Changing tax rules for investors won’t shrink housing supply or raise rents. Just look at Victoria
Labor’s anticipated reforms are not a panacea but they could nudge Australia toward a more equitable trajectory Federal budget 2026 LIVE updates: Australia government budget announcement and speech – latest…
Supermarket foods claiming to be ‘natural’ or ‘sustainable’ mostly just using marketing terms, researchers find
Survey of 27,000 Australian supermarket items found some products boasting environmental benefits had significantly higher emissions than unlabelled counterparts Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
Michael Voss quits as Carlton coach after disastrous start to AFL season
Coach leaves with Blues 1-8 and effectively out of finals contention Last game in charge came in weekend’s defeat to Brisbane Michael Voss has quit as Carlton coach following the…
Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals
US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockade Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has said the…
‘Difficult’ mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine
Health minister Mark Butler says six people from MC Hondius plus flight crew from charter plane to be isolated for weeks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman… Gout Gout: Australian sprint star features on 60 Minutes in US
18-year-old follows in A-listers’ footsteps on popular US show Appearance highlights growing global interest in young athlete It has previously been an honour reserved for the likes of Nicole Kidman…
Starmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quit
Exclusive: Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood believed to be among those telling PM to oversee orderly departure hours after he said he would fight any challenge Keir Starmer’s grip on…
Soldier dies during parachute training incident at Jervis Bay – the second such death in two years
Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…
Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China
Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the justice department Eileen Wang, the mayor of a southern California city, resigned suddenly…
Federal budget 2026 live updates: treasurer Jim Chalmers to present budget speech tonight – latest news
Treasurer says housing market ‘isn’t working’ and tax system around it is ‘out of whack’. Follow the latest updates Federal budget 2026: what we know so far See all our…