Updates to Australian building requirements add thousands to cost of new homes

“The standard [of new homes] is already so much higher than the majority of all the other housing stock that’s in the market,” he said. In Sydney, two bedroom inner-city terraces largely... Read more »

Anti-war protests erupt across Israel against Benjamin Netanyahu’s assault plan

“Those who today call for an end to the war without defeating Hamas are not only hardening Hamas’ position and delaying the release of our hostages, they are also ensuring that the... Read more »

Planned return of live cattle export gets held up

Photo: RNZ Legislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the cogs of Cabinet. The Labour government banned the trade two... Read more »

Pakistan defends flood response after more than 300 killed

Rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a north-western district of Pakistan, as authorities defended their response to the devastating flooding, saying they did not need... Read more »

Israelis stage nationwide protests to demand end to Gaza war and release of hostages

With drums and horns blaring, hundreds of thousands of passionate Israelis have shouted in protest on the streets of Tel Aviv.  “All of them now — their time is running out!” It’s... Read more »

Focus narrows on reducing regulation to boost productivity ahead of round table

Australia’s productivity chief will assert that growth has not been a priority in policy making for years, citing the nation’s growing tangle of regulation as evidence, in a speech ahead of Labor’s... Read more »

Young Australians may endure worse lives than their parents, ‘worried’ productivity chief warns | Productivity Commission

Young Australians may endure worse lives than their parents, the nation’s productivity chief has warned. Danielle Wood, chair of the productivity commission, said young people are facing a future of lower wages,... Read more »

UTS temporarily suspends enrolment in a dozen business courses

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) says a dozen courses offered by its business school will “temporarily” close to new students from 2026, including degrees targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs and founders. The... Read more »

Grieving father Danny Abdallah sits down with Samuel Davidson, five years after he killed four children by driving drunk and on drugs

The father who lost his three children and their cousin to a drunk and drug-affected driver has sat down with the man who took their lives — declaring he would let the... Read more »

How culturally appropriate food boosts wellbeing in aged care facilities

When Magdalena Klopfer was preparing to move into a residential aged care facility 11 years ago, she was nervous about the change. But there was one thing she wasn’t worried about: the... Read more »