Jobless bill plunges to historic low

The unemployment welfare bill is set to plummet, with the budget revealing ­almost 200,000 fewer people claiming the dole by 2023 than forecast last year.

Liberals gunning for ‘fake independents’

The Liberal Party has launched a website attacking ‘fake independents’ linked to Climate 200.

Future road user charges loom as pump tax take slumps

Motorists will need to pay road user charges to plug a looming shortfall in fuel excise revenue and fund transport infrastructure as drivers shift to electric vehicles.

Labor’s lobbying plot thickens

Queensland’s taxpayer-owned ­renewable energy company is paying one of Annastacia ­Palaszczuk’s former top staffers to give advice on how to ‘engage’ with the government.

Feckless reporting by female media gang

Some female journalists rightly piled on the PM for his head-in-the-sand approach to his party’s treatment of women but have struggled to apply the same level of accountability to Labor.

Roberts-Smith shamed, hit me: ex-lover

Ben Roberts-Smith’s former lover claims the war hero punched her in the face and demanded she perform a humiliating act just weeks earlier.

Will Biden ignore security to meet Zelensky?

This might be an occasion where geo-strategy and domestic politics mesh, a fantasy moment come true for the US president.

You’d be nuts not to eat a handful each day

Want to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by 15 per cent? All you may have to do is eat a handful of nuts a day.

Thomson facing multiple charges hours after conviction

Former Labor MP Craig Thomson is facing a fresh charge of contravening an AVO and four new fraud charges.

How to run without pain

From learning the correct upper-body posture to strength-training exercises, here’s how to prepare for injury-free running.