More than 200,000 pensioners will lose money under Labor's plan to overhaul Australia's system of franking credits, shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says.

The troubled dessert chain's workers may have to seek more than in $70,000 compensation from the Australian Government's compensation fund, while the company's senior leadership remain in hiding.

It's not just Ben Simmons who is making Australia the flavour of the month in the NBA — our sports scientists are changing the way elite basketball is played.

There's a child protection "crisis" in Australia and it should force a change in adoption policies to allow more Indigenous children in care to be adopted, the federal Children's Minister says.

Young women and girls are being hospitalised for self-harm at four times the rate of boys, a decade-long study finds, and its lead author says "we need to do better" in the area of mental health support for children.

The prospect of drinking recycled sewage may be confronting to many, but what most don't realise is that Australia's biggest city, Sydney, already allows "indirect potable reuse" of its water, writes Ian Wright.

With the South Australian election just days away, the Liberal Party is rolling out a campaign claiming Labor "has a secret plan" to increase the GST to 15 per cent, but Labor has dismissed the claims as a "desperate smear".

The Howard-era policy means some shareholders not paying any tax can convert franking credits into a cash refund of up to $2.5 million from the ATO — and it costs $5 billion a year.

Australia's growing population is putting strain on services and causing more Australians to question immigration policy — but the Q&A audience hears nothing will change until politicians have a lot more courage.

The ACTU says cost of living increases and upcoming penalty rate cuts make a $50-per-week increase necessary, but the Australian Industry Group says it would be a job-killer.