More days off in Australia’s largest state could cost in excess of $100 million a year, a business lobby claims. The Western Australia government is taking submissions into the addition …

The Greens are calling for Dean Winter to shake his “majority mentality” as the Labor leader and Liberals court support to lead Tasmania. Jeremy Rockliff has been reinstalled as state …

Dozens of low-income families could have access to reduced rent in Australia’s most expensive housing market as the government prepares to demolish and rebuild hundreds of public housing units. Three …

Erin Patterson is due back before court a month after being convicted of killing three members of her estranged husband’s family by serving a death cap mushroom-laced lunch. The 50-year-old …

When a grandmother fell and severely injured her shoulder on Christmas Eve, she never thought a robot would be the one to surgically repair it. Kerry Stubbings and her husband …

Four men of Greek Australian background have been charged with money laundering offences in connection with a large-scale fake investment scheme that targeted unsuspecting Australian investors through bogus bonds and …

Australia’s share market is taking a breather after setting records but managed to hold onto most of its recent surge. The S&P/ASX200 edged 10.2 points lower, or down 0.12 per …

The youngest of the four men convicted over South Australia’s “bodies in the barrels” serial killings has been granted parole. James Spyridon Vlassakis has spent 26 years behind bars after …

Australia’s share market has topped 8800 points for the first time, as inflows into global miners and continued banking sector strength trounced worries about global growth. The S&P/ASX200 hit a …

Australia will chart a “sensible, middle path” on regulating artificial intelligence, the treasurer says, as concerns grow over its impact on the future of work and the arts. Treasurer Jim …