64 m. ago Strange bedfellows: Greens, conservatives team up in hopes of WA Labor’s first upper house defeat in five years

If Labor doesn’t support the motion, it will be the first time the party has lost a vote in either house since before the 2021 election.

Politics

9 h. ago Want an extra $10,000 for your house deposit? This scheme could help

It’s a wonder the First Home Super Saver scheme isn’t more popular, given the potential it has in helping first home buyers save a deposit.

Politics

9 h. ago Those collectors rummaging through our bins? Our recycling system relies on them

The Return and Earn scheme has dramatically cut litter while boosting recycling, but are the environmental benefits coming at a social cost?

Politics

19 h. ago ‘A cash grab’: Tower residents say they are being coerced into leaving

Residents of Melbourne’s public housing towers have told a parliamentary inquiry they have been coerced into relocation and do not wish to leave their homes. 

Politics

20 h. ago NDIS funding review sparks concerns over access to physiotherapy services

There are fears changes to funding under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) intended to save clients' money could reduce access to vital therapies.

Politics

22 h. ago What is Mookhey’s $1 billion housing guarantee, and how will it work?

The NSW government will become guarantor on thousands of low- to medium-density developments to make the projects more feasible.

Economics

23 h. ago Emma Bates’ alleged killer has case delayed after fire takes family home

The brother of a man charged over the killing of his neighbour has allegedly set his own house on fire days before he was due to provide crucial evidence against his sibling.

Events

23 h. ago Woman’s alleged killer has case delayed after fire takes family home

The brother of a man charged over the killing of his neighbour has allegedly set his own house on fire days before he was due to provide crucial evidence against his sibling.

Events

24 h. ago ‘Scare campaign ends today’: Public service to grow 2.24 per cent

Queensland’s public service will grow by 2.2 per cent, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed on Tuesday as the first LNP state budget since 2014 confirmed consultancy services would be brought in-house.

Politics

26 h. ago Historic child protection overhaul, $1 billion housing guarantee scheme in budget

The NSW treasurer’s third budget features a guarantee to support 15,000 houses and outlines a path to surplus.

Economics

26 h. ago ‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.

Politics

27 h. ago Living next to the PM, putting up with party boats and hosting the Queen: Sam Mostyn on being GG

Mostyn likes to lift the curtain on life at Admiralty House.

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27 h. ago Living next to the PM, putting up with party boats and hosting the Queen: Sam Mostyn on being G

Mostyn likes to lift the curtain on life at Admiralty House.

Politics

32 h. ago How thousands of Melbourne’s empty homes are dodging millions in tax

A tax on vacant properties was supposed to help boost housing supply, but the state government is struggling to find thousands of dwellings that should be liable for the charge.

Economics

42 h. ago Ballarat Grammar strapping scandal probe extended to second house

The prestigious private school has told parents new information will see an internal probe into a “strapping” abuse scandal extended to staff responses to student abuse and another of its boarding houses.

Politics

44 h. ago Top silk called in as fate of Minns staff threatened with arrest remains undecided

The president of the NSW upper house will seek legal advice before deciding if he should seek arrest warrants for staffers who refused to front the Dural caravan inquiry.

Events

47 h. ago White House emphasised strikes were not about regime change. Then Trump logged on to social media

Israel will be looking for support to topple Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Trump may be tempted to help. But such involvement carries risks for Americans - and for the President himself.

Events

49 h. ago ‘Fixing the mess’: Premier says budget won’t reduce public service

As David Janetzki prepares to hand down the first LNP budget since 2014, he and the premier have been at pains to assure Queenslanders austerity is not on the agenda.

Politics

50 h. ago Couple on their way to be married just miss out on $4m Tennyson Point home

A couple who planned to get married at the registry on Saturday stopped in to try their luck at auction for the home, but missed out on a truly memorable wedding day by just $30,000.

Events

66 h. ago ‘I don’t miss the north shore’: Next generation of Sydneysiders moving west

The housing market, as well as a post-pandemic acceptance of longer commutes and flexible work hours, have all contributed to the shift out west.

Events