Suggestion that ensuring maternity leave for women who experience stillbirths could have "unintended consequences" has raised eyebrows.

Exclusive: Automated systems have generated ‘cookie cutter’ responses that fail to account for individual circumstances, according to financial watchdog

The construction of new homes in Canberra's north remains on hold after a koala was spotted. Now, a dead koala has been found nearby.

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

Queensland premier says he won’t protect whales ‘at the expense of one single human’

Gympie scraps fluoride from its water supply and becomes the third region in Queensland to reject the practice in just over a year.

The Reform leader had accused migrants living in the UK of taking both carp and swans - a protected species - from ponds in Britain's Royal Parks and killing them.

In her first major economic speech, the opposition leader hits out at universal subsidies and says "dependency" has affected Australia's "national character".

At least 6.5 million Australians will have no say in who inherits their superannuation, according to new research from Super Consumers Australia. It is urging people to make sure they have a legally "...

There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown

Every Australian Counts is here to make sure the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is delivered as promised and is the best it can be. Find out how the NDIS process works and hear real stori...

Western Australia’s rising prison population exposes systemic neglect, with overcrowding, suicidality and the absence of prisoner rights laws driving cycles of harm

NDIS Minister Mark Butler said a system called Thriving Kids would be in place to support children with autism and developmental delay from July 2027.