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Despite building and selling-out 17 designer apartment complexes, with more than a dozen other major projects on the way, developer Nightingale hasn’t made a single red cent. And Dan McKenna, the organisation’s chief executive, thinks the unconventional model could help address Australia’s crippling housing crisis. “In a nutshell, we’re a not-for-profit developer that delivers sustainable, […]

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his second full-year budget on Tuesday, vowing to shore up the economy’s near-term growth and deliver cost of living relief without adding to inflation. “This is not the time for scorched earth austerity … this is not the time to slash and burn in the budget, when people are […]

One of Woolworths’ top executives says he believes the supermarket giant is not at fault when it comes to Australian families being priced out of purchasing fresh produce due to rising costs. Woolworths chief commercial officer Paul Harker made the comments during a Queensland parliamentary probe into supermarket prices, responding to a question asked by […]

It’s time to have an honest conversation about the housing crisis – because it’s not going to get better anytime soon. If you don’t believe me – take a look at the latest stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In March, only 12,500 homes were approved for construction. That’s the worst result since April […]

A plane with malfunctioning landing gear has landed safely after circling a regional airport for nearly four hours. In cloudy and drizzly conditions, the plane made a hard landing at Newcastle Airport in the NSW Hunter Region about 12.20pm on Monday. Footage of the landing showed the plane skidding on the underside of the fuselage, […]

Advertising millionaire and philanthropist Harold Mitchell has been farewelled in a state funeral, where he has been described as a fearless, funny and provocative industry giant who had a famed hatred of meetings which ran late. The Melbourne man, who ran one of Australia’s first independent media and advertising companies Mitchell & Partners, died suddenly, […]

A man accused of murdering schoolgirl Charlise Mutten allegedly shot her twice, to the head and the side of her body, and dumped her body in a barrel, a jury panel has been told. Justin Laurens Stein, 33, is facing a trial in the NSW Supreme Court at Parramatta after pleading not guilty to murder. […]

A mum accused of murdering her adult children with fatal overdoses of prescription drugs could still have the charges against her dropped despite new evidence being found seven years after her arrest, a court has been told. Maree Crabtree, 57, is charged with the murders of her adult children Erin and Jonathan in 2012 and […]

The second year of News Corp Australia’s innovative campaign to raise respect for teachers and educators will launch in late April. The Australia’s Best Teachers advocacy series gained national attention last year when Federal Education Minister Jason Clare announced a $10m commitment to elevate the status of teachers. Australia’s Best Teachers: 50 of the country’s […]

Social media company X will no longer be forced to hide tweets containing footage from the Wakeley church stabbing globally after the federal court on Monday refused to extend an injunction over dozens of tweets. In the aftermath of the April 15 alleged terror attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, X was ordered to remove […]