There are calls to regulate the placenta encapsulation industry in Australia after a newborn baby in the United States contracted a deadly blood infection linked to its mother taking the pills last year.

Women speak out about their retirement savings as new research shows half of all women currently in their late 50s will finish work with less than $50,000 in superannuation — and they are 50 per cent more likely than men to face that scenario.

NBN speeds are "better than expected" with only a minor drop in speeds during busy times, the ACCC says after conducting the first major testing of the system.

NBN speeds are "better than expected" with only a minor drop in speeds during busy times, the ACCC says after conducting the first major testing of the system.

It's been a sudden fall from grace for Australian cricket captain Steve Smith, and fans are divided on whether he got what he deserved — or whether the punishment should have been even greater.

It's been a sudden fall from grace for Australian cricket captain Steve Smith, and fans are divided on whether he got what he deserved — or whether the punishment should have been even greater.

One of the world's biggest asset managers is warning that Australia might be left behind if it does not lower its corporate tax rate.

One of the world's biggest asset managers is warning that Australia might be left behind if it does not lower its corporate tax rate.

A newly married husband and wife are feared to have been killed, and two very young children injured, when an RAAF Super Hornet fired a GPS-guided bomb at a building in West Mosul last year.

Before this senseless, inexplicable act of self-harm, Steve Smith's career was building as potentially one of the greatest in the game.

The Prime Minister admits the Government does not yet have the numbers to pass company tax cuts, but the issue will not disappear and he says he is willing to make it a key issue at the next election.

Our cricketers are prime examples of economic man: paid millions of dollars, they are guns for hire to the highest bidder, men who play for Australia but represent themselves, writes Stan Grant.

A scathing report into transvaginal mesh implants recommends the devices "should only be used as a last resort" and finds some women were not properly informed about potentially serious side effects.

Mining giant Rio Tinto strikes a deal to sell its last coal mine — the Kestrel underground coal mine in central Queensland —in a move one analyst says leaves the company "leaner and greener".

The Foreign Minister is in the midst of a stoush with Russia and a delicate world trade situation, but in diplomatic circles this week all the ambassadors want to talk about is Australian cricketers cheating.

All that anyone who loves cricket wants is a fast response to the ball-tampering saga, but James Sutherland has left many questions unanswered, writes Geoff Lemon.

Private health insurance premiums will rise from April 1, leaving consumers wondering if they should give it up or downgrade to save money, write Sophie Lewis and Karen Willis.

Commonwealth, state and territory governments must overhaul the justice system to reduce the massive over-representation of Indigenous people in jail, a major inquiry finds.

Cricket Australia is considering significant sanctions against Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, but Darren Lehmann has not resigned as Australian men's cricket head coach.

Too many people are claiming tax deductions for properties which are not genuinely available for rent or are otherwise only available to friends and family, according to the ATO, and it's launching a crackdown in response.