Australia

Up to 1,000 new homes could be built on the site of a military barracks in Hobart, under a state-federal redevelopment agreement.

At the turn of the century, "aspiration" described Australians who wanted to put their kids into private school and university, and to build their wealth by getting an investment property or two.…

The wife of a 38-year-old Perth man who died in a shark attack off the coast of Rottnest Island in Western Australia on Saturday describes him as a devoted father and avid spearfisherman.

Amid disruption from the Iran war, China has banned exports of sulphuric acid, a crucial component used to treat drinking water, refine petroleum and make batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers.

Every time farmer and volunteer firefighter Rob Armstrong gets a call to battle a bushfire, something inside says not to do it. But he goes anyway. He knows what it’s like to be trapped in the flames and rescued by volunteers.

Singer/guitarist Mick Medew and self-proclaimed punk grandma Ursula Collie were in their mid-50s when they met and bonded over a mutual love of live music. A decade on, they're musical and life partners.

More than 140,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized and six stores ordered to close down, days after Western Australia's new tobacco laws came into force.

Jim Chalmers says it is better for young people to invest based on economic rather than tax outcomes, and argued they can still access negative gearing by buying up new homes.

Slept through Eurovision this year? Here's what you missed from Europe's favourite song contest, with boycotts, ballads and a Bulgarian belter called Bangaranga making headlines.

Fellow passengers are believed to have assisted after a flight attendant was allegedly bitten on plane travelling between Melbourne and the US, with the plane diverted to Tahiti.

When Wildan decided to buy a property he didn't even consider a conventional loan. Instead, he opted for a niche option that caters to a growing segment of Australia's population.

NSW has been dealt a State of Origin blow ahead of the Blues' team announcement on Monday, with Latrell Mitchell ruling himself out of Game I selection.

At least 80 people have died in what the World Health Organization says potentially could be a "much larger outbreak than what is currently being detected and reported".

The northern Tasmanian town of Ross is working to protect its night sky, a years-long process that would see it formally recognised for its darkness and clarity.

Australia's wine industry is investigating whether its current 263 million litre glut of wine would be better used as biofuel to power cars, trucks or even aircraft.

Nearly a decade since his death, Gurrumul is set to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, bringing pride and reflection to a remote part of Australia.

Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva trained up to 10 hours a day, six days a week, often without the proper nutrition. She wants others to know what that can do to the body.

The states are once again on the hook for disability services due to the Commonwealth's drastic NDIS cuts. Can the mistakes of the past be avoided?

Crowds gather at rallies around the country to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba, a day that recognises the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948.

Rare Pokémon cards can sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars, with a record sale of one Pikachu card going for over $22 million earlier this year.

West Coast surges to a third victory of the season, defeating GWS by 17 points while St Kilda and Fremantle also enjoy Sunday wins.

Labor candidate Luke Richmond claims victory over the LNP's Fiona Hammond in a tight race in the north Brisbane electorate of Stafford.

Rodrigues thought an AI chatbot could help him escape poverty and build wealth. Instead, he became trapped in a spiral of delusion and dependence.

Phoebe Macdougall says she hated living with a mortgage, so she is trying van life instead.

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