A pause in updating rules as part of national construction standards will give builders “room to breathe,” the housing minister says. A suite of measures brought out following the productivity …

Australia has joined allies in rebuking Israel over its plan to build illegal settlements in the West Bank, as the diplomatic stoush between the two nations deepens. Foreign Minister Penny …

Security cameras are expected to be trialled at hundreds of childcare facilities across the country after a sector safety crisis. Education ministers from across the nation are meeting in Sydney …

Benjamin Netanyahu has doubled down on criticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, despite calls from Jewish leaders to ease up on the verbal attacks. The Israeli prime minister said Mr …

Global volatility reflected in the mood of the nation is giving the federal government the necessary social licence to push on with the AUKUS submarine project, the defence minister says. …

Children with autism who rely on the NDIS for support will be diverted to a new program, touted by disability groups as a “once-in-a-generation” reform. Disability Minister Mark Butler used …

Most Australian workers think artificial intelligence will impact their jobs but few believe it will replace them entirely, and many remain curious about what it can achieve. But employees are …

Pensioners are set to feel the impact after the federal government raised rates on asset tests for welfare. For the first time since the deeming rate was cut during the …

Victims of family, domestic and sexual violence will have access to a 24-hour crisis phone line under a state government’s response to royal commission findings. South Australia’s Labor government will …

Employers are being urged to end the gender pay gap by addressing segregation and workplace discrimination, as data reveals it could still take more than 20 years to close the …