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For many fed-up Australians struggling to afford record-high rents, short-term rentals like Airbnbs are an easy scapegoat. But is that the reality? The answer, just like the problem, isn't straightforward.

Since the female contraceptive pill was introduced more than 60 years ago, scientists have sought a similar solution for men. The reason for the delay, according to experts, is not unresolved science but money.

The culmination of birth control content on social media gives the distinct impression that young women today are well and truly fed up with the pill. In Australia, however, the research suggests a different reality.

It's muggy, you've got a week off work, and you're desperate to make the most of it with plenty of ocean swims. If it bucketed down yesterday, can you still go in?

It's muggy, you've got a week off work, and you're desperate to make the most of it with plenty of ocean swims. If it bucketed down yesterday, can you still go in?

A grim information war is raging parallel to the physical violence in Israel and Gaza, and while this form of warfare is as old as war itself, with help from social media it's now happening in real-time on a massive scale.

Israeli missiles reportedly strike the two main airports in Syria, as the US says it is sending more air defences to the Middle East.

A No vote is recorded nationally and in all six states as the Voice to Parliament proposal is defeated in Australia's first referendum this century. Look back on all the results in our blog.

Public servants from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Civil Aviation and Safety Authority have accepted membership to Qantas’ invite-only Chairman’s Lounge, while their agencies were responsible for regulating the airline.

It’s tucked away in six of Australia’s airports, well hidden from the average traveller. Inside, some of Australia’s most powerful enjoy five-star food and wine as they await their flights. But when you ask about the Chairman’s Lounge, Qantas has no comment.

Young people's curiosity about sex is nothing new, but access to the internet and the terabytes of graphic pornography it hosts has given rise to a fresh set of concerns: if kids go looking for answers to their awkward questions on Google, what will they find?

Leslie Van Houten entered prison as a fresh-faced 19-year-old, devoted to notorious cult leader Charles Manson. This week the 73-year-old walked free.

Scientists are still working to unpack the mystery of why some people keep catching the virus while others seem to be resistant. In the meantime, people like Marion have been left with more questions than answers. 

When Bridget Saric sat down at her computer before sunrise on Wednesday, all the preparations for battle were in place. It wasn't enough to land her pre-sale Taylor Swift tickets. 

Property managers are often the only contact point renters have for their landlords, and agents must act in the best interests of their client. As the rental crisis continues, we take a look at who's pulling the strings.

More than one million low-income renters will soon get an increase to their Commonwealth Rental Assistance payment under a new measure announced in the budget.

With rental vacancy rates at record lows, even the possibility of being blacklisted from finding a property is enough to terrify tenants. So how does "rental blacklisting" work, and what can you do about it?

How did Tupperware manage to cultivate such a passionate following that it remains strong 77 years after the brand's inception? The answer likely has little to do with plastic containers. 

A new national survey from the ABS has revealed an unexpected drop in the number of women reporting violence and emotional abuse by a partner they've lived with, compared to six years earlier.

New data reveals courts across the country are still grappling with delays, forcing victims, witnesses and the accused to endure wait times far beyond nationally agreed benchmarks. 

A gradual tightening of bail laws has fundamentally shifted who goes to prison and why. With a record percentage of prisoners on remand, experts warn that people are being unnecessarily pushed into incarceration. 

Anthony Albanese may have only been in Alice Springs for a few hours, but the reality of the town's problems have been all too apparent to local residents and community leaders, who have spent months desperately calling for something to change.  

Regular visitors to Nepal are very familiar with the risks that come with travelling throughout the country, but it's unlikely to stop them from going back. 

In the Northern Territory's Top End, lightning appears like clockwork during the wet season, attracting storm chasers and meteorologists from all over the globe. So, what goes into a tropical thunderstorm — and why are they so dramatic?

Kids hooning around in stolen cars. Driving head-on at police. Filming the action. A youth crime wave has engulfed Alice Springs — and the community is desperate for solutions.