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While the bank believes the RBA is done it all hangs on the next lot of inflation data released late this month, Mr Comyn said, as he talked productivity, AI and housing with the ABC's Alan Kohler.

Turning a paddock full of rubbish into a glorious garden, one woman's commitment laid the roots for the heart of Bowral's famous Tulip Time.

The Justice Department has signed an $87,000 contract with architects to explore converting an unused quarantine centre in Perth's north-east into a prison.

A Gold Coast school is using its greenhouse to grow food and teach maths and science, with research suggesting the hands-on approach can improve attendance and engagement.

Climbers are elated that a new government plan for the area will allow access to all but three of more than 150 climbing areas in the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park.

Nic Maddinson is within touching distance of a remarkable return to the Test team, after Cameron Green's abdominal strain left him a doubt for the series opener against South Africa.

Eneasi Taumoefolau has been found guilty in Tonga of participating in an organised criminal group over his role in establishing a branch of the Comancheros in the Pacific nation.

Tasmanian businesses and sport clubs had said they were hit hard by the changes to sewerage prices, with one business stating their bill had risen from $630 to $3,800 a month.

With hundreds of trucks rolling through the centre of Pinjarra each day, calls to construct a long-awaited bypass route have been reignited.

Lani Pallister and Sam Short, Australia's stars of the pool in 2026, continue their terrific year with more success at the national short course championships in Sydney.

A man has been charged for allegedly stalking, choking and sexually assaulting a woman at a park in Sydney's west.

From building a dog park to overhauling Queensland's disaster preparedness, youth are engaging politically with the issues that matter to their communities.

A Lone Pine tree and strawberry plants are among vegetation abruptly cleared from a central Victorian school as part of a state government tree removal program.

Ahead of their first grand final in a generation, Newcastle is ready to hold the Knights closer to their hearts than ever before as team and city show why they are one.

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defence motion that argued there was not enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.

As bushfire season approaches, new modelling is giving Tasmanian communities a clearer picture of where fire could burn most severely.

Tasmania Police say initial inquiries suggest the 15-year-old boy who died was driving the car when it crashed.

Residential towers ranging in height from eight to 16 storeys would surround the market and include 10 per cent affordable housing under plans to redevelop the site.

Experts have nominated two butterflies, a pair of beetles, a signal fly and a glow-worm as 2026 ABC Insect of the Year finalists.

Carlton have weathered wet and wild conditions to leap into the AFLW's top four with a 12-point win over Hawthorn.

The Australian share market is set to rebound after Wall Street recovered from early losses as US Treasury yields retreated from multi-decade highs.

Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.

Matthew John Woodward, 41, had pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of creating and possessing child exploitation material, which the District Court of Western Australia judge said was "appalling".

The eSafety Commission says it has identified gaps in harmful content detection, repeat-offender prevention and information-sharing initiatives in some gaming platforms.

A team of citizen searchers has travelled from across the country to dense bushland in Western Australia's south in a bid to find the Nannup Four.

Australia will launch its defence of the men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa next year with a blockbuster opener against India, the powerhouse it defeated to win the crown in 2023.

A notoriously windy stretch of road in Tasmania could be upgraded with pricing revealed to be as high as $2.7 billion to re-route the road.

From laksa cheesecake to toasties and deep fried ice cream, Darwin's annual laksa festival has something for all palettes.

Between interest rate and petrol price rises and falling house values, Western Sydney residents say making ends meet is getting tough.

Businesses in Coffs Harbour are preparing for life without 35,000 vehicles driving daily through the city.

Jazmin Mckay has joined the Adelaide Thunderbirds as the club's inaugural mother-daughter signing, following in the footsteps of her mother, a dual premiership T-Bird and gold medal winning Diamond player.

There are calls for government departments to speed up decades-old negotiations as markets in Asian countries worsen and Australia faces citrus oversupply.

This weekend, many Australians will experience a time warp, with their clocks jumping forward by an hour on Sunday morning.

Australia's intellectual property agency tells PNG's rugby league franchise that its chosen name, the Chiefs, risks being confused with the name of a Super Rugby club.

Australian and Cambodian police are jointly investigating accused paedophile Mark Dennis's network and links to a celebrated Cambodian charity following his death after being charged with possessing child abuse material.

After a warm and dry start to spring, heavy rain is expected to sweep across south-east Australia this weekend.

Surcharge bans are supposed to save consumers money but retailers say they're being forced to put prices up and are finding ways around the reforms.

Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in the US state of Tennessee in more than 200 years.

Clinicians at Victoria's leading paediatric hospital have been using gloves that were not tested or approved for administering chemotherapy, despite the issue being raised a decade ago.

The Russian president delivers a blunt warning to allies as he concedes Ukrainian strikes are having an impact on his country's economy.

Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.

Several school principals were injured, harassed or assaulted during blockades at high schools.

Tasmania has 400 known serial family violence offenders, while police continue to see an increase in domestic and family violence incidents.

In ordinary people's day-to-day thinking the cost of living dominates, and never more than this week, when the Reserve Bank hiked rates to the highest level since 2011.

Israel has honoured five of its citizens who helped prevent a flydubai plane crash on Wednesday as it calls for the pilot who allegedly caused the mid-air altercation to be extradited.

If only getting the correct answers was as easy as tricking a tipsy AI into spilling the tea.

Streets across the world feature work by Brisbane artists.

While the Anthropocene is a term most of us are well aware of, it is not an official geological epoch.

New music from Beabadoobee, Tinashe, Beck, Julia Jacklin and Orville Peck leads a huge month of albums.

UK police arrested the 27-year-old in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts and said a second British man, 26, had also been questioned under caution.