The Australian$1bn solution eyed for Catholic schools crisisThe AustralianA new school funding model that would inject up to $1 billion extra into the Catholic sector is under consideration as the Turnbull government scrambles to replace a system deemed to be so flawed that a pre-election overhaul i...

The Sydney Morning HeraldPressure mounts on federal Labor to pledge to criminalise wage theftThe Sydney Morning HeraldFederal Labor is facing mounting pressure to commit to tougher laws against wage theft and to regulate the on-demand economy to ensure workers get fair pay and conditions. The Victor...

The Sydney Morning Herald'This is just the start': China-Australia tensions brought to the surfaceThe Sydney Morning HeraldOn Monday morning Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was in Buenos Aires, about 20,000 kilometres from Beijing, doing her best to repair Australia's tattered diplomatic relationship ...

The Sydney Morning HeraldLabor's national conference could cruel Bill Shorten's election pitchThe Sydney Morning HeraldRiding high in the polls, and facing a government at risk of finding its economic agenda lying in tatters on the Senate floor, Bill Shorten should be racing to the next election wit...

Herald SunEttamogah paper mill workers rally around families of fallen friendsHerald SunWORKMATES of the two men killed in a toxic gas leak at a paper mill near Albury have rallied around the families of their fallen friends. Lyndon Quinlivan, 36, and Ben Pascall, 28, died in hospital hours after in...