Funeral operators are facing stricter regulations as the NSW government expands protections for people farewelling loved ones. Industry regulator Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW will be given expanded powers following a …

Australians are gearing up to ring in the new year with multiple celebrations across capital cities and regional towns alike. After a year characterised by cost of living pressures, more …

Wild weather across the eastern states over Christmas and Boxing Day has resulted in nine fatalities. QUEENSLAND * The bodies of two women aged 46 and 40 were recovered near …

Wet weather has battered parts of NSW for a third night in a row leaving communities on alert to the possibility of flooding. Severe thunderstorms forecast on Tuesday afternoon were …

Henry Bryant is only a few days old but he has already entered the history books. The 2.9kg infant was the first baby born in Australia from a transplanted uterus, …

Financial pressures caused by the rising cost of living are having an extreme impact on the mental health of many Australians as the end of the year approaches. A survey …

A decision to delay the introduction of a NSW ban on so-called gay conversion practices has received mixed responses from equality advocates. The Minns Labor government had promised to introduce …

Diversifying neighbourhoods and ensuring there are enough homes close to major work hubs will be the driving force behind the NSW government’s housing policy as it tries to fix an …

A long-time Sydney mayor who was once the Labor candidate for a marginal federal seat has been found corrupt by an independent watchdog. City of Canada Bay Council mayor Angelo …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought to take a broad approach to the Israel-Gaza conflict, as the opposition accuses Labor of division over foreign policy. Israel has begun amassing its …