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Australia is running out of affordable, safe places to live. Rents and mortgages are climbing faster than wages, and young people fear they may never own a home.

The year is 1972. The Whitlam Labor government has just been swept into power and major changes to Australia’s immigration system are underway. Many people remember this time for the formal end of the racist White Australia Policy.

Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.

The opposition leader has dodged questions on whether he's across voters' cost-of-living pressures as the election campaign enters its final days.

Western Australia has cemented its spot at the top of the latest CommSec State of the States rankings, but another state's climb comes as more of a surprise.

Australian Test cricketer whose swashbuckling style was unusual in an opening batsman of the 1960s and 70s

From Dubai to the Hong Kong metro, train operators rely on this service to maintain reliability. So why is it so hard to get a contract in Australia?

Correspondence uncovered by Guardian Australia shows that Lang Hancock pleaded with state authorities to return two children, though he later denied claims that one of them was his daughter

Skilled migrants and international students are leaving the United States for Canada in growing numbers. A March 2025 report by Statistics Canada reveals a sharp rise in the numbers of American non-citizen residents moving to Canada. Reasons given are largely restrictive U.S. immigration policies, visa caps and long wait times…

Less than a week from polling day, Anthony Albanese might have had the last laugh as undecided voters declare him winner of the campaign's final debate.

27-year-old defeats Brazil’s Luana Silva in women’s finalAustralian gets revenge after narrow defeat in El Salvador