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As the government faces the prospect of its housing agenda unravelling, with two key bills stalled in the Senate, Labor and the Greens are locked in a bitter fight over an issue that could decide the next election.

As the gas industry wages a campaign of misinformation over her government’s stance on cooktops, the Victorian premier is navigating a course that could set a national standard for household electrification.

When Luke Stickels found an organisation ‘farming’ his brother for NDIS invoices, it set him on a path towards a more just system – one the Albanese government’s latest reforms may put further out of reach.

As she awaits a Supreme Court decision on an appeal against a ruling to allow men into a women-only space at Mona, Ladies Lounge creator Kirsha Kaechele says she feels ‘inspired’ and ‘optimistic’.

The government is increasingly using non-disclosure agreements as a condition of consultation on reforms, threatening advocates and social welfare groups with imprisonment if orders are breached.

It’s a country deeply divided – by politics and poverty – but when Pope Francis visited Timor-Leste this week, almost half the population united peacefully as one.

A flaw in Australia’s refugee laws means asylum seekers in the country on so-called fast-track visas are barred from universities or charged the same fees as international students.

As new figures reveal almost one in 12 students was suspended in NSW high schools last year, teachers say a combination of factors has made their job nearly impossible.