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.