Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to fly out of Netherlands in full PPE after plane and crew secured
Health minister Mark Butler says six passengers who have tested negative for hantavirus will land in Western Australia on FridayFour Australian citize...
Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?
Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less...
Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians
Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents As Jim Chalmers wa...
Jim Chalmers says budget to address economic anxieties ‘driving’ Australians to One Nation
Farrer win casts shadow over budget as government signals it’s alive to populist rightwing threat Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updat...
Antisemitism has become ‘almost fashionable’ among Australians, Jillian Segal tells royal commission
On its fourth day of public hearings, royal commission into antisemitism also hears Jewish Australians have been pressured to resign and verbally abus...
Australians are poorer because of war on the other side of the world – Michele Bullock’s logic is hard to fault
In sobering comments, the RBA governor forecasts economic malaise due to the global fuel shock. Not recession but higher prices, lower growth and wage...
Australia news live: four Australians among passengers on luxury cruise ship hit by deadly suspected hantavirus outbreak
MV Hondius remains off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected respiratory virus outbreak killed three people and left three more seriously ill. Fol...
Australians will pay more if Albanese fast-tracks fossil fuel projects, former oil and gas leaders warn
Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they sayGet our breaking news em...
Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut
The fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuelsGet our breaking news email, free app or da...
Guardian Essential poll: more Australians approve of Hanson’s party leadership than Albanese or Taylor’s
One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groupsGet our...
Australians will call ‘bullshit’ on green energy without clearer benefits, Rudd warns
Former prime minister says policies will lose support without continued lower prices, while Malcolm Turnbull points to some progress in USGet our brea...
Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend
Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcareFollow our Australia news live blo...
It costs $230 out-of-pocket to see a dermatologist. Many Australians go without – despite soaring skin cancer rates
Exclusive: Report shows cost of first appointment rose $20 in one year, with steeper rises in Western Australia, South Australia and TasmaniaGet our b...
Australians ‘uneasy’ about NDIS cuts amid $53bn in new defence spending, Mark Butler concedes
Minister tells Guardian Australia despite substantial changes to disability scheme, it will remain one of best support services ‘anywhere in the world...
Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds
2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind saysFollow...
NDIS infiltrated by organised crime gangs using intimidation and threats of violence against Australians
Review recommends better use of NDIS data to identify repeat rorters and a requirement for providers to register with the governmentGet our breaking n...
‘Independent’ group Energy for Australians that ran anti-Labor ads received more than $1m from coal lobby
Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the publi...
