Australia’s mortgage-belt heartland has shifted its political allegiances from the Liberals to Labor and the coalition has lost support among younger voters, a Newspoll analysis shows. The analysis, conducted for …

A human rights advocate says she wants every Australian to understand that the heart of the voice proposal will empower Indigenous people to have a say on matters that affect …

Communities in the path of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa are beginning to assess the damage from its potentially record-breaking winds as the severe storm system works its way inland. The cyclone …

New developments in the AN0M drug-bust saga have come to light, owing to proceedings outlined in court documents seen by The Sydney Morning Herald. Among those, that NSW police allege …

Debt collection for welfare payments will no longer be outsourced, with all outstanding debts to be considered in-house within the next few months. Contracts with debt collection agents ARL Collect, …

Pruning back stage-three tax cuts, raising the GST and cutting wasteful spending on major defence and transport projects are among a suite of options the government could consider to rein …

A female contraceptive device that can only be removed along with one or more organs was a bad idea from the beginning, according to lawyers representing women forced to undergo …

A Liberal frontbencher who was instrumental in building the foundation of the Indigenous voice has resigned from the coalition’s shadow cabinet to campaign for a ‘yes’ referendum vote. Shadow attorney-general …

An esteemed activist says a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice would benefit all Australians and help close the disadvantage gap. Jack Beetson, who co-founded Aboriginal education initiative Literacy for Life and …

One of the leaders of the campaign against a national Indigenous voice has backed the Liberals’ policy to establish local and regional bodies. Warren Mundine says a constitutionally-enshrined national voice …