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“Income inequality hits a 20-year high”. “Housing is less affordable than ever”. “The staggering truth about wage inequality in Australia”. Those are just some of the headlines we’ve seen this year about new research on growing inequality, which often hits younger Australians hardest.

In its announcement of the proposed merger with Southern Cross Media, Seven West described the deal as “consistent with Seven West’s stated strategic position of being in support of media consolidation in Australia”.

Optus’s outage emails went to wrong government address and remained unread for over a day

Ecuador and Australia provide the friendly opposition for the October internationals.

The unusual visitor is a relative of the UK’s native swift species and is typically found in Asia and Australia

The rare bird from Asia and Australia, which is a relative of the swift, was spotted at Tophill Low Nature Reserve in East Yorkshire.

Former UFC fighter Suman Mokhtarian was fatally shot in Sydney in what police believe was a targeted attack, leaving Australia's MMA community in shock.

Australian world No.4 Minjee Lee is only one shot behind, sharing second spot, after a bogey-free start to the Buick LPGA Shanghai.

Crypto exchange Gemini says it views new regulations being developed by the federal government as a positive as it launches Australian services.