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‘For many builders, insurance has become a major barrier to operating, growing and, in some cases, remaining in business,’ said an HIA executive.
The 2026 Defence Innovation Science and Technology Strategy was announced on Aug. 4, setting out a road map for turning research into battlefield capability.
Up to 16 solar and battery developments could benefit.
Big Tech firms face a 2.5 percent tax on their revenue if they do not enter deals with media.
The taxpayer-funded ABC has failed to remove the clip which joked about the violent death of mining boss Gina Rinehart.
The ABS was questioned over why unpaid care work remains largely invisible in official productivity and economic growth measures.
The man responsible for restructuring the CFMEU has told the Senate that its history of militancy hasn’t slowed down house and apartment building.
Xiao Qian gave only a week’s notice of his lunchtime farewell function.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has issued more than 1.3 million “failure to vote” notices to people who did not vote in the 2025 federal election.
Senior Counsel Geoffrey Watson said corruption in government projects could significantly inflate labour costs, ultimately pushing up housing costs.
Sarah Mouhanna is the first person to contest Australia’s new laws banning displays of terrorist symbols after allegedly wearing a Hezbollah flag at a rally.
The group wanted much more—originally around $1.8 billion.
Dozens of police officers who left rather than take the COVID-19 vaccine were told they could never return. The force is inviting them to reapply.
Pauline Hanson is seeking crossbench support for a bill that would revoke the passports of ISIS terrorists to stop them returning to Australia.
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been arrested by Northern Territory (NT) police over an alleged assault.
The two northern jurisdictions rejected a Commonwealth plan to force AI data centres to underwrite new renewable power, exposing a widening federal-state rift.
‘Some of the claims questions were ambiguous and difficult to understand,’ said the auditor-general.
The agency responsible for payments for 8 government agencies, including Centrelink, Medicare, and the Child Support Agency, is increasingly under cyberattack.
The new laws will allow courts to impose 12-month bans on violent or intimidating customers
The Journalism Assistance Fund is part of the $180.5 million News Media Assistance Program, and is aimed at supporting journalism.
