Cait Kelly

· 3-min read Ten thousand extra Australians are becoming homeless each month – a 22% increase in the past three years – according to a new report from UNSW and Homelessness Australia.

More than 1 million recipients of youth, student and carer support will have their payments increased as part of a regular indexation in January, but

Anti-poverty activists say indexed rise in Centrelink payments on 1 January won’t cover soaring rent and the high cost of living

Everywhere you look in Bright there are trees – shaded crimson, amber and gold in the autumn; they attract thousands of tourists to the Victorian town.

With few homes for rent and a chef living in a van, the Alpine shire town is described as an ‘extreme version’ of Australia’s housing crisis

Brisbane the most profitable city in September quarter while Melbourne the only capital city market to record more loss-making sales

‘I think we’re just getting a real reflection because people finally feel comfortable to express that,’ campaigner says

Residents near Grampians fire urged to evacuate, while BoM forecasts possible snow in alpine regions Monday

Australia is being “hit with a mix of everything” as parts of Queensland flood , while fires threaten towns in Victoria and snow is forecast across three states, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Increase in cases ‘linked to Ascot Vale’ leads health officials to warn the disease is ‘spreading geographically’