The distribution of commercial spyware to government agencies appears to be common practice in Australia. But is there adequate transparency and oversight for the use of these tools?

Even if Australia decided to invest in ballistic missile defence, it would provide little-to-no protection from a nuclear-armed North Korean ICBM.

Consolidated Properties has started construction on its $200 million high-rise in the heart of Brisbane.

PROPERTY magnate and philanthropist Lang Walker doesn’t like to think about work as ‘work’.

SYDNEY’S Westin hotel has been put up for sale by a Singapore sovereign wealth fund, with hopes it could fetch over $400m.

Property prices are not in danger of a crash despite record low interest rates spurring sustained price growth, data suggests.

Ian Mutton has good reason to wonder why Brookfield Multiplex is such a generous political donor.

A chill ran through me when I read about Anne Iddon, a blind woman who apparently died of starvation and dehydration after her husband and carer passed away. Their bodies lay in their Sydney home for weeks before being found. Could the same thing happen to my mother? Stephanie Wood writes.

THE frustration of wasted weekends spent searching in vain for the perfect home could be consigned to the past.

Senior Liberals are privately expressing frustration at their party's lack of visibility, with little comment provided on key issues of the past fortnight including an explosive report on the Banksia Hill detention centre, writes Jacob Kagi.

Many men live with prostate cancer rather than die from it. Here's the evidence for why they shouldn't jump to surgery.

Many foreign developers are under pressure to sell property sites, says JQZ director Jianqiu Zhang.

Luxury, Sunshine Coast style: water views, cool coastal decor, 4 bedrooms and all mod cons - yours for $7 million.

China’s Golden Horse Group is on the hunt for more major Sydney residential sites.

Virgin Australia’s global loyalty program, Velocity Frequent Flyers, is poised to take a full floor in Grosvenor Place.

Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens is confident Australia’s banks would survive a large fall in house prices.

Why is the Australian dollar rising, and can it push even higher from its current levels?

The new REIT will hold a collection of assets with a weighted average lease expiry of more than 12 years.

Two embarrassing resignations in five days have politicians scouring their records to check their own citizenship, but the rules about dual citizenship are clear on the nomination form.

Billionaire James Packer’s Crown Resorts has been given the all-clear to develop its $2 billion Sydney casino resort.