Disability was a big part of this year's federal budget. Here are the key takeaways now the dust has settled.

The first full proof set of Australian coins bearing the face of King Charles III was unveiled at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra today, and they've been described as "a beautiful memento of an important change in the framework of Australia".

Officials have hit a pause on a video screen called The Portal that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time.

Anglo American owns five mines in Queensland's Bowen Basin — Moranbah North, Capcoal, Dawson, Aquila and Grosvenor. 

Parents who lost their seven-year-old son just before Christmas when he was hit by a car while walking home with his sisters are urging the NSW government make the Sturt Highway safer.

The March quarter Wage Price Index shows wages are still rising but the pace is slowing. The Australian share market is up a day after the federal budget revealed cost-of-living relief and $22.7 billion of long-term spending on clean energy and strategic industries. Follow the latest updates in our ...

It's Pay Day! Elly Desmarchelier shares the financial reality of living with a disability, why salary-sacrificing her car turned out to be a disaster, and the money advice from her parents that she carries with her to this day.

Critics line up as Australia's most in-debt state takes its largest venture capitalist gamble yet, betting on a US satellite imagery and space tourism company.

The government's proposed $7-billion tax break for nickel and lithium projects has drawn the ire of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, but the measure has broad support in Western Australia, including from one Liberal MP.

The federal government says Australia's intake of migrants will fall sharply — halving in two years — as it overhauls the migration system and moves to reduce pressures caused by population growth.

Gas giant Santos sacks about 200 staff members, most of them based in Perth, citing slower project approval times.

Australian Agricultural Company says its financial position is strong despite a difficult year, with its herd across Queensland and the Northern Territory increasing to about 455,000 head.

A 71-year-old man who relies on a wheelchair sustained serious injuries after "a failure of procedure" while disembarking a Perth bus, with the transport authority ordering a investigation.

The Reserve Bank says there are early signs that developers are responding to rising prices and rents with plans for new housing supply, but it will take many years to solve the affordability crisis.

Flinders University opens planning and surveying courses to help fill a national shortage of professionals needed to ease the housing crisis.

The Mount Alexander Shire Council says it will approach the owners of a Campbells Creek bush block with compassion, but maintains the property is not liveable and its residents will be evicted.

South Australia's energy minister has travelled to Italy to "eyeball" the firm tasked with developing a $500 million furnace for the Whyalla steelworks, as the owners of the plant reveal the project is at least a year behind schedule.

Hundreds of people attend a meeting to oppose the construction of the Tasmania Devils AFL high-performance centre on parklands in Hobart's eastern shore, but the mayor warns a potential poll of all voters could cost $200,000.

Car makers will be forced to reduce their emissions for new vehicles as the federal government strikes a deal with the Greens to pass its climate laws for the industry.

The Real Estate Institute of Northern Territory southern region delegate says the supply of residential housing is outstripping the demand as people leave town thanks to safety concerns.

Australia's unemployment rate rises to 4.1 per cent in April, up from 3.9 per cent in March, after unemployment increased by 30,300 people.

The Federal Court has ruled that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek does not have to consider the environmental impacts of emissions when approving coal and gas projects.

Breweries are increasingly turning to unusual and sustainable products and production methods to stand out in a competitive market.

An RAAF officer who helped guide a light plane pilot to safety this week speaks about the behind-the-scenes drama, including the heart-stopping moment radio contact was lost in the flight's final seconds.

A group of young Rotary volunteers stranded on the Vanuatu island of Tanna will return home in style after P&O cruises offers to pick them up in Port Vila.