Gender non-conforming travellers could face issues in the United States after newly inaugurated president Donald Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the country would only recognise two sexes. Government-issued IDs …

Australians are being warned they could be exposed to a tsunami of misinformation with Meta’s plans to abandon independent fact-checking services. The social media giant’s decision to end its third-party …

Australian families are spending nearly half of their incomes paying their home loan as housing affordability drops to its worst point in almost three decades. The outlook doesn’t look any …

People with disability could receive higher quality support as the federal government trials a program that pays service providers based on whether they achieve results for participants. Those on the …

Voters are favouring the coalition over federal Labor, a new poll shows, in a sign the government’s cost-of-living relief may not be enough. The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll published …

Twelve current and former public servants failed to show care, integrity and due diligence when they designed and delivered an unlawful welfare debt recovery scheme. The officials breached their code …

Bill Shorten, the prime minister who never was, has announced his departure from the world of politics. The former Labor leader, who narrowly lost the 2019 federal election, revealed he …

Fewer than one in three Australians want either Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton as their prime minister but the contest between the two parties is heating up. The latest Newspoll …

Australia’s national interests are on the line, leaders have warned, after US President Joe Biden announced he was withdrawing his bid for re-election. The abandoned bid followed growing pressure on …

Women escaping domestic violence will have improved access to emergency accommodation as the federal government delivers hundreds of new safe places across Australia. About one in five Australians have experienced …