Billions of dollars in missing ‘Gonski funding’ will flow into public schools from next year as the Albanese government fast-tracks education spending and embraces Noel Pearson’s explicit teaching reforms.
Superannuants have discovered a ‘hidden trap’ in Labor’s planned unrealised capital gains tax, with Miles Hampton saying he faces a hit on the recovering value of assets that booked losses before July 1, when the tax is to begin.
Members of Greens believe Lidia Thorpe and an outspoken Greens First Nation’s faction are meddling in the minor party’s policies and upcoming leadership battle.
The owner of a Dandenong sandblasting business that’s worked on some of Melbourne’s biggest construction projects is reeling after his land tax bill spiralled from $8700 to more than $203,000.
In a podcast recorded on the day Sussan Ley pipped Angus Taylor for the party leadership, Hastie outlined his vision to connect with younger voters and focus on the four enterprise institutions of family, the home, education and small business.
The courageous statement by shattered parents Peter and Amanda Hoskins outside an Adelaide court on Wednesday was remarkable for what it did say – and more remarkable for what it didn’t say.
The underground site, which was designed to store 600 medium-range ballistic missiles during the Cold War, reveals the extent of US involvement in Greenland going back over half a century.
The faces of Australian design united for one evening during Australian Fashion Week.
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The US President’s latest diplomatic push shows what his ‘America First’ agenda really means in practice.
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Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar marks a dramatic attempt to reboot its stalled military campaign in Gaza.
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Macquarie is becoming a regulatory repeat offender and this means its big executive pay packets need to carry greater accountability.
WEALTH
Investors rushed into gold this year as a safe haven from the tanking sharemarket but now a turnaround threatens to flatten the demand for the precious metal.
After a front row view of Washington, CBA CEO Matt Comyn says trade tensions are here to stay in one form or another. This means business needs to adapt.
Property developer Mirvac plans to add another Japanese company to its roster of backers on high-profile redevelopment of a prime Sydney harbour site.
A loan worth about $300m to the private hospital operator is being offered at a discount.
Work-related expenses are complex, and an easy $1000 deduction at tax time is attractive, but experts warn people may miss out on money.
Insignia shares tank after US private equity giant Bain walks away, leaving CC Capital as the sole bidder for the wealth manager.
A man has been charged after police raided a Rozelle mansion in a major drug bust, waking residents as officers and sniffer dogs stormed the property at dawn.
WorkPac could be forced to cut jobs if unable to offset the impact of same job, same pay orders.
Jim Chalmers assured business there was no whiff of a wages spiral in Australia, despite them growing at the fastest pace in 18 months.
Anthony Albanese says Russia’s strong ties with Indonesia emphasised the need for closer engagement with Jakarta.
The warm comments underscore the notable improvement in the diplomatic relationship since 2022, but a heartfelt plea from the imprisoned Dr Yang Hengjun reveal ongoing troubles.
Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition agreement with the Liberals should not be considered a ‘foregone conclusion’, as a rift deepens in the junior party over net zero by 2050.
Co-founded by a big-talking former bankrupt at the centre of prior consumer warnings, Zaffar Khan’s Cocoon SDA Care is everything the public does not need associated with the $48.5bn-a-year scheme.
NDIS provider Cocoon SDA Care offered staff secret extra bonuses for signing up clients with significant disabilities, in a program condemned for creating an incentive to pressure those needing support to act against their own best interests.
NDIS participants found themselves locked out of their homes after Cocoon SDA Care became embroiled in a rent dispute, before turmoil resulted in the provider’s suspension this week | VIDEO
Cocoon SDA Care has been the subject of 32 tip-offs over more than four years, and authorities are now concerned it may have been claiming for services that were never provided.
Scientists understand for the first time which genes and brain regions are linked to OCD, after a watershed study put millions of brains under the microscope.
Seven in 10 people will have neck pain at some time in their lives. But there are ways you can relieve it.
Using dumbbells can transform the body and you can do it at home. But how much should you lift? And how often? Here’s what the experts say.
NSW’s most ‘dynamic’ paramedics are set to be diverted to mental health interventions, despite union protests.
If you have a prescription for medicinal cannabis and your driving is unimpaired, should you face a fine and loss of licence? Why premiers are being urged to rethink state laws.
Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry is booming, transforming thousands of lives – some for the better and others for the worse. Is it a legalised ‘drugs racket’? And if so, how do we tackle it?
Mix-up taco night with a heart-healthy alternative that are sure to become a family favourite.
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The meeting between the US and Syrian president, who is still designated by Washington as a terrorist, was the first of its kind in 25 years.
Zelensky has urged Putin to show up in Turkey this week for a face-to-face meeting, warning that a no-show would indicate Moscow’s unwillingness to seek peace.
The singer, who dated the music mogul for roughly a decade, is one of the prosecution’s key witnesses in the criminal case.
As President Trump signs multibillion-dollar deals on his Middle East tour, it’s not just governments and defence giants set to cash in — his own family could be raking it in too.
Lee Jae-myung is campaigning in a bulletproof vest after reports that hit squads for backers of impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol are plotting to kill him before a snap election.
This buzzing capital is awash with cutting-edge architecture and art from the past and present. Here’s where to find it.
New Zealand has a lot of long, steep and gruelling hikes. This four-day outing is not one of them, but that doesn’t mean it’s without challenges.
New Zealand is known for its breathtaking lodges but a remade urban hotel makes a case for staying in the city.
This international airline has new routes from Australia and links to the US, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We test it out.
For Albus Lumen, Lee Mathews and Carla Zampatti, hitting a milestone is cause for reflection on the past – and plans for the future. | WATCH VIDEO
Denim is a saturated category, but there’s still room for innovation say these Australian designers.
Menswear gets a look in and sequins and gauzy dresses reign as celebrities occupy the runway’s front row.
One of France’s Premier Grand Cru winemakers has secretly helped us deliver a cabernet-blend at a price that’s hard to believe.
Arkaba used to be a sheep station. The new owners have turned it into a conservatory, meaning it’s being returned to a place where natural sounds of the Australian bush can thrive.
Bill Henson, one of Australia’s most decorated living artists, says we’ve forgotten about beauty in art, in favour of ‘ticking boxes about this or that … post-colonial pushback, DEI, BLM, LGBTQ’.
Christina Baehr runs an off-grid hostel in the Huon Valley while raising (and homeschooling) her huge family. She’s not famous, and she’s not rich, but in her first year of publishing she doubled her household income.
When this wealthy 79-year-old British expat and his model girlfriend were abducted for ransom in Ecuador, suspicion fell on her. But the truth was even stranger.
As a teen I suffered from the trap of perfectionism – it was a prison and I was so hard on myself. I never want to return to that former life.
Wallabies insiders expect Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to return to the field sooner than what his broken jaw may have first indicated, after the high-proifle recruit was ruled out for the Waratahs.
The one-off World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa is firing up both sides, with a fast bowler’s drug ban the centre of attention.
Billy Slater could hand out a shock Queensland call-up, a Maroons legend has raised concerns over Daly Cherry-Evans, while incumbent five-eighth Tom Dearden could miss out. See the latest Origin news.
Naming rights for the $300 million new Penrith Stadium are up for grabs, with the NSW government already in top-level talks with major retail brands to showcase the NRL’s four-peat premiers.
The senior NRL journalist who was stood down from Channel 9’s 100% Footy show at the request of Eels star Mitchell Moses and his manager Isaac Moses has explained why he was removed from the panel.
Payne Haas and Pat Carrigan are two of the NRL’s leading metre-eaters, but the Broncos superstars have been urged to sacrifice their statistics if they want to help ignite Brisbane’s misfiring attack.
Australia’s best private companies are pushing all the right boundaries.
Cobblestone streets, iconic landmarks, and breathtaking fjords await. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to win an unforgettable journey for two.
Comeback kid Tim Wilson shows central office why Liberals must be bolder – and unapologetic about it.
The first American Pope faces enormous challenges, not least the deep divisions within the church. But make no mistake – in style, probably in substance, this Pope is a serious course correction from the chaos of the Francis years.
The biggest airline operating between the US and Australia is reducing the number of seats on its new Boeing 787s in a bold bid to attract more premium customers with privacy doors, ottomans and playing cards.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation said claims brought by Australia and the Netherlands over the shooting down of Flight MH17 in 2014 were ‘well founded in fact and in law.’
As the Albanese government looks to limit international student visas, newly tabled annual reports reveal how many universities cashed in on foreign student fees last year – and which vice-chancellor took a pay cut.
Jewish groups have accused Melbourne’s top universities of ‘whitewashing’ anti-Semitism on campus, slamming Melbourne and Monash’s latest annual reports as ‘evasive platitudes’.
Alan Jones has been granted a delay on a trial set to be the fight of his life, excoriating his ‘blatantly contradictory’ accusers and asking prosecutors to think twice about their case against him.
What now for Zoe Daniel, the journalist turned teal who is refusing to accept that she has lost her seat of Goldstein to Liberal MP Tim Wilson?
Property developer apt.Residential is looking to make a big splash with a build-to-rent project in inner Sydney.
Big contractors are poised to pick up key jobs in Victoria where work had stalled on major sites as collapsed Roberts Co debts soared over $50m.
Australia’s biggest telco is setting up an AI hub in America’s Silicon Valley as part of a $700m investment to tackle soaring customer complaints and accelerate its transformation.
A little known company is becoming one of the ASX’s hottest tech stocks as it generates record revenue from its location sharing app that allows families to keep tabs on one another.
The long-running saga over salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour was triggered by green groups on ‘questionable’ and ‘thin’ evidence, a new report finds.
There is a 99.7 per cent certainty that the world has at least one gas in its atmosphere that, on Earth, is produced by living things.
The char, which gives these beans a lovely smoky flavour.
More than 1800 bottles of some of the finest wines are being offered through an online auction – including some famed Domaine de la Romanee-Conti worth thousands of dollars.
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