Labor is viewing the NSW local elections as a “massive wake-up call”, after voters turned their backs on the major outfits in favour of independents and minor parties. Local government …

Heels remain dug in a housing policy impasse the government says is delaying pathways to home ownership and building more dwellings. The coalition and Greens are united in opposing the …

Presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after the US Secret Service foiled an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in Florida. Several Secret Service agents fired …

There could be ramifications for Australia’s political landscape after a second assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump. Two months after Mr Trump was injured by a bullet at …

Voters are favouring the coalition over federal Labor, a new poll shows, in a sign the government’s cost-of-living relief may not be enough. The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll published …

High levels of sick-leave left Victoria down 50 ambulances overnight and in a dangerous position, according to the boss of the state’s paramedics union. Victorian Ambulance Union Secretary Danny Hill …

The country’s aged care system overhaul has received a green light this week with Labor and Coalition striking a deal on the Aged Care Act, under which wealthier Australians will …

Australia’s longest-serving lord mayor, Clover Moore, has all but declared victory for a record sixth term managing Sydney, and she says it could be her last. Ms Moore thanked her …

From 2027 onwards, Year 7 to 10 students in New South Wales will be taught about Australia’s and New Zealand’s humanitarian efforts during WWI that saved survivors of the Armenian, …

Australia should implement a national plan for fertility care to bolster the country’s IVF services amid a plummeting birth rate. The insight comes from a review by former health minister …