Managing director Hugh Marks says Acma’s interpretation could hurt investigative journalism

Without whistleblowers, Australians would be kept in the dark about major corporate scandals, but evidence suggests the experience of raising alarm bells can destroy their lives.

Anthony Albanese is still facing pressure from Labor and Liberal states to overhaul the GST carve-up after declaring he was sticking by Western Australia's lucrative funding deal.

The NACC is refusing to release its investigation into millions of dollars in Meals on Wheels contracts, instead telling the whistleblower she is confused about the outcome.

SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 2026 — Freedom of Information documents obtained by Greenpeace Nordic reveal Australian oil processing vessel Northern Endeavour was carrying toxic waste when it was shipped ...

The timing – on the day the Ocean of Peace Alliance treaty was signed with Fiji – reads as provocation at best, coercion at worst

For the last 10 years Woodside and the Australian government have been embroiled in a long-running saga that led to the Northern Endeavour–a giant oil processing vessel–being shipped halfway across th...

One of Australia's biggest gas producers has lost a bid to stop industrial action at its Darwin facilities after claiming strikes would force shutdowns and cause significant damage to the nation's eco...

Supermarket giant Woolworths will begin consultations with potentially affected staff today after announcing plans to shift some operations offshore.

The ABC has seen buses carrying the group, which left the Al Roj camp on Thursday afternoon local time.

Criticism of budget funding comes amid warnings the Australian National Audit Office will struggle to meet its targets for independent reviews

The Australian Federal Police is warning that foreign intelligence agencies are increasingly working with locally-based organised criminals to carry out "serious crimes", including terrorism, within A...

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Andrew Hauser says inflationary pressures not driven by one single sector, but he understands frustration at ‘particular corporate strategies’

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese says arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after life of ‘absolute privilege’ will be watched closely in Australia

The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on t...

Policymakers didn’t think people had the financial capacity to purchase ‘durable’ goods – but a rise in spending contributed to inflation

Torres Strait Island leaders say federal government claims of strong border protections do not match what communities are seeing on their doorstep in Queensland's far north.

Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg says Australian Muslims need to take some responsibility for extremist incidents and that a proposal for a register of Islamic preachers is worth considering.

The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted

Post-Fukushima nuclear closures of dozens of reactors forced the country to rely heavily on imported fossil fuels

The gas export industry has cost the nation dearly. East coast prices trebled soon after exports began.

With Australia's strict gun laws, how was Sajid Akram able to legally own the gun he was using to slaughter innocent people in Bondi on December 14?

Announced to great fanfare in the run-up to the election, Labor's $2.3 billion battery scheme was supposed to last until 2030. Much of the money is already gone.

Like the Star Wars version, the dry dock in Oman is a desert-rimmed magnet for misfits and ne’er-do-wells.

The university paid the former vice-chancellor a severance package of more than $400,000 in income and superannuation.

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Mike Burgess points to successful infiltration in the US by units known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon ‘working for the Chinese government’

The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.

The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping.

From 1 November, Telcos will be forced to provide real-time updates on network failures.

Company admits allegations in four investigations brought by financial regulator Asic