Peter Dutton has kicked off his election campaign with scalding criticism of Anthony Albanese as “too weak” to lead the country.
Ria Pandey and Jessica Wang
With cost-of-living shaping to be the dominant election issue, here’s what the major parties are promising to help ease your budget bottom line.
Jessica Wang
The son of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who died after she was tased in her aged care home, has given an emotional statement after learning the killer cop’s fate.
Rhiannon Lewin
A range of popular food items have been pulled from a huge Aussie supermarket amid contamination concerns.
Holly Truelove
A fall in overseas arrivals into Australia could put further pressures on struggling businesses, an economist has warned.
Cameron Micallef
Peter Dutton has used a key pre-election speech to detail how he will reduce energy bills and divert gas into Australia’s energy grid, but rules out tax cuts.
Authorities are urging people to get vaccinated for the potentially deadly virus after dozens of measles exposure sites were identified across one Aussie state.
Emma Kirk
The AFP boss says the number of threats against politicians has nearly doubled in the past four years.
The ASX stumbled into the red on Thursday as US President Donald Trump’s freshly announced auto import tariffs stirs ‘mass uncertainty’ among investors.
A-list singer Dua Lipa was spotted trying to keep low-key as she took a trip to Bondi with her pals between shows in Sydney.
Joshua Haigh
Eligible Aussie travellers will benefit from fast-tracked travel through US airports via a new government program.
Zoe De Koning
Cricket legend Brett Lee’s beer company owed millions when it collapsed, with the tax man and a charity among those in the lurch.
Peter Dutton’s Elon Musk-style efficiency pledge will put thousands of Australian public servants in the Coalition’s firing line.
Ria Pandey
The major banks have slashed their deposits and savings rates, just days before the RBA will announce the nation’s official cash rate.
The federal treasurer has blasted the opposition for a “stunningly stupid admission” during an animated debate on income tax in parliament.
A major airline will slash fares to this Aussie state to promote tourism and recovery in wake of several devastating weather events.
Aussies will need to wait about a week before finding out what data was viewed by a hacker following a major breach of a state government website.
Joanne Williamson, Clareese Packer
Cost of living relief and a modest tax cut are unlikely to slow the RBA’s progress on cutting rates, according to analysts.
The offer comes amid fears Australia could be further caught up in Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive tariff war, with an announcement due next week.
A search is under way for a 79-year old kayaker who is missing after he fell from his raft into the Drysdale River in Western Australia’s northwest.
The Treasurer’s comments follow plunging rates of revenue driven by the tobacco excise as smokers turn to the black market for cheaper cigarettes.
The local sharemarket has secured its fifth consecutive day of gains on Wednesday as optimistic investors rallied in 10 of 11 sectors.
Cost of living might be putting pressure on the household budget, but sport is one thing Australians aren’t willing to give up.
Driving home her point, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young produced a dead salmon in a bag amid debate over an endangered fish.
