We spoke to three new parents who have all done things a little differently —from buying almost everything new, to being given most things second hand.

During a recession, complaining about having too much to do isn't something many people want to hear. But a new study sheds light on how, from a productivity point of view, working less can be an advantage.

Tired of rising insurance costs, Margaret Shaw sold her coastal apartment below market value and left. Now, an ACCC report into the industry offers hope, but some say the recommendations do not go far enough.

Australian shares have ended the week on a downer, after a mixed bag of a week marked by vaccine rollout news and US pandemic relief.

Shareholders have approved a $16 billion merger between the co-owners of Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Super Pit gold mine, consolidating it under one owner for the first time since mining began there 128 years ago.

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Qantas says uncertainty around COVID-19 in Sydney and border restrictions will delay the start date of three new routes in regional NSW.

Despite China's ban on Australian coal, exports from Australia's busiest port of Newcastle have seen only a slight dip with a cold northern winter driving up global demand.

It is an offence in Queensland to carry an unconcealed gel blaster in public from February 1, with police urging owners of the toy guns to be fully aware of their responsibilities or face harsher penalties including jail time.

Indonesia's transport safety agency says investigators have successfully downloaded information from the flight data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea last week.

Just three months after tipping a year of prosperity, the International Monetary Fund expects more than 170 nations will have negative per capita income growth as coronavirus batters markets this year.

Regional Victorian legal firm issues call-out to regional border communities for interest from agribusiness to join class action, citing freedom of trade across state borders as a 'very important guarantee in our federal constitution'.

Glasses chain Oscar Wylee has been fined $3.5 million for misleading consumers about the extent of its charitable activities.

Colin Barnett says he's "not trying to dodge blame" over the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site, but says "Canberra politicians" shouldn't be the ones investigating it.

It has been revealed that a blast set off a series of seismic events and a large underground rock fall at the Gwalia mine in WA, just weeks after a $100 million project to extend the life of the mine was completed.