Centrelink pursuing debts that are more than 40 years old despite agreeing to waive old arrears
Advocates and legal bodies want the debt to be made ‘out of bounds’ given how hard it is to determine its accuracy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Fears of ‘catastrophic’ decline of giant Australian cuttlefish after only 44 counted in dive survey
Calls for South Australian government to release official estimates for cuttlefish, which once numbered in hundreds of thousands in upper Spencer Gulf Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam…
Elle’s twins played with asbestos-contaminated coloured sand for a year. Why wasn’t she warned of its danger?
A New Zealand couple has fought to uncover why customers were originally told the children’s product, on sale in Australia, was ‘low risk’ Follow our Australia news live blog for…
Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach
Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missile Iran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz,…
Australia news live: Tim Wilson says Labor’s NDIS reforms make disability clients ‘feel like they’re being targeted, not the fraudsters’
Meanwhile, expert says bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’. Follow updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Coalition demands NDIS…
Nurses sleeping in campgrounds, shops shutting and two-hour school buses: what the closure of Victoria Pass means for the Blue Mountains
The main road through the region will be closed for at least another year. Communities who rely on it say they’re already at breaking point Follow our Australia news live…
Is it OK to talk about Ariana Grande’s body? There is no right answer
I wish I could say that expressing concern for the pop star’s health is helpful – but I know from experience it’s not that simple The last time I opened…
The moment I knew: As I packed, our future looked uncertain – then he gave me his fluffy pyjamas
Stephanie Casey was an exchange student in Ireland when she met Jack. They quickly became close but as the year drew to a close, her departure loomed Find more stories…
Australian families are losing loved ones to gambling. The industry’s ‘I know nothing’ defence beggars belief | Zoe Daniel
Australians are the biggest gambling losers in the world. Labor’s feeble ‘reforms’ aren’t close to good enough Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Readers of a certain…
Natalie Tran: ‘For my first date with my partner I made a PDF of activities. It had maps and times’
The Great Australian Bake Off host and comedian on being ignored by Steve Carell, why it should be illegal not to own a rice cooker, and looking angry on Mr…