An Australian security boss says his spy agency has discovered three foreign governments plotting to physically harm people ...

Rural, regional and remote Australians are dying at higher rates than their urban counterparts, with avoidable deaths in the regions nearly four times ...

Almost one-third of all Australians live outside of our big cities, and their physical and mental health languishes way ...

The agency also prevented one government from luring a human rights advocate abroad, where they faced potential injury or death, the country's spy chief disclosed on Wednesday.

Fees of $20,000 a year or more are proving to be no deterrent for parents as more and more Australian kids attend private ...

Dissatisfaction with housing in Australia reached an all-time high last year. The issue is expected to dominate a general ...

National Australia Bank, the country's biggest business lender, said today that first-quarter profit slipped as competition ...

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has accused Donald Trump of “living in a fantasy land” after the US President made ...

Demography is about more than just people. It’s about the foundation of society, culture, and economy – and it’s deeply ...

University of Sydney students set out on what was dubbed The Freedom Ride – a journey to highlight racial discrimination.

Australia has climbed two spots in the rankings of the world's happiest countries, thanks to its outstanding quality of life.

Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...