Australia already has universal schooling, Medicare and superannuation and the prime minister believes childcare should be treated the same way. Early learning and parenting groups have rallied around a Centre for Policy Development plan to fix the ailing system, including a proposal for three days a...
Australians are now banned from making online bets with credit cards and digital currencies as the government tries to stop them from gambling away money they do not have. Credit cards linked to digital wallets, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and any other new forms of credit are...
Each household should be offered up to $6500 to install grid-connected solar batteries and landlords incentivised to join the renewable energy revolution, a report has found. The Clean Energy Council made the recommendations in a study released on Tuesday that investigates the impact solar panels, home...
Australia’s climate debate is heating up again as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese slams an opposition plan to water down emissions targets if elected. The coalition still wants to reach net zero by 2050 but leader Peter Dutton plans to ditch the interim 2030 target to cut...
The coalition is catching up to Labor fresh polling shows, as Australians feel the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis. The opposition’s primary vote has risen two points to 39 per cent in the latest Newspoll, conducted for The Australian between June 3 and 7. It is the...
Tourism operators at one of Australia’s most iconic landmarks are pushing to bring visitors back to the region after years of downturn since the pandemic. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory hosted 164,678 tourists in the first nine months of 2023 compared to more...