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Australia's construction industry is facing tough times

As we emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns, it is timely to reflect

Australia is on the brink of its first recession in almost 30 years

Each year the ocean is inundated with 4.8 to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic

Violence has erupted across several US cities

The coronavirus pandemic has sped up changes that were already happening across society

This week News Corp Australia announced the end of the print editions

A return to face to face teaching at universities and technical colleges

The COVID-19 economic crisis crimps travel and hurts airlines worldwide

As Australia slowly emerges from isolation, the nation’s economy is reopening

As Australia re-opens, the bars, cafes and restaurants that give life to our streets face a tough ask

There were certainly questions asked when Victoria first signed a memorandum of understanding to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The government will refund every alleged overpayment

US President Donald Trump is very upset with Twitter

Australias latest greenhouse gas figures released today show national emissions fell slightly last year

Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, will make history by travelling to the International Space Station

New Zealand’s government has been praised for listening to health experts in its pandemic response, but when it comes to dealing with pollution of the country’s waterways, scientific advice seems less important

Opinion & Analysis

With swift and savage force, the COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently attacked Australia’s local news media ecology, which was already battling a weakened immune system

When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said recently, “I’ve heard lots of people suggesting we should have a four-day week”, she inevitably ignited debate

Opinion and Analysis

Mining blast caused significant distress to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama traditional land owners

Every few years, the idea that gas will help Australia transition to a zero-emissions economy seems to re-emerge, as if no one had thought of it before

During the frenzy of the past few months to secure resources for the fight against COVID-19, the demand for technologies that promise to detect symptomatic individuals has been sky-high

The demand for online shopping has obviously increased since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place

In the early 1970s, when rising inflation and unemployment tore through the economy, someone coined the aphorism “one man’s wage increase is another man’s job” (unfortunately, most of the talk was about men in those days)

The qualities that have made Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s most popular prime minister in a century were on display this week as she took an earthquake in her stride during a live television interview

At age 77, in his twilight years, the third time was the charm for Joe Biden

Bullet trains are back on the political agenda

Speaker Tony Smith has announced July 4 for the byelection in the Labor NSW seat of Eden-Monaro, which will be the first electoral test between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese

Scott Morrison says it is vital to get the Australian economy “out of ICU” and “off the medication” of government support “before it becomes too accustomed to it”

Beijing’s recent announcement it would authorise the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress – China’s rubber-stamp parliament – to draft a national security law for Hong Kong caught most off guard

Energy Minister Angus Taylor released his government’s emissions reduction technology plan , setting out priorities for meeting Australia’s climate targets while growing the economy

This week, we’ve seen state governments in heated debate over the question of reopening borders between Australian states and territories

You can almost hear the collective sigh of relief as coronavirus restrictions are eased across Australia

Our internet connections have never been more important to us, nor have they been under such strain

As restaurants and bars reopen to the public, it’s important to realize that eating out will increase your risk of exposure to the new coronavirus

The last bushfire season showed Australians they can no longer pretend climate change will not affect them

The federal treasury has revised down by a massive $60 billion the estimated cost of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program, from an original $130 billion to $70 billion

Quantum technology is not a phrase discussed over kitchen tables in Australia, but perhaps it should be

OPINION & ANALYSIS

The ambition to build back better therefore needs to be made explicit and transparent as countries slowly re-emerge from their COVID-19 cocoons

OPINION & ANALYSIS

The federal government released a review this week of the relief package that was put into place in April

If you’ve already recovered from the coronavirus, can you go back to the workplace carefree?

It has long been used against malaria but has not been approved for COVID-19

Australia won’t be the same post-coronavirus, but parts of the picture are falling into place

The New South Wales government has focused on delivering more motorways and rail links for Sydney, along with main roads in regional NSW, since the Coalition won office in 2011

China had pushed back hard against such an inquiry, first proposed by Australia last month, but eventually agreed after other countries signed on

Labor will campaign on the flaws in the JobKeeper program in the Eden-Monaro byelection, shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers says