Counter terror arrest as Perth man charged over extremist material

There’s been another counter-terror arrest, with a young man charged over what police allege was violent extremist material on his devices.

Extreme heat fuels blazes; Dezi Freeman search enters new phase

Fire crews are copping a brutal mix of heat and fast-moving flames as hot air settles over the country.

Private health insurance costs rise as value declines for Aussies

Private health insurance costs rise as value declines for Aussies

Australia's interest bill surges past the cost of the NDIS

Next year we'll pay $54-billion in interest on our $1.1-trillion of debt.

Emergency bushfire warnings issued in Tasmania, while heatwave warnings out for parts of country

Calls mount on Minister to explain closed meeting over ISIS-linked arrivals

The Opposition Leader is pushing Tony Burke to explain why officials were told to leave the chat, before ISIS-linked women and kids returned home.

Police lay more charges as Melb childcare abuse suspect hit with 83 new offences

The 27-year-old has been in custody since May and will front court in February.

Victoria trims one-thousand public service roles as 29 agencies face axe

The state government is moving to slim down the bureaucracy, trimming jobs and ditching a long list of agencies.

"Feels like I can breathe again" - Brittany Higgins, following Bruce Lehrmann failed appeal

Plus- the Macauqrie Point stadium set to be greenlit today. 

Treasurer not concerned about slower than expected GDP growth

Our economy grew by 0.4% in the September quarter