The biggest barrier for many Brisbane first home buyers isn’t affordability – it’s misinformation. From deposit myths to overestimated borrowing hurdles, outdated beliefs are causing buyers to wait years longer than necessary.
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect hidden cancers, researchers saying it gives pathologists “Superman or Superwoman” vision.
Why the Reserve Bank is making Australians pay more to contain inflation, and the risk that it goes too far.
A group of 13 people with links to the terrorist group Islamic State have confirmed plans to travel to Australia after years in a Syrian refugee camp.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has poured cold water on suggestions the budget will include a cash splash for households for cost-of-living relief.
Mortgage holders will take another blow to their finances after the Reserve Bank lifted interest rates, with the dollar impact revealed.
Sea World rescue teams have helped save a humpback whale which became stranded on a sandbank in a lake on the New South Wales Coast.
Concerted efforts to curb methane from fossil fuel production in Australia and around the world could benefit both the climate and energy security.
Labor is accusing the Greens of endorsing a conservative government, with the minor party blowing the race for a once-safe seat wide open.
Hugh Jackman and his new partner hit the red carpet, as did Nicole Kidman and her daughter, as one of fashion’s biggest nights of the year kicked off.
Winding back tax exemptions for electric vehicles will allow manufacturers to focus on cheaper models for drivers, the energy minister has claimed.
A woman has been charged with torture and failing to provide the necessities of life to a child who has been in intensive care for almost three months.
Jim Chalmers has played down suggestions possible changes to negative gearing or capital gains tax would be breaking promises with the electorate.
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is in a critical condition in hospital, with his spokesman asking people to pray for the 81-year-old.
The daughter of a teacher who vanished nearly 30 years ago will join police to announce a $1 million reward to help uncover information leading to an arrest.
Journalist Antoinette Lattouf discusses the cost of challenging the system, and what comes next after winning.
Major agreements on defence, critical minerals and gas have been signed with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during her first visit to Australia.
The United States will soon launch an effort to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump says.
In some circumstances, superannuation, the pension and working past retirement age can combine for the best outcome, writes Craig Sankey.
As the first report from the royal commission into antisemitism lands, Australia’s terrorism threat level is already listed as probable. Counter-terrorism expert Greg Barton discusses what the report reveals.
The family of Kumanjayi Little Baby who died in NT has pleaded for calm after a violent response in Alice Springs overnight, saying “what has happened this week is not our way”.
For five years, many Australian university students have been watching their study bills rise with despair. Professor Andrew Norton explores a new bill looking to reverse 2021 changes that saw arts degrees double in price.
The Australian Road Safety Foundation is throwing the book at a new campaign being launched in Brisbane as one local woman shares the loss of two of her closest people in road accidents.
