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Comment: Albert Park wowed as it hosted the season opener for the first time since 2019, making it a more fitting and appropriate venue to start the season over recent host Bahrain

Australia voiced unease on Tuesday over anonymous letters reportedly offering hefty rewards for information on a Hong Kong activist now living in Melbourne.

Snake produces ‘massive yields’ of venom

On Monday, an ABC’s Four Corners investigation reported shocking cases of abuse and neglect in Australian childcare centres. This included examples of children being sexually abused, restrained for hours in high chairs, and fed nutritionally substandard meals such as pasta with ketchup.

People earning $70,000 a year spend more than half of their income (52%) on the national median unit rent

Power prices are set to go up again even though renewables now account for 40% of the electricity in Australia’s main grid – close to quadruple the clean power we had just 15 years ago. How can that be, given renewables are the cheapest form of newly built power generation?

An Australian state has closed two beaches after surfers reported feeling unwell while dead fish and unusual foam washed ashore

On April 2 the United States is set to implement a new wave of tariffs under its Fair and Reciprocal Trade Plan. Details of the plan that will impact all US trading partners are not yet known, but the US administration has suggested these tariffs will target any rules it…

Fresh Israeli strikes reportedly killing hundreds of Palestinians have sparked a call by Australia's foreign minister to cease fire and protect civilians.

From May 1, the oral contraceptive Slinda (drospirenone) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). This means the price will drop for the more than 100,000 Australian women who currently use it – from around $A320 a year to around $94.

The reality of shorter working hours could be one step closer for many Australians, pending the outcome of the federal election.