The Australian share market has sharply sold off after the opening bell, as hopes of last-minute trade deals fade ahead of a key tariff deadline. The S&P/ASX200 fell 149 points, …

One home has been destroyed and another six evacuated after a landslide struck a coastal hill, leaving one person in hospital. The house on Penny Lane in McCrae on the …

Three homes and nearly a dozen outbuildings have been destroyed as a huge bushfire continues to burn out of control in Victoria. Cooler, settled conditions in the Grampians have allowed …

One home has been lost and seven sheds and other structures have been destroyed as the Grampians bushfire continues to burn out of control. Cooler, settled conditions have given fire …

One in four Australians have severely limited access to childcare while 700,000 have virtually no access at all, a report has revealed. Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute mapped childcare access across …

As the cost-of-living crisis plunges more Australians into food insecurity, pressure is mounting on state and federal governments to take action. About a third of almost 180 submissions to a …

Ordinary Australians struggle to make ends meet while the richest enjoy billions in untaxed capital gains, a new report claims. The wealth of Australia’s richest 200 people almost tripled as …

A man has been arrested for allegedly making more than 500 fake pandemic payment claims worth about $60,000. Victoria Police uncovered masses of counterfeiting equipment at a home in Melbourne’s …

Scientists have unearthed the “incredible” fossil of an extinct kangaroo that walked, rather than hopped around southern Australia 50,000 years ago. In a precarious operation, the nearly complete skeleton of …

A Victorian shire will scrap Australia Day citizenship ceremonies and organise inclusive events with local Indigenous groups for January 26. The City of Greater Bendigo will shift citizenship ceremonies to …