The federal budget’s tax reforms were meant to help first-home buyers and lower-income earners – but a new survey reveals they are driving Aussies away from investing altogether.
Cameron Micallef
The Brownlow Medal is underway at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, but the WAGS have already stolen the show.
Emma Kirk
One Aussie capital has sweltered through its hottest Spring morning in 17 years – before a dramatic southerly slashed the mercury by 10C in just 30 minutes.
Police have revealed more details about a “tragic” suspected accidental shooting in Sydney’s northwest that has left a boy hospitalised.
Blake Antrobus and Emma Kirk
Fresh interest rate rise fears have rattled the Australian sharemarket, triggering a “defensive rotation” away from tech stocks as a fourth rate hike looms.
Police have swarmed two Aussie schools after a juvenile male was allegedly seen carrying a bladed weapon – plunging both campuses into lockdown.
Tech giant Apple is facing a $1m lawsuit lodged by a shopworkers’ union, over alleged last-minute roster changes ahead of the iPhone 18’s launch.
David Hannant
The Socceroos will face Carlo Ancelotti’s star-studded Brazil twice on home soil as part of their Asian Cup preparations.
Marco Monteverde
Brisbane’s premiership hopes could hinge on whether they can tame one of the AFL’s most dangerous ruckman in Saturday’s grand final.
There has been a twist in Alan Jones’ indecent assault trial, with the prosecution making a big decision about one of the charges.
Steve Zemek
A police probe is underway after hundreds of cattle vanished from a NSW outback station - and no-one knows if they walked away or were taken.
A roadside breath test took a chaotic turn when a plover wasn’t happy with a police officer and decided to join the operation.
Andrew Hedgman
The father of a young Brisbane Lions fan who was pelted with nachos at the AFL preliminary final tried to make light of the situation.
William Elliott
Brisbane Lions players have declared they can win Saturday’s AFL grand final without talisman Lachie Neale.
The BBC told millions of viewers the 2032 Olympic rowing venue was crocodile-infested – but the footage it used was from a river 3,500km away.
Nathan Schmidt
The mother of a two-year-old boy who died after being taken to hospital has told an inquest the rapid decline of her son’s health was met with “no urgency” by staff.
Jack Nivison
An Aussie mum accused of attempting to drown her three children allegedly searched online for the “best methods to kill a child”, a court has been told.
Liam Beatty
Four endangered Australian sea lions, including a pup, have tested positive for H5 bird flu at a major breeding ground where 900 seabirds have also died.
Police have launched an urgent investigation after a young man was found with serious stab wounds inside a unit on Sunday night.
Two men have been charged after police seized the 17kg haul of ice – believed to be the largest in the state’s history.
Thousands of homes and businesses have been left without power after a supply pole was wiped out by a ute on Monday morning.
Rebel Wilson swapped the Toronto red carpet for a Sydney courtroom, where she faces allegations she created smear websites to torpedo her own directorial debut.
Naomi Toy
A 20-year-old man has been charged after a man died striking a goalpost while being towed by a quad bike at a football club gathering.
Australia’s chief diplomat has cold-shouldered talk of the country becoming an EU “associate member”, saying Canberra will focus on “our region”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
