A full-time worker in Australia puts in almost 44 hours a week on average, with miners, farmers, surgeons and even politicians among the occupations with the longest hours. Use our interactive to find ...

Australia is racing to a population of 30 million far sooner than anyone anticipated – and it’s changing the country ...

Australia’s doctor attendance rates may not be what they seem. Researchers warn population data gaps could be distorting ...

As Perth's population surges toward 3.5 million people by 2039, experts warn that there is no climate transition plan. As Western Australia's ...

October 2025As Perth's population surges toward 3.5 million people by 2039, experts warn that there is no climate transition plan ...

There’s barely an Irish family that doesn’t have a cousin, sibling or friend who has headed Down Under in recent years ...

In a protected forest of eastern Australia, one of the country's "rarest mammals" wandered past a trail camera, its pouch ...

Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.

The region was at the bottom of the list last year, but it's rocketed up as more Aussies than expected move there.

Forget Sydney or Melbourne — the most miserable couples in Australia live in a sleepy, tropical town, with new analysis showing location can be a factor in relationship success. It’s official — the ...

Australia must radically shift towards a knowledge-based economy or risk being left behind, writes Peter Beattie.

The New Zealand economy is shrinking. Their economic growth has gone backwards sharply, tempting the Reserve Bank of New Zealand into an emergency-style megacut. And unemployment is still soaring.