OPINION

Young Australians are doing everything right. Why make it harder for them to get ahead?

Senator Dave Sharma My eldest daughter works several nights a week while studying full-time at university. Like many young Australians, she doesn't spend every dollar she...

OPINION

By 2050, many Sydney apartments built to today’s standards could be too hot for weeks at a time

Sydney is rapidly rezoning, leads the nation in apartment living, and is still racing to build more homes.

OPINION

Australia signs defence deal with India then walks into disputed history, exposing geopolitical fault line

Australia views its relationships in Islamabad and New Delhi through entirely separate bilateral lenses, India views Western engagement with Pakistan through the uncompromising prism

OPINION

Unis are going back to in‑person exams. But some students are finding new ways to cheat

University administrators have traditionally regarded in-person, invigilated exams as the most reliable way of ensuring students don’t cheat.

OPINION

Caps are coming for domestic uni places, but the government also wants to grow student numbers. Can this work?

The bill’s biggest change modifies how universities are funded for “Commonwealth supported students”.

OPINION

Underlying inflation is still too high, keeping another interest rate hike on the table

After a long run of high inflation numbers and interest rate hikes, mortgage holders could be forgiven for hoping rate relief is on the way.

OPINION

Pauline Hanson has raised an uncomfortable question about Australia’s foreign aid. Here’s why it matters

The first notable aspect of Hanson’s response is the apparent softening of her position on aid spending.

OPINION

From pay to taxes, big changes are coming for Australian workers and businesses from July 1

From July 1, the current lowest income tax rate, which applies to income from A$18,201 to $45,000, will be reduced from 16% to 15%.

OPINION

The new price gouging law starts on July 1. Can it rein in Coles and Woolworths?

The law comes into effect at a time when the major supermarkets are under scrutiny for their pricing practices.

OPINION

Pauline Hanson’s gurdwara visit shows her ‘monoculture’ does not exclude any Australian

Too many people pretend there are only two choices: either unlimited multiculturalism with no common identity, or forced assimilation where migrants must hide their heritage.

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Cockroach Janta Party ends protest after India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), founded by 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke, has ended its protest in Delhi after India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his...

SPORTS

Indian-origin teenager Ritam Malik leads new generation as Australia wins first gymnastics team medal since 2010 Delhi Games

The Australian team finished behind gold medallists Canada (241.400) and silver medallists England (238.250), while defeating host nation Scotland to claim the historic podium finish.

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Prime Minister Albanese promises Fair Work Court to deliver quicker, cheaper justice for workers

Prime Minister Albanese said Australians who had been underpaid should not have to wait years for justice.