Community leaders, educators, volunteers and medical researchers are among finalists descending on Canberra for the Australian of the Year awards. The winners of the four categories of the prestigious national gong will be announced on Thursday, with the state and territory recipients of the award vying...
The hourly gender pay gap is wider for Australian managers than for professionals, labourers and other classes of workers. Men in management roles were earning almost 20 per cent more than their female counterparts based on average earnings each hour charted by the Australian Bureau of...
Middle Australia will be the focus of an income tax overhaul, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed. Mr Albanese said he will take the proposed changes to a Labor caucus meeting on Wednesday and provide details at the National Press Club on Thursday. “This afternoon is focused,...
Australians are holding out hope for hip pocket relief after the prime minister fast-tracked the start of the political year for cost-of-living discussions. Since the end of the COVID-19 lockdowns, prices have surged for everything from rents to the weekly grocery shop as a confluence of...
Australia’s population has surged to more than 27 million as births and migrants arriving outstrip deaths and residents leaving the nation. The Australian Bureau of Statistics population clock tipped over the mark on Wednesday and continues to increase by one person every 50 seconds. The nation’s population...
Business groups have backed a proposal to increase the number of weeks offered under the paid parental leave scheme. The federal government introduced legislation last year which would extend the scheme by two weeks each year from July 1, to eventually reach 26 weeks in mid-2026. The...