Budget Wish List: What Australians Want to See — Is Disappointment on the Horizon?
As the next federal budget approaches, Australians are once again asking the same question: Will this budget genuinely improve everyday life, or simply rearrange the financial pressure? Across the country, households...
One Nation’s Historic Farrer Victory Sends Shockwaves Through Canberra
The stunning victory by Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the Farrer by-election has triggered one of...
Politics Has Become a Leadership Contest. Americans Chose Trump the Man — Are Australians Responding the Same Way to Pauline Hanson?
Modern politics may be undergoing a profound transformation. For generations, elections were ofte...
One Nation Policies Are Resonating. Rather Than Mock Them, the Coalition May Need to Listen
Australian conservative politics is entering a period of strategic uncertainty. For years, the Li...
Farrer By-Election Analysis
The Farrer By-Election: A Win for One Nation — What the Media Are Saying The result of the Farrer…
Residential Property Prices Since the RBA Interest Rate Rise
Australia’s residential property market has entered a noticeably different phase following the Res…
Victoria’s Budget And Rising State Debt: The Bill Eventually Arrives
The latest Victorian state budget has reignited one of the most serious economic and political deb…
The Farrer By-Election: It’s Election Day in Farrer
Today, voters across Division of Farrer head to polling booths in what has become one of the most …
Britain Votes Again: Keir Starmer, Labour and the Mood of a Nation in 2026
As Britain moves deeper into 2026, the political mood across the United Kingdom is tense, uncertai…
Australia
Fuel Prices: How Australia Is Coping — And Why Diesel Costs More Than Petrol
Australians have become accustomed to watching fuel prices fluctuate, but recent years have delivered a level of volatility that has unsettled households, transport operators and businesses alike. Petrol and diesel prices have s...
Defending Australia: AUKUS, Submarines and the Biggest Military Build-Up in Decades
Australia is embarking upon one of the largest defence expansions in its modern history. Driven by growing strategic tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, the AUKUS agreement has transformed defence policy into a central nationa...
Fuel Shock, Inflation and the Australian Economy: Is More Mortgage Pain Ahead?
Australians are once again confronting the possibility of worsening mortgage stress and higher living costs as fuel prices, inflation concerns and international instability combine to pressure the e…
One Nation Policies Are Resonating. Rather Than Mock Them, the Coalition May Need to Listen
Australian conservative politics is entering a period of strategic uncertainty. For years, the Liberal and National parties largely viewed Pauline Hanson's One Nation as a protest movement — noisy…
Australian Fashion Week In Sydney: Style, Status And The Business Of Image
Every year, Sydney transforms into something different during Australian Fashion Week. The harbour city becomes a moving theatre of fashion, image, celebrity, commerce and aspiration as designers, m…
Grocery Prices: Fuel Having A Major Impact
Australians have become accustomed to walking into supermarkets and quietly noticing another price increase. Milk costs more. Bread costs more. Coffee costs more. Meat costs more. Even basics s…
The Times Property Section
Property in Noosa: The Agencies, The Prices and the Lifestyle
The property market in Noosa Heads remains one of Australia’s most closely watched prestige reside...
Moving to Darwin? This Is the Residential Property Reality
For many Australians tired of crowded southern cities, long commutes and increasingly unaffordable...
Elite Havens to Launch Akkulla Bali, Redefining Luxury Villa Living in Seminyak
A major new player is set to reshape Bali’s luxury hospitality landscape, as Elite Havens announce…
Moving to Cairns? These are the suburbs offering a seaside lifestyle
For Australians looking to trade congestion, cold winters and rising property costs for sunshine a…
Property in Tasmania: the trend for residential real estate in the regions and Hobart
Tasmania’s property market has long moved to its own rhythm, often lagging mainland booms before q…
The Perth Residential Rental Market: Challenges for Landlords and Tenants
Perth’s residential rental market has shifted from a subdued, investor-wary environment into one o…
The Times Business
Credit Card Surcharges Are Ending: What the Changes Mean for Australians, Businesses and Banks
Australians have become accustomed to the small but irritating moment that often arrives at the ch...
The Australian Government will hand down the 2026/27 Federal Budget on Tuesday 12 May, and with co...
Health Insurance Recent Government Changes — And What They Actually Mean For Australians
Part of the confusion surrounding private health insurance is that governments regularly adjust th...
Seeking Financial Advice Before Investing: How Australians Can Protect Their Money
Australians are constantly reminded to “seek financial advice” before making investment decisions...
GraceX Launches Psychological Safety Platform as Psychological Injury Claims Hit $1 Billion
Australia’s approach to workplace mental health has entered a new and consequential chapter. Work H...
Rethinking the Low-Cost Airline Model After Spirit Airlines and Bonza
For decades, low-cost airlines promised something revolutionary: strip out the frills, pack the pl...
What’s in Store for the ASX Average with Iran, the Budget and Inflation Concerns
The Australian share market is entering one of its more complex periods in recent years. The S&...
Is Starting a Fitness Centre a Good Idea? Rewards v Downsides
The idea of opening a fitness centre has long held appeal. On the surface it seems like the perfec...
Dreame Launches More Than 20 Smart Home Products at DREAME NEXT Living Next Showcase, Highlighting Bionic Robotic Arm Platform Expansion
Dreame Technology, a global high-end technology company, today launched more than 20 smart home prod...
Technology
Hybrid Vehicles: What Is a Hybrid, an EV and …
Australia’s car market is changing faster than at any point since the decline of the local Holden ...
Local News
Canavan: Vote for change with The National…
Leader of The Nationals Matt Canavan said candidate Brad Robertson provides Farrer families with t...
Culture
A Maple‑Infused World Cocktail Day: Cocktails…
With World Cocktail Day coming up on the 13th of May, many people will be looking for fresh ideas ...
Travel
64% of Aussie kids are influencing family hol…
Forget coats and heaters- think t-shirts, thongs, sunscreen and swimming. Whales aren’t the only one...
The Times Features
A Maple‑Infused World Cocktail Day: Cocktails & Moc…
With World Cocktail Day coming up on the 13th of May, many people will be looking for fresh ideas ...
Australian mum creates Sandy Baby wipes to remove sand …
I’m Yaz, founder and mumma behind Sandy Baby®, an Australian designed and owned brand that was cre...
Behaviour Can Be Influenced by Hormonal Imbalance
Human behaviour is often viewed through a social or psychological lens. We talk about stress, pers...
Credit Card Surcharges Are Ending: What the Changes Mea…
Australians have become accustomed to the small but irritating moment that often arrives at the ch...
Australia’s East Coast Braces for Wet Week as Weather P…
Large sections of Australia’s east coast are preparing for a significant period of wet weather as ...
The Inland Rail Dream Scaled Back: What Happened to One…
The Inland Rail project was once promoted as one of the most transformative infrastructure initiat...
Defending Australia: AUKUS, Submarines and the Biggest …
Australia is embarking upon one of the largest defence expansions in its modern history. Driven b...
Politics Has Become a Leadership Contest. Americans Cho…
Modern politics may be undergoing a profound transformation. For generations, elections were ofte...
One Nation Policies Are Resonating. Rather Than Mock Th…
Australian conservative politics is entering a period of strategic uncertainty. For years, the Li...