CAMPBELL Newman insists “Queenslanders” are telling him unions are siphoning cash from bikie gangs to fund Labor’s election campaign.

RORTS in the 457 skilled visa program are a fraction of those claimed by the former Labor government.

AUSTRALIANS have been scaling back their health insurance to save money on premiums, the industry regulator has warned.

Equinor's decision to scrap its proposed drilling in the Great Australian Bight has come as a shock to supporters and critics alike, with some energy analysts pointing to factors such as climate change as the reason behind it.

DAVID Murray has warned the commonwealth’s AAA credit rating could be put at risk without changes to bank funding.

NSW health minister Jillian Skinner will not resign over the latest revelation of another hospital error in cremating a baby’s body.

The Brisbane Broncos overcome the resilient Cronulla Sharks to prevail 26-18 in a thrilling NRL season opener at Shark Park.

DAVID Murray has warned ignoring moves to strengthen the banking sector would make foreign investors “extremely nervous” about Australia.

TREASURER Joe Hockey has rejected international calls to raise GST to 15 per cent, saying there is enough pressure on household budgets.

NEW skipper Steve Smith’s astonishing run blitz against India in this series finally comes to an end for 133. LIVE UPDATES

THE dance school competition scene is becoming increasingly sexualised, says a leading figure in the industry.

STEVE Smith was knocked back when he requested a promotion up the batting order. Now the new captain can make that call himself.

JULIA Gillard faces no criminal action for her legal work on a slush fund for her former union boss boyfriend, Bruce Wilson.

Major reforms and spending cuts should be part of tough budget measures, the Business Council warns.

AUSTRALIANS in the bush could pay more for broadband ­services than city-dwellers.

Indonesian president Joko Widodo has cancelled his two-day trip to Australia amid a deepening domestic security crisis.

The sacking of the ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has brought her often challenging, sometimes tumultuous, two-year tenure at the top of the national broadcaster to an end.

For farmers these are very difficult times, seriously exacerbated by the drought. Those looking for a scapegoat for the recent tragedy of fish deaths below Menindee Lakes achieve nothing more than fuelling media coverage and unrest, writes Les Gordon.

Greens MPs and refugee advocates calling for an increase in migrants live in affluent areas that take just a fraction.

GOOGLE will close Google News in Spain and block reports from Spanish publishers to avoid aggregation fees.

THE national curriculum will end at year 10, education ministers decided yesterday.

What happens when you run a car rental business and decide you can increase profits by lying to customers? Not much.

AUSTRALIA has been selected by the US Defence Department to help repair and maintain the new Joint Strike Fighter.

THE federal government is gaining ground in its bid to cut the cost of Medicare as Labor warms to parts of a new plan.

JULIE Bishop has insisted the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Peta Credlin is an “essential” part of the Coalition government.