The physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children is “disturbingly prevalent” across Australia, triggering calls for urgent government action to protect the nation’s youth. One in three children experience physical …

Sydney has led a turnaround in national property prices after the market tracked down for 10 straight months. The 0.6 per cent uptick in national home values as measured by …

The Liberals are licking their wounds and are trying to figure out what went wrong after unexpectedly losing the Aston federal by-election, despite rising living costs. The loss of the …

Claims former NSW Labor member Milton Orkopoulos sexually abused four teenage boys decades ago were improbable, inconsistent and should be rejected, jurors have heard. Details in the claims of four …

Visionary land rights pioneer Yunupingu is being remembered by his people as “a giant of the nation” as they mourn his death in northeast Arnhem Land. Surrounded by his family …

The Liberal Party’s loss in Aston shows Victorians will not support a nasty, bigoted and self-centred approach to politics, the Victorian premier says. Labor’s Mary Doyle won the federal seat in …

Labor’s newest MP says she is humbled and honoured to have claimed a historic victory, vowing to always put her community first. Mary Doyle unexpectedly won the eastern Melbourne seat …

Labor has declared its historic by-election win a ringing endorsement of the Albanese government, while federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton has promised to rebuild following the shock result for his …

Lucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes to an end on Sunday. Clocks in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the …

Victorian regional travellers could save up to $40 per trip as fare caps promised during the state election come into effect, but the opposition says the numbers don’t add up. …