Parliament will resume on Tuesday for the first sitting day of the year, with the government's contentious changes to the stage 3 tax cuts set to dominate the week.
Federal, state and territory governments have been blasted in a damning new review that's called for a significant overhaul to the way closing the gap is approached.
Australian writer Yang Hengjun has received a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court, in a terrible reminder" of the differences between the two countries.
The number of farmers seeking mental health help doubled last year, with nearly 70 per cent of those reaching out being men. But there is help at hand.
The truck driver responsible for killing four police officers after he fell asleep at the wheel has claimed he told his boss he feared he had been cursed".
A British TikToker who moved to Sydney last year with no idea" there was a rental crisis has attracted criticism from fed-up locals struggling to find their own place.
Victoria Police taking part in the Midsumma Pride March in St Kilda on Sunday were pelted with paint and harassed by up to 50 protesters in abhorrent" scenes.
Indigenous leader Lowitja O'Donoghue, who was instrumental in negotiating Australia's native title laws, has died with the Prime Minister leading the tributes.
The Albanese government's controversial changes to workplace laws are set to return to parliament for the first sitting week of 2024 but crucial crossbench support for the legislation has not been reached.