The Albanese government’s $300 power bill subsidy will be scrapped at the end of the year, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced.

Premier Chris Minns was warned that December would be a challenging start to the bushfire season. He was right, with 76 fires burning across NSW this weekend.

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Preparing a block of land for construction has surged by 80 per cent since the pandemic – and the Olympics are only going to make matters worse.

The geomagnetic storm, caused by powerful bursts of energy from the sun, also postponed the launch of two Mars-bound Nasa spacecraft in the US * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Skywatchers enjoyed a stunning treat on Wednesday night, with the southern lights visible across large parts of Australia and New Zealand. The aurora australis that lit up the sky resulted from what has been dubbed a “cannibal” solar storm. Continue reading...

Staff and a union say a generative AI model being tested in Australian Community Media's regional newspapers is misattributing facts and leaving some fearing for their jobs.