Taxpayers and first home buyers are the winners in Labor’s 2026 budget, while rich families could be among the losers. Find out who is better off and who is worse off in Chalmers’ budget
The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists say
Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transition
Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investors
Legal and child advocates have criticised the changes, which include eroding the Aboriginal child placement principle, as ‘dangerous, ignorant and wrong’
Corsetry, frills and floor-length gowns are firm favourites for a new wave of female designers showing at Australian fashion week
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research finds
Court cases in Kenya point to a growing market for ants as exotic pets in Asia and Europe that has implications for conservation and biosecurity
Police and sheriff’s office agree to settlement after Ronald Greene was fatally shocked and punched during 2019 arrest
Keir Starmer’s plan for full state ownership marks latest chapter in Scunthorpe plant’s troubled history
Richard Adam, Zafar Khan and three others are also fined by Financial Reporting Council
Green party leader admits he may have failed to pay correct amount while living on a houseboat
Reform UK leader has used the helicopter to attend rallies across the country, most recently on Friday
Horses seized and several people questioned after animal rights activist shares video of race along country roads
Knesset approves plan for livestreamed trials in military court, drawing comparisons to 1962 Adolf Eichmann trial
Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activists
Online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing proposal