The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Treasury officials assume net migration to Australia will slow to 335,100 in the year to June

Australia's future will be determined by what happens in the nation's "Great North", says Midnight Oil frontman and former environment minister Peter Garrett.

Australia's environmental groups have sharply criticised the nation's 2035 climate target as "insulting" while big business brands it as "ambitious".

ABC says Downing Street Media withdrew the accreditation, citing ‘logistical reasons’

The teenager’s debut at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo was Australia’s most popular television program on Wednesday night

Australia has set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels by 2035

Australians leave the television or radio on for pets, take time off work to care for them and bring them on holidays, report finds

The federal government has announced a long-awaited climate change target for 2035, committing to a reduction in emissions of between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels. Environmentalists claim the target is a failure, while some business groups and the opposition are likely to slam it as economic sabotage.

Co-operative housing has been touted as the "missing piece" of Australia's housing affordability puzzle as the dream of ownership slips away for a generation.