First home buyer scheme leading to housing price rise
House prices for homes under thresholds for a five per cent deposit scheme are outstripping increases for all other homes.
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Widespread changes to the NDIS will seek to save $15 billion, but disability community members are already fearful of how the overhaul will impact them.
More than half of Australians say they are giving up on regular hobbies such as gardening and playing sport due to stress brought on by extreme weather.
Tougher fuel restrictions are not on the agenda as national political leaders meet to discuss the petrol and diesel crisis.
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Former manager charged with assault and indecency
A 43-year-old former retail manager has been charged over the alleged assault and indecent acts involving two teenage employees in 2017.
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Private health rebate cut to fund aged care shower fees
A Howard-era decision to increase private health insurance subsidies for over-65s will be scrapped to help pay for elderly support services.
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Inflation changed Woolies’ price-setting guardrails
Timeline limits on pricing to avoid "gaming" of promoted product prices were changed because of rising inflation, a supermarket executive has told a court.
Evidence from Treasurer Chris Steel to an ACT Legislative Assembly inquiry has raised questions about the government’s budget processes, including the use of retrospective appropriation adjustments.
A diagnosis alone will no longer be enough to get access to the NDIS under an overhaul of the scheme, which could shed 160,000 participants.
A publicist for international pop stars helped an emerging actor secure a lucrative record deal amid a stoush with Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson.
An additional 200 million litres of diesel will arrive in Australia as part of four cargoes after a deal was struck with fuel companies.
Police have released a face-fit image of a man believed to be linked to two alleged assaults in Theodore.
A 32-year-old Macquarie woman has been charged with multiple offences after a series of graffiti attacks on the King George Memorial in Parkes.
Criticisms of Australia's tax regime for gas exports are being levelled at producers and business groups, which argue higher taxes will chill investment.
Tom Wright says he's relieved to have his return from injury out of the way and wants the focus to be on the Brumbies returning to their best in Super Round.
Cameras powered by artificial intelligence are helping Australian agencies identify fires before they can spread, protecting plantations and properties.
Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson has been described in unflattering terms by a crisis PR team she is accused of hiring to create websites to smear a producer.
Australia's biggest supermarket says inflation was behind price hikes that raised the eyebrows of the consumer watchdog, not a desire to mislead
Police have released an image of a man they believe may be able to assist with investigations into an armed robbery at a Higgins pharmacy earlier this year.
