Top changes coming into effect after July 1: PAYMENTS AND SUPER * About three million workers on the minimum and award wages will receive a 3.5 per cent pay rise …

Australia’s economy is tipped to strengthen over the next few years despite the uncertain global backdrop, but may stagnate without serious tax reforms. While Australia’s economic growth hit speed bumps …

Anthony Albanese has pushed back on calls for Australia to lift its defence spending, despite mounting pressure from the US to do so. NATO allies agreed to lift spending on …

A Queensland coroner has found that Gold Coast influencer Ivona Jovanovic was fatally shot by her former partner, Christos Panagakos, in what has been ruled an accidental shooting at his …

Melbourne entrepreneur Chris Christofi has raised $400,000 in this year’s Vinnies CEO Sleepout, bringing his lifetime total to more than $1.2 million and making him the highest fundraiser in the …

Andrew Varigos, a former owner and marketing manager of Love Machine nightclub, has faced court over allegations he repeatedly raped and assaulted a female employee. The 38-year-old has been charged …

A legal challenge is looming over a state Liberal party’s $1.55 million loan to save a former leader’s political career. The Victorian Liberals’ administrative committee last week agreed to lend …

Australian Or Kedem has packed his suitcase for what he hopes will be his fourth and final attempt to leave the Middle East now that missiles have finally stopped hurtling …

A key measure of inflation has fallen to a four-year low, giving hope to mortgage holders of another drop in interest rates. Headline inflation fell from 2.4 per cent to …

Australians are making the perilous journey to flee across Israel’s borders as a conflict with Iran continues to escalate. Less than a week after arriving in Tel Aviv to visit …