Bubble tie for Budget
Jacinda Ardern has gifted her finance minister a tie on the morning of a health-focussed Budget as she watches from Covid-19 isolation.
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More Aussies struggling under poverty line
More Aussies struggling under poverty line
More Australians are struggling to afford housing, food, and basic medical care, as new research shows most visitors to one charity are living below the poverty line.
More Aussies struggling under poverty line
More Aussies struggling under poverty line
More Australians are struggling to afford housing, food, and basic medical care, as new research shows most visitors to one charity are living below the poverty line.
Former Aussie cricketer killed in crash
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car crash
Former Australian test cricketer Andrew Symonds has been killed in a Queensland car crash.
Aussies crunched by rental crisis
Aussies crunched by rental crisis
From the riverside city of Launceston to red-dirt towns in the Pilbara, a rental crunch is hitting Australia.
Man tied to cocaine diver case refused bail
Man tied to cocaine diver case refused bail
An alleged drug importer tied to the discovery of a dead diver near a $A20 million cocaine haul in Newcastle in New South Wales has been formally refused bail.
Chinese warship didn't enter Australian waters: Morrison
Chinese warship didn't enter Australian waters: Morrison
A Chinese warship being tracked off the Western Australian coast did not enter Australian waters, according to the country's prime minister.
Woman swept to death as rainband batters Queensland
Woman swept to death as rainband batters Queensland
An unseasonal deluge continues to batter Queensland as the deadly rainband moves southeast after floodwaters claimed the life of a woman on the central coast.
Diver found near 50kg of cocaine dies
Diver found near 50kg of cocaine dies
Mystery surrounds the identity of a dead diver and 50 kilograms of cocaine found floating in the water near the New South Wales Port of Newcastle.
Queensland girl leaves hospital after bus ordeal
Queensland girl leaves hospital after bus ordeal
A Queensland toddler who survived being left on a bus outside a childcare centre for six hours is on her way home.
Labor leads in polls as Australian election draws near
Labor leads in polls as Australian election draws near
Labor is ahead in the polls with less than two weeks until election day in Australia, as the second leaders' debate was declared a draw.
Queensland girl left on bus 'doing alright'
Queensland girl left on bus 'doing alright' after family feared worst
The family of a Queensland toddler are relieved she is now in a "stable condition" after they feared the worst when she was left on a minibus for almost six hours.
Queensland girl left on bus 'doing alright'
Queensland girl left on bus 'doing alright' after family feared worst
A Queensland toddler is recovering in hospital after being left on a minibus for almost six hours, in a relief for family who had feared the worst.
Girl left on bus now fighting for life
Girl left on Queensland bus now fighting for life
A Queensland girl fighting for life after being left on a minibus for almost six hours was the only passenger that the driver had picked up.
Experts warn of renewed flu spike in Australia
Experts warn of renewed flu spike in Australia
Health experts are warning of a renewed spread of seasonal flu in Australia after two years of Covid-19 restrictions left fertile ground for the potentially deadly bug to spread.
Reserve Bank hikes cash rate in Australia
Reserve Bank hikes cash rate in Australia
The Australian prime minister has expressed sympathy with mortgage holders who are facing rising interest rates, as the Reserve Bank highlighted the rate hike decision was not influenced by the...
Kylie and Jason return for 'Neighbours' finale
Kylie and Jason return for 'Neighbours' finale
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan have returned to Neighbours for the long-running soap opera's final episode.
Household Covid isolation rule ends in Australia
Household Covid isolation rule ends in Australia
Household contacts of people infected with Covid-19 are no longer required to isolate in any Australian state.
Kylie and Jason return for 'Neighbours' finale
Kylie and Jason return for 'Neighbours' finale
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan have returned to Neighbours for the long-running soap opera's final episode.
Melbourne shopping plaza killer jailed 32 years
Melbourne shopping plaza killer jailed 32 years
A Melbourne underworld figure has been jailed for 32 years for the murder of a man outside a Campbellfield shopping plaza.