Weakening consumer and business confidence are signs that recent official interest-rate rises are working, as the Reserve Bank applies the brakes to an economy it thinks is at risk of overheating.

A senior government lawyer has rejected claims Jenny West was formally offered a US trade position, as more conflicting evidence emerged in the chaotic process behind John Barilaro’s appointment to the role.

In this our third pandemic winter, government decrees telling us what to do to avoid the virus are as popular as a coughing fit in a lift.

The market operator has triggered the gas supply guarantee, allowing it to order Queensland suppliers to send more gas to NSW to free up gas for Victorian power generation.

The Federal Court is deciding whether the Commonwealth acted unlawfully by using two Melbourne hotels to detain refugees, asylum seekers, visa overstayers - and tennis great Novak Djokovic.

Sewage could be used to power thousands of homes in an Australian first trial.

Groceries are the second-largest bill for most households, after housing. That means adopting money saving strategies in the supermarket are now more important than ever.

Investors continue to pour money into exchange-traded funds, despite some big falls in local and overseas sharemarkets.

Australia's energy market operator has warned there may be a gas shortage.

Meteorologists are warning of a "heat apocalypse" in southern Europe, as more than 20,000 people are forced to abandon their homes in France.

The government plans to create a new environmental protection agency as experts say the need is urgent. “There cannot be endless consultation.”

Heathrow Airport has imposed daily passenger limits leaving airlines with a logistical nightmare.

Developers have submitted a $211 million plan to build a tower at the rear of the Comedy and upgrade the theatre.

Hamdi Alqudsi, 47, is on trial accused of being the ringleader of an Islamic State-aligned group that allegedly began to plan attacks on home soil.

A Newcastle man accused of killing a baby has been convicted of manslaughter.

The lawyer for media outlets being sued for defamation by Ben Roberts-Smith has handed down a final pitch in the lengthy trial.

Jim Chalmers has warned that next week’s economic update will include some confronting figures, a new report says Australia’s unique habitats are rapidly crumbling and acting Liberal leader Sussan Ley has labelled Labor’s cost-of-living plan �...

Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and more than a dozen ecosystems are collapsing.

School kids have their say on the new mask-wearing advice for students.

Six people have been rushed to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Western Sydney.