Some experts argue Virginia-class submarines government is buying second hand are good for fighting American wars, but not for defending Australia

A labour crunch and soaring demand for data centre and housing construction is an added challenge for the central bank as it prepares to lift interest rates.

If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the end of 2024

Young Australians did what they were told: study, work hard and save. So why are millennials and Gen Z still going backwards?

The evidence presented so far raises some disturbing questions about the influence of certain figures in NSW politics

Australian society has been riven by a combustible debate about antisemitism, criticism of Israel and the boundaries of free speech. The royal commission could have provided the intellectual and moral...

This week, the Albanese government, in goose-stepping sync with the Liberals and One Nation, will push into law the “ASIO...

Justice Fagan says Zionism 'open to criticism' in decision on graffiti case

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the United States, not Australia, will decide how long its nuclear-powered submarines will remain at an Australian naval base based on American ‘operational requir...

Ministers love to claim credit for things like cheaper petrol and cheaper pharmaceuticals – why not cheaper housing? * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Residential property prices in Australia’s eight capital cities have fallen by an average of 2.5% from their most recent peak in March, according to data published earlier this week by both Cotality and Proptrack. The declines have been somewhat greater in Sydney and Melbourne – 5.6% and 5.7% respectively – where they started earlier, than in other cities. Indeed, prices have not yet begun to fall in Perth, Hobart or Darwin, nor have they (on average) declined outside the capital cities. Those falls are likely to continue, and to become more widespread, for some time yet. The major banks are predicting that capital city prices will be flat to down 5% over the course of 2026, with larger declines of between 3 and 10% in Sydney and Melbourne. Others have forecast that prices could fall by between 5 and 10% this year. Continue reading...

The leader of one of the world's most high-profile Jewish organisations says Australia faces a crucial test on how it tackles the rise of antisemitism.