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From June 19, Victorians at the end of their lives can request medical assistance to die. Voluntary assisted dying may offer a new option for some, but the practice will be strictly regulated.
Big W store closures signal deeper problems for the discount department store sector.
If you’ve got money and are in your mid-60s you’ll be able to funnel more into super without even working under a budget plan that makes a mockery of super.
Are you an #auspol addict? Did you watch budget speech for fun? Test yourself with our quiz.
A WA police officer was recently found not guilty of indecent assault after pinching a woman’s backside, because he did it for laughs.
The evolution of live birth from egg-laying is no mean feat. Now new research reports on the first known example where both eggs and a live birth come from the same lizard pregnancy.
Leonardo’s professional life reveals his genius for creating technologies of destruction.
From this week, private health insurers are unable to provide rebates for 16 natural therapies. But these changes may have unintended consequences.
The exploding popularity of e-scooters has the potential to reshape transport in our cities. Regulators need to adapt their approaches to handle the new mobility service rather than ban it altogether.
Despite boasts of ‘record’ infrastructure spending, relative to GDP it’s comparable to previous budgets. What’s different is that Treasurer Frydenberg has chanced his arm more over the longer term.
Women represent just 22% of board chairs and 13% of CEOs across more than 60 Australian sporting organisations.
The government has delivered a pretty disappointing budget for education, with no secure funding for early childhood education and a recycled commitment of $300 for schools.
Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on Budget strategy and numbers
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From inside the budget lockup, Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch shared their reactions to the pre-election budget.
The budget includes a step towards modernising Medicare, through a new annual payment for each person with diabetes who signs up with a specific GP.
The focus on roads reflects the fact that this infrastructure program lags well behind the growth of our biggest cities, resulting in less-than-ideal transport patterns.
Michelle Grattan, Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on the election-eve budget chock full of sweeteners
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Fresh from the budget lockup, chief political correspondent Michelle Grattan talks with Business and Economics Editor Peter Martin and political and economic journalist Tim Colebatch.
All you need to know about the 2019-20 federal budget in our simple at-a-glance graphic.
The government wants this election to be all about tax. The tax cuts you will get, now and later. And the “higher taxes” that Bill Shorten would impose.
Peter Costello’s Future Fund is funding the apparent elimination of government debt.
It’s a cash splash worthy of Rudd, and it will push an extra $3.5 billion into the economy within weeks.
Booming global commodity prices have masked the impacts of a weakening economy. With luck, the budget will be the shot it needs.
The conservation frontline is not just in remote rainforests. It’s right in our urban backyard.
The Facebook boss’s calls for outside help to draft new rules on what is acceptable behaviour online should be welcomed. So what’s his next step?
In the weeks and months following mass trauma, such as the shootings in Christchurch, participating in physical activity can help individuals and communities deal with stress, anxiety and grief.