Jayne Hrdlicka, the chief executive of Virgin Australia, has announced she is stepping down from her role.

Experts will lead an inquiry into Victoria’s power crisis that forced more than half a million homes and businesses into darkness. Under pressure from the state Opposition and consumers, the Allan government will launch a major inquiry into energy transmission and reliability. “We will take ...

The number of bank-owned and fee-free automatic teller machines has more than halved in the past seven years, replaced with privately operated devices that slug users up to $4 per transaction.

A Toorak mansion owned by businessman and whiskey baron David Prior has sold for an eye-watering $40m.

A team of Australians is leading the race to build the world’s first artificial heart. The federal government is announcing a $50 million investment into the program, which aims to find alternatives to organ donation. “The inventor was Doctor Daniel Timms, who was just out of engineering schoo...

The Alfred Hospital Director of Cardiology Professor David Kaye says his team has created the world’s first artificial heart, which can help those with multiple types of heart failure. “In Australia, we have about 100 transplants performed per year, and unfortunately, there are many more patien...

A cleaner was sacked after eating a leftover sandwich she found in a law firm’s meeting room.

Former US president Donald Trump will tell you he built the New York City skyline and in the process put his name on some of the city’s most iconic buildings.

Waterfront properties in Balmain East are a special breed. Simmons St is a highly coveted cul-de-sac with a high pedigree of neighbours and No.5 is now listed for the first time in a decade.

Famed pollster Nate Silver said President Biden is headed for defeat this November due to his age and declining job performance – and the Democrats have “no plan to fix the problems.”

A new union pay deal in Victoria that would see labourers and junior stop-sign holders working 36-hour weeks earning $120,000 a year has prompted backlash — as well as a heated defence of tradies.

Building costs have soared up to $60,000 in a single year, according to the latest Bureau of Statistics figures. The number of new houses being built in 2024 is set to nosedive to the lowest level in eight years. The government has suggested the solution to the housing crisis is more new homes. ...

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun says the “great Australian dream” of living on a quarter-acre block is “now a fantasy”. Mr Mannoun’s comments come as building costs have soared up to $60,000 in a single year, according to the latest Bureau of Statistics figures. “We have plenty of land –...

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun says the government needs to “open up” supply for housing and “make things happen quickly”. Mr Mannoun has indicated the problem with housing is that “everything is becoming more costly”. “You’ve got all these different ideas that are being drawn up in...

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Anthony Albanese has called Peter Dutton’s reaction to the arrival of asylum seekers in Western Australia “disturbing”, after pushing back against the Opposition Leader’s claims that his government was weak on national security.

Two people have denied savagely beating a schoolboy to death during a dispute about a pair of headphones, as chilling details of his final moments were aired in court.

Labour pressures and a failure to attract female builders, carpenters and electricians is hampering Australia’s ability to build enough homes, as the country grapples with the soaring cost of renting and housing.

More than a quarter of Australians may not have home or contents insurance, leaving them at risk of a huge bill from the wild weather tearing across the country.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to maintain the federal government’s “fair share” GST tax deal with Western Australia and said the promise was solid enough to be inked in as a tattoo.

Homebuyers in Sydney today pay 5.4 times as much stamp duty as homebuyers in the early 1980s, new research undertaken jointly by e61 Institute and PropTrack found.

Iconic Australian dessert brand Sara Lee, best known for its cheesecakes, pies and ice cream has been rescued after being bought by a private company owned by Klark and Brooke Quinn. The popular frozen dessert brand entered voluntary administration in October last year owing creditors $55 million. ...

Commonwealth Bank Chief Executive Matt Comyn says “hopefully” once inflation is under control Australia can get back to normal economic scenario and growth. “What we hear consistently from customers, both directly and indirectly is many households are really feeling under pressure,” he said...

Better Homes and Gardens celebrit­y gardener Charlie Albone and his wife, interior designer Juliet­ Love, have listed their longtime Ourimbah home on the NSW Central Coast.

Seven Group Chief Executive Ryan Stokes discusses the lithium sector and how the demand for battery materials will “continue to grow”. Mr Stokes pointed out the Australian mining sector is an “incredibly innovative and world-leading sector”. “Our view is in the lithium sector, the deman...