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Cyclone Ilsa hits WA coast ‘like a freight train’

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 …

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NSW District court files reveal details of alleged Greek-Australian bikie’s drug smuggling plot

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 …

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Use of debt collectors cut for social welfare payments

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, …

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Major tax reform on ‘menu of options’ ahead of budget

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 …

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Female contraceptive ‘bad idea from the start’: lawyers

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 …

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Senior Lib quits front bench to back voice ‘yes’ vote

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 …

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Voice would ‘lift quality of life for everybody’

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 …

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Warren Mundine backs Liberals’ ‘practical’ voice proposal

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 …

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Promise of ‘cheaper, cleaner’ energy from new projects

Cheaper power prices have been flagged as a result of more renewable energy investment as the government lauds an increase in project approvals. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said she has …

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Fifteen deaths on Australian roads over Easter weekend

Fifteen people have lost their lives in accidents on Australian roads over the Easter long weekend following the death of a man in a single-car rollover in Victoria. The driver …

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