Most Australians under 25 have never used newspapers or radio as a source of news, survey finds
But overall interest in news has increased, particularly among women and young people, 2026 Digital News Report findsFollow our Australia news live bl...
Australia news live: support for One Nation edges ahead of Labor in new poll; RSV warning for older Australians
Support for prime minister Anthony Albanese slumps; King’s Birthday honours awardedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSupport ...
Australians are spending less to consume more nicotine as illegal tobacco trade explodes
Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates nicotine consumption rose 40%, with illicit sources accounting for 80% of all tobaccoFollow our Australia ne...
NDIS overhaul will ‘harm’ Australians with disabilities, government’s own committee warns
Reform advisory committee says changes will undermine scheme’s original intentions and give unprecedented power to the health ministerFollow our Austr...
Modelling shows 90% of young Australians will be better off under Labor’s tax reforms
The $1,000 tax deduction, $250 ‘working Australians tax offset’, and CGT and negative gearing changes will most benefit young people, Treasury secreta...
Jewish Australians report harassment and intimidation after giving evidence at antisemitism royal commission
Commissioner says multiple witnesses reported ‘a dramatic increase in online hate messages’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet o...
Police drop case against artist who depicted high-profile Australians in uniforms with Nazi symbols
Michael Agzarian was charged despite internal legal advice that the images were ‘political satire’, court hearsGet our breaking news email, free app o...
Australians with Down’s syndrome among those to suffer most from proposed NDIS cuts government analysis says
‘It’s heartless to cut supports we need to leave the house, work and study at a time when the cost of living has dramatically increased’, advocate say...
‘A book that should be read by all Australians’: Clare Wright wins book of the year at the NSW Literary awards
The historian won $50,000 for her nonfiction book Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which judges praised as deeply researched, ‘highly original’ and ‘v...
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...
