in a landmark legal battle...

A new study has found that female political candidates are punished for using negative language on the campaign trail. This...

The global fuel crisis has dominated the attention of Australians, raising questions about how to discover more sustainable and controllable forms of energy.   Amid this...

Australia spends over a billion dollars annually putting children in lock up – that’s according to the Productivity Commission Report...

World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3rd, offering a timely moment to ask: what is the state of that freedom in Australia?   2014...

A new report conducted by food rescue organisation OzHarvest has revealed a record 350,000 Australians are seeking food relief every...

A new documentary by Australian Jeff Tseng explores how the struggle of man over the elements can be harnessed towards...

In New South Wales there is a push for a state domestic violence body that would coordinate services to ensure...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Australia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation....

Australia is seeing a growing crackdown on illegal alcohol, with authorities warning that unregulated alcohol isn’t just unlawful, it can...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing for the Federal Budget for next week, flagging tax reform, measures to increase productivity, and...

Western Australia will ban no-grounds evictions as part of a housing policy shift. It’s the last Australian jurisdiction, apart from...

A new treatment for stroke in Newcastle is giving hope. John Hunter Hospital is responsible for the trial, where patients...

Since the conflict in the Middle East, fuel prices skyrocketed, putting many Australians under pressure to save money. A driving...

The sharp rise in the cost of fuel from the ongoing Iran conflict has been a major factor in the March...

A new poll shows residents from the Hunter Valley are more aware about climate change. Thirty per cent of local...

May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, raising awareness of coercive control and family and domestic violence. Recent numbers...

A new survey by the New South Wales Office of Sport has found 70 per cent of women feel unsafe...

Children today are growing up in an increasingly complex world, from bullying and social pressures to the lingering impacts of...

Housing affordability – it’s an issue plaguing minds across the country particularly for younger Australians as the national housing crisis...

Australians with disabilities are concerned about the proposed changes of the NDIS from the Federal government, with last week’s announcement...

Six years ago, the then Morrison government doubled the rate of JobSeeker with a COVID supplement. The fortnightly boost to...

A new poll comissioned by the Australian Institute found that just one in seven women aged between 18 and 34...

Today the government announced a new bargaining incentive (NBI) which will force large technology companies to pay for the news...

This week one of Australia’s pioneering novelists David Malouf passed away, leaving the world nine novels, ten collections of poetry,...

When it comes to the athletic movement there are boundaries that seemed impossible, until 1954 the four-minute mile was perceived...

The City of Sydney will investigate applying targeted bans to short term rentals after a resolution at last night’s council...

The Farrer by-election on 9 May is shaping as one of the most consequential local contests in Australian political history....

Experts and world leaders are increasingly concerned about growing divisions in the West. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has previously...

Australia is facing a major teacher shortage, yet up to 20,000 qualified migrant teachers aren’t fully working in the profession....

Have you ever gone to bring in your wheelie bin after collection day — only to find it still full?...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre, colonial Australia’s deadliest mass shooting. Now months after the Bondi...

A new World War Two documentary reveals how Australian prisoners of war were treated across Southeast Asia, where mateship became...

A University of New South Wales study shows a new machine-learning tool can detect whale calls, potentially transforming how scientists...

Last week, The Wire reported growing backlash from the disability community over Labor’s proposed NDIS reforms, which could see 160,000...

A new legal study is challenging a decades-old assumption about Australia’s highest court – arguing the High Court may, in...

On the eve of ANZAC Day, a community group is raising awareness about the Federal government’s military expenditure by giving...