Paying more for groceries, bills, rent and other expenses is keeping consumer spirits low and denting the Labor government’s standing with voters. Consumer confidence has been stuck well below pre-pandemic …

The attempted assassination of a former US president should teach Australian politicians a lesson about the consequences of demonising their opponents, a former ambassador says. During a political rally in …

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to Australia later this year, the federal government has confirmed. Charles, 75, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, and his wife, 76, …

The bodies of a man and a woman have been found in a major river in inner Melbourne, with police trying to determine if the deaths are linked or suspicious. …

Memory loss, brain fog, heavy bleeding, sleepless nights and a barrage of hot flushes – this is the reality for countless Australian women trying to function during menopause. The natural …

Toxic chemicals seeping into waterways in Melbourne’s west could persist for weeks, leaving locals at risk of long-term health impacts, after a blaze ripped through a chemical factory. The inferno …

Alex de Minaur has been urged to rest up and come back stronger by Nick Kyrgios as Australia’s two top tennis men both now have to overcome injury woes to …

Victorians face growing budget overruns in more than 100 government school and public transport upgrades, office refurbishments and rectification works costing millions more. The state government updated its guide on …

Australian renters are tightening their belts more than mortgage holders as high living expenses weigh on tenants. Hit hard by rising rents, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia household spending indicator revealed a …

A major freeway is shut and residents told to stay indoors as toxic smoke from a “significant” factory fire billows over parts of Melbourne. Metal drums filled with chemicals have …