Underlying inflation rises despite fuel price fall
Despite a fall in headline inflation, a larger-than-expected rise in the underlying figure to 3.6 per cent will concern the Reserve Bank.
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The opposition leader has clarified his position on multiculturalism after previously refusing to say whether he supports the idea.
Immigration, Pauline Hanson and Islam were among the subjects touched on in the since-canned interview with anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson.
The stories of those who have served their nation are being shared as a major new gallery opens at the Australian War Memorial.
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Home owners told to ‘take a deep breath’ on tax reforms
A major tax overhaul predominantly targeting housing is expected to pass parliament this week despite outcry from the opposition and business groups.
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Pricey IVF add-ons fail to improve pregnancy odds
Most expensive IVF "add-ons" either have no fertility benefit or lack evidence that they work, according to Australian research.
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Unravelling the mystery: crater formed by a big bang
Clever detective work by scientists has uncovered the Earth's oldest known asteroid impact crater in the outback, dating back three billion years.
More Australians are turning to online fundraisers to help cover the rising cost of a loved one's funeral, raising $28 million in the previous year alone.
Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.
Katrina Roff has been part of the netball world for most of her life, thanks to it being “part of her DNA”. TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT meets the new boss of Netball ACT.
Childcare director Reesha Stefek is leaving a legacy shaped by instinct, grief, and an unshakeable belief that early childhood care can and should be better. She talks to DHWANI PATHAK.
Alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith won't be attending the opening of a new gallery at the Australian War Memorial after he fell ill.
Anthony Albanese has pushed back on Pauline Hanson's call for Australia to be a monoculture, citing the nation's World Cup squad as proof of its diversity.
Researchers are installing more underwater microphones to track whale migration in Australia and they are already hearing out-of-this-world calls.
Controversial tax reforms are set to become law with Greens support after Labor agreed to close a super fund loophole and extend an inquiry into NDIS cuts.
Farmers and authorities are preparing to fight a deadly bird flu strain that has reached Australian shores, with a major poultry producer locking down.
Three youths allegedly rode e-motorbikes through South.Point shopping centre in Greenway last week, with one rider performing a burnout that damaged the floor.
A bizarre new species of spider has been discovered in the rainforests of far north Queensland that spins a unique trap to snare a single species of ant.
For every four people moving from the capital cities to the regions, there are only three going in the other direction, new migration figures show.
