Organisations tasked with helping unemployed Australians find jobs are being “rewarded” with perverse incentives for putting people in ill-suited roles, exacerbating labour shortages. Despite the tight jobs market, many Australians …

Almost five decades on from the frenzied stabbing murders of two women in their home, the prime suspect in the investigation is set to finally face court. Perry Kouroumblis landed …

Today, South Australian detectives have released CCTV footage in a bid to identify two men and a utility seen in the vicinity of Woodville Gardens around the time of a …

The man wanted over Melbourne’s infamous Easey Street murders has boarded a plane back to Australia. Perry Kouroumblis was arrested at Rome’s Leonardo Da Vinci Airport in September over the …

An armed man is on the run and two people are dead after they were found with fatal bullet wounds inside a suburban home. Homicide detectives are investigating after reports …

Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan addressed multicultural media on Thursday to confirm changes to anti-vilification and social cohesion laws. Flanked by Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ben Carroll, and Minister for …

An Australian-first rebate aimed at making parenthood easier for thousands of couples will be limited within months, sparking fears the move will drive down already declining birth rates. More than …

A world-first ban on social media for people younger than 16 will lead to less harm and better outcomes for children, the prime minister says. Federal parliament signed off on …

Residents in a series of coastal communities threatened by a bushfire have been told it’s too late to leave and they should find shelter as the fire burns through evacuation …

Doubts are growing over Melbourne’s much-hyped Metro Tunnel opening to passengers in 2025 after key contract deadlines were pushed back. A contract variation tabled in Victorian parliament on Thursday pushes back the …