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.

Ahead of Sydney's 21st Biennale, world most famous artist and Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei has a message for Australia when it comes to the treatment of asylum seekers.

Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield documents his light-hearted attempt to evade media scrutiny as he waits for news of the extent of his hamstring injury that could rule him out of round one.

The troubled real estate group founded by John McGrath issues another profit warning, after new management reassesses the financial pain inflicted by agent exits.

An asylum seeker couple and their two Australian-born children were removed from their central Queensland home and flown to a detention centre in Melbourne, the Tamil Refugee Council says.

It's not just customers who win from "pay what you want" pricing schemes — research shows businesses can profit too, writes Adrian Camilleri.

Australia closes day three in Port Elizabeth with a 41-run lead, but with five wickets already in the sheds as South Africa keeps a tight grip on the second Test. Relive the action as it happened in our second Test live blog.

Australia closes day three in Port Elizabeth with a 41-run lead, but with five wickets already in the sheds as South Africa keeps a tight grip on the second Test. Relive the action as it happened in our second Test live blog.

Four years ago, Australian para-snowboarder Joany Badenhorst was ruled out of Sochi after a training crash. Now it's happened again in Pyeongchang, and the gold medal hope's Games are over before they begin.

Indigenous voter turnout at this South Australian election is up by at least 25 per cent in the APY Lands, with the help of Aboriginal electoral officers, mobile polling booths, language skills and a bit of football star power.

With the help of Aboriginal electoral officers, mobile polling booths, language skills and a bit of football star power, Indigenous voter turnout at this South Australian election is up by at least 25 per cent in the APY Lands.