The budget bottom line is expected to be $44.9bn stronger than forecast in December, as the government eyes housing tax and a one-off payment.
Nathan Schmidt
Six Aussies and a New Zealander stranded on the hantavirus cruise ship will be quarantined at a facility in Perth’s northeast.
Emma Kirk
Emergency services rushed to a busy metro station after a boy became trapped under a train trying to retrieve a phone.
A shocking incident has left a Victorian paramedic and soon-to-be mother nervous to return to work.
Jack Nivison and Emma Kirk
Three people, including a pregnant woman, were fatally shot in a quiet regional town, plunging residents into lockdown as police hunted down the alleged gunman.
Alexandra Feiam and Emma Kirk
Tributes have flooded social media for a single mum of seven children who was killed in a horrific car crash on Mother’s Day.
An IT teacher who “mentally snapped” and attacked a principal with kitchen knives at a Melbourne school has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars.
Tia Clarkson-Pascoe
A Gold Coast mother accused of poisoning her son with a drug-laced smoothie has been found not guilty of murder.
Kate Stephenson
Debates over Australia’s capital gains tax system are ramping up ahead of tomorrow’s Federal Budget. But how will it affect Aussies?
Ava Martin
A protest group targeting Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ office on the eve of the budget has described this use of Australians’ tax dollars as “appalling”.
Blair Jackson
Worshippers at a Brisbane mosque were allegedly confronted by a man who threatened to use an assault rifle.
Two women charged with slavery offences after returning to Australia from a Syrian refugee camp have abandoned their bid to be released.
Liam Beatty
A 30-year-old man will face court accused of assaulting a student while working as a school contractor.
David Hannant
Geelong defender Lawson Humphries says the Cats won’t “play on emotion” ahead of the much-anticipated grand final rematch.
Harvey Constable
A leading women’s advocate who quit the Liberal Party in February has launched a new political movement that could likely challenge One Nation.
Ria Pandey
A man allegedly filmed kicking a dog in a Bunnings carpark has annoyed its owners with his latest act.
A media boss accused of assaulting his wife has cited the “potentially detrimental” impact of being confronted by journalists in a bid to avoid court.
Police have charged two men after a stolen car was allegedly driven at officers before crashing into a power pole.
Jewish singer Deborah Conway has accused an Australian actor of running an anti-Semitic boycott campaign against her that led to venues cancelling her shows.
Clareese Packer and Samina Rakhshani
The Church of Scientology has reacted to being the target of a bizarre social media trend involving mostly groups of teenagers.
Jack Nivison
Two skydivers have been taken to hospital after their parachutes became entangled mid-air in a collision southwest of Sydney.
Rhiannon Lewin
Anthony Albanese has defended breaking a pre-election promise not to pursue changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax.
A woman who was riding an e-scooter is in a coma after a hit-and-run on Mother’s Day, with police still searching for the driver involved.
A Nationals MP has ruled out a move to One Nation despite floating the prospect of a defection amid fallout from the Farrer by-election.
Ria Pandey and Nathan Schmidt
