Bird flu has been detected at a Victorian egg farm, plunging it into lockdown as authorities urgently investigate the strain. Agriculture Victoria says it is investigating a number of poultry …

Migrant and refugee children are accessing early-childhood education at lower rates than their peers, putting them at greater risk of development issues. Multicultural children are more likely to be developmentally …

There is a renewed push for the Australian government to help secure a deal to release Julian Assange after he was granted leave to appeal his extradition from the UK …

Australia will send two government-assisted flights for citizens and other tourists to depart New Caledonia as riots and unrest mar the French territory in the Pacific. Foreign Minister Penny Wong …

Loukas Nitsas and his family – wife and two children of five and three years old – arrived in New Caledonia for a break just two days before the island …

Residents of Altona North were thrown into panic early Saturday morning when a fire broke out at an abandoned child care center. The facility was situated in the same block …

Energy rebates, cheaper medicines, extra assistance for renters, tax cuts and a budget surplus of $9.3 billion were key features of the federal budget delivered by Treasurer Dr Chalmers last …

Peter Dutton has promised to slash the annual migration rate to 140,000 and cut back international student numbers to address the nation’s housing crisis if elected next year. In his …

A western Sydney community rejected discrimination when its council overturned a library ban on a kids’ book discussing same-sex parenting, advocates say. Ahead of Friday, which marks the International Day …

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has taken to social media to share a heartfelt message to his yiayia who passed away a year ago. In an Instagram post that featured a …