1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (639+ words) One of Australia's biggest councils is considering a sweeping new ban that could shake up short-term rentals " and take aim at the housing crisis. The City of Sydney has confirmed it is looking into whether NSW planning laws could allow…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1132+ words) Anthony Albanese has blamed backlash over the banning of pan-Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir for heckling at Australia's largest mosque. Mr Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were heckled and accused of being "genocide supporters" during Eid celebrations at Lakemba…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (713+ words) The impact of Australia's fuel crisis continues to ripple across the country, with an increasing number of industries taking a hit. Rising costs have slowed freight shipments, left farmers in the lurch and resulted in higher petrol prices for drivers…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (15+ words) Yahoo News Australia More from Scotland's papers...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (72+ words) Yahoo News Australia ASSESSING RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA: THE SCORECARD The Australian Human Rights Assessment is a new initiative from the Australian Human Rights Commission to check-up each year on protections. The inaugural 2026 assessment includes a scorecard which acknowledges advances and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (775+ words) For years, we've been told to "buy Australian-made." But what if that's only half the story? For sheep grazier and business owner Jim Gall, the real value of a shirt doesn't begin in a factory. It starts much earlier, in…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (486+ words) A territory government's treatment of children has gone backwards since a damning royal commission report almost nine years ago, an inquiry has been told. A prominent youth justice advocate on Tuesday told a senate inquiry into Australia's youth justice and…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (438+ words) An independent review will examine a troubled state election, with upper house results still in limbo days before parliament returns. Former Australian electoral commissioner Tom Rogers will lead the review of South Australia's March 21 poll after it was plagued by…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (353+ words) Anthony Albanese must stop using "weasel words" and speak frankly about the threat China poses to Australia, opposition defence spokesman James Paterson says. In a major speech on Tuesday, Senator Paterson lamented Labor's defence spending, arguing that it was effectively…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (398+ words) As the rights of women and girls are deliberately wound back, Australia's first female prime minister has urged gender equality activists to push back with the same ferocity." Former Labor prime minister Julia Gillard is a key speaker at Women…...