Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a plea for Australians to back the government's plan for an Indigenous Voice to parliament....

NSW families could slash $250 dollars off power bills under a re-elected Liberals and Nationals government....

Year 11 student Stella Berry died after a shark attack in Western Australia's Swan River....

Brunswick Cycling Club member Angus Collins was hit by a truck at the intersection of the Footscray Road trail and Dock Link Road on Thursday, and died at the scene....

A new system to allow medical practitioners who are not specialists to perform cosmetic operations would put patients at risk of more harm, senior specialists warn as they call for a royal commission....

In only a few hours hundreds of houses were flooded. Residents of Maribyrnong talk about the event, what happened and their hopes for the future....

Banks are benefiting from rising rates, but they also face growing political pressure over how much of the rate increases are being shared with savers....

The Maryvale Paper Mill in the Latrobe Valley is one of the few remaining buyers of Victoria's native timber. Without it, native forest logging in the state could be over sooner than expected....

A court found Janice Duffy was "stuck on a never-ending treadmill" of asking Google to remove defamatory links....

The Australian Marine Conservation Society say waiting two years to ban certain plastics would allow millions more harmful items to be produced....

The annual Midsumma Pride March returned on Sunday, with thousands of people taking to the streets of St Kilda to celebrate solidarity in gender and sexual diversity....

The rain held off, it was not too hot and crowds were treated to the huge feast for the senses that is the annual Melbourne Pride March in St Kilda....

Much the nastiness in the Voice referendum debate has come from those with the most to lose: the advocates of Yes. If it carries on like this, I expect it will fail....

Super-cool snake catcher Ayla Manson was having a break after a job well done when she realised it wasn't over yet....

The victim of Saturday's fatal shark attack in the Swan River has been confirmed as Stella Berry, a 16-year-old student from Shenton College....

The Voice does not give Indigenous Australians rights that other Australians do not have. It is not a racist proposal....

Patients with long COVID, their doctors and researchers are all stranded in limbo as they wait for federal and state governments to work out how to pay for their care....

Of eight major cities, Sydney has been found to be the least able to absorb storm water, but there are ways to make all Australian cities more flood resilient....

He may be tasked with selling the most luxurious houses in the country, but Luxe Listings star Gavin Rubinstein got his start selling something far less flashy: burgers....

Myer and DJs say 2023 has started off strong, but experts warn they're in a fight with other value brands for your cash....

The Prime Minister made a passionate plea for Australians to back an an Indigenous Voice to Parliament....

Senator Katy Gallagher will pitch the inquiry as the latest component of the Albanese government's election promise to bolster trust in public institutions and improve integrity....

The recipe attracted such anger that the Italian farmers' association released a statement on the matter, labelling it a "falsification" of Italian dishes....

New South Wales families could slash 250 dollars off their power bills under a new government scheme....

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will accuse critics of the Voice to Parliament proposal of trying to start a...

A 16-year-old Perth girl has been attacked by a shark in the Swan River in North Fremantle....

Nick Hobson strikes a boundary to seal the title for the Perth Scorchers....

Stephen Eskinazi is runout in bizarre fashion after casually jogging to make his ground....

Should our local streets be 30km/h? What if older Sydneysiders rented out their spare rooms to students? And do we really need more parks or just better ones?...

Elmarie Steenberg first remembers seeing the blood on her friend's body, then seeing the sea beneath their Sea World helicopter....

Gambling reform advocate Tim Costello chats to Fitz about his hope for a new pokies policy in NSW, the legacy of George Pell, and how his 'lefty' brother flirted with Labor politics....

With his widely criticised 6000-word essay, federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has put himself at the centre of a debate we didn't have during the election....

The NSW government has been accused of ignoring pleas to increase fines for illegal tree removals, which Sydney councils say provide little deterrent to dodgy tree loppers and unscrupulous property developers....

Rising numbers of patients are taking tens of thousands of dollars out of their savings and super to self-fund surgery....

Steroid users should receive addiction health treatment, a group of Australian doctors say, with concern those hooked are without support....

North Sydney Council plans to ask principals at Shore School, Loreto Kirribilli, Wenona, St Aloysius' College and Redlands to share their facilities....

Males are just as susceptible to the pressures of impossible body standards presented in movies, magazines and social media....

Males are just as susceptible to the pressures of impossible body standards presented in movies, magazines and social media....

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target....

Xavier Bartlett scored a six with the last ball of the Heat's innings....

A 16-year-old girl is believed to have been killed in a suspected shark attack in the Swan River at East Fremantle....

Since 2000, 20 people have been killed in shark attacks off the WA coast....

Aaron Hardie dismissed Nathan McSweeney - the Heat's third wicket since taking the power surge....

Police said the teen was jet skiing on the river with friends when she jumped into the water to swim with a pod of dolphins near the Fremantle traffic bridge....

Multiple properties are believed to have been engulfed in flames as fire tears through the tourist town of Moore River....

Emergency crews are responding to a suspected shark attack at a popular river in North Fremantle....

A six from Sam Heazlett is plucked by a member of the crowd at Optus Stadium....

Age readers respond to the news of the past week....

Josh Brown is caught from a David Payne delivery, causing the first wicket of the BBL|12 final to fall....

Melissa reported an alleged rape to the national medical practitioner regulator because she thought it was the right thing to do. Instead, she was investigated....