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EXPLAINERS - BREAKING DOWN THE NEWS FOR YOU
How to report scams in Australia and what you can do to stay safe
Australians are losing more money to scams than ever before as cybercriminals look to exploit vulnerable people.
Vivid Sydney light ups city with 'biggest' program for 2023
Vivid festival bathes Sydney in dazzling light but will also offer more musical acts, culinary delights and evocative ideas in its "biggest and most culturally relevant" program ever.
Explained: How changes to Netflix password sharing affect you
Netflix has introduced their password sharing restrictions to Australian users. So just how will these changes affect you?
Netflix
China, Ukraine top of agenda when Albanese lands in Japan for G7
Following the cancellation of the Quad meeting in Sydney next week, it's a crucial chance for Albanese to speak with some of Australia's closest allies.
G7
Eurovision: Everything you need to know as Liverpool hosts annual extravaganza for Ukraine
Eurovision, the zany, annual pop extravaganza, begins this week in Liverpool. Here's everything you need to know.
entertainment
With so many households struggling, how do we have a budget surplus?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down a $4.2 billion federal budget surplus, all the while more and more Aussies are struggling to pay the bills.
federal budget
Call for airlines to compensate passengers for delays and cancelled flights
Australia is 'behind much of the world' when it comes to protecting traveller's rights, consumer group claims.
aviation
Federal budget to include 'substantial cost of living package'
There will be significant measures to address the rising cost of living, according to the treasurer.
federal budget
Everything you need to know about King Charles' coronation
Charles III will be crowned in a spectacular and deeply religious ceremony on Saturday.
Royals
What the budget's changes to Australia's tax system mean for you
This budget will see the end of the low and middle-income tax offset, while stage three tax cuts will be retained. Here's how much you will be better or worse off after the changes.
federal budget
What is RSV, the common disease Aussies have been warned about?
What exactly is RSV, why have Australians been warned about it, and what's that news about a possible vaccine for the virus?
health
What you need to know ahead of the federal budget
In simple terms, it sets out the government's priorities for the years ahead.
federal budget
What we can expect from reign of King Charles III
After being the longest monarch in waiting, he will have the chance to put his stamp on the centuries-old institution.
King Charles III
The ten passwords to avoid at all costs
Australians are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks, with hackers conducting 921 password attacks every second, a 74 per cent increase from two years ago.
national
Aussies to be treated to rare cosmic double sight this weekend
Both a lunar eclipse and meteor shower will pass across our skies this weekend.
space
What does the new crackdown on vaping mean for Australians?
After calls from health bodies and medical professionals, Australia will completely overhaul its laws and regulations surrounding vaping.
Vaping
Snake season is coming to an end. But where do the reptiles actually go?
As the weather begins to cool sightings of fanged reptiles will become less common. But what happens to them in winter may surprise you.
snakes
WHO issues caution over new COVID-19 subvariant
COVID-19 was first detected in late 2019, but in the nearly three years since, the disease has been through several different mutations.
COVID 19
Anzac Day trading hours: What will and won't be open today
Here's a quick state-by-state guide of some of Australia's biggest retailers as to whether they will be open today.
national
When and where do double demerits apply in Australia for Anzac Day?
Anzac Day is here, and in some states that means double demerits come into effect in an attempt to ward off unsafe driving around the public holiday.
ANZAC Day
Explainer: How to play two-up on Anzac Day
It's the game that's only legal on one day of the year: here's your guide on how to play.
ANZAC Day
Do you get an Anzac Day public holiday today?
Here's what you need to know about whether you get a public holiday in your state or territory.
ANZAC Day
Your complete guide to Anzac Day services around the country
Hundreds of thousands of Aussies are expected to gather around Australia today to commemorate the soldiers who fought in WWI.
ANZAC Day
Queensland set to be latest state to decriminalise sex work
It comes in response to a landmark Queensland Law Reform Commission review released last year, which made 47 recommendations.
sexuality
In July, cosmetic surgery and procedures will undergo a huge overhaul
Here's everything you need to know about the changes, which come into effect on July 1.
health
Why are so many companies collapsing and how bad will it get
A recent analysis by NAB shows there has been a bounce back in businesses collapsing with a huge 30 per cent rise in insolvencies in 2022 after a slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
finance
Queensland city to finally get access to new digital licence trial
Here's everything you need to know about the digital licence rollout, including who in Townsville can try it, and when it will be introduced across the state.
queensland
What you need to know
The sun will completely disappear behind the moon over Ningaloo, 1200 kilometres north of Perth, at 11:27am AWST.
national
What is the Indigenous Voice to parliament and what would a referendum entail?
Details of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the wording of the referendum has been confirmed by the Australian government.
Indigenous Australians
Your landlord slugs you with a huge rent increase. What can you do?
One of the many ways Australians are being pinched by the rising cost of living is by increasing rental prices.
rent
Is Australia facing another COVID-19 winter wave?
Australia is currently experiencing the longest break between infection peaks since Omicron arrived in late 2021 and community-wide transmission took off.
Coronavirus
Queensland looks to ban mobile phones in schools
States and territories have different approaches to banning phones in schools.
school
What is a Category 5 cyclone and how strong are they?
Ilsa, an intense storm system swirling off Western Australia, is now expected to become a Category 5 cyclone, the strongest category in the rating system.
Cyclone
Will bird flu become the next pandemic? An expert answers FAQs
The disease has recently gained notoriety for its devastating impact on the commercial poultry sector and as an emerging human public health threat.
health
When should you get your influenza vaccine ahead of flu season?
With flu season on the way for another year, Australians are being encouraged to get vaccinated against the disease ahead of winter, particularly with COVID-19 circulating through the community.
flu
How other nations have moved to tackle housing affordability
Housing affordability has become a major issue for Australians, but countries across the globe have also been faced with it. This is how some of them have responded.
housing
What to do if you can't make mortgage payments
The RBA might have paused its carnival of rate hikes this month but that's no consolation for anyone with a big mortgage and a variable rate home loan.
Bill Busters
What stores are open on Easter Sunday and Monday?
From Groceries to Bottle shops: here are all the Easter trading hours for the major retailers across Australia.
national
A deadly fungus is spreading in the US. Here's what you need to know
The unexpected rise of this recently discovered pathogen is part of a larger trend of increasing fungal infections in the US.
health
When and where do Easter double demerits apply?
The Easter long weekend is almost upon us, and plenty of Aussies will be out and about on the nation's roads. Here's when and where double demerits will be in force.
road safety
What is strep A, the deadly disease that has authorities on alert?
The bacteria that causes the infection – Group A streptococcus – is actually incredibly common, and often is present in humans without causing any illness.
health
Why we didn't see a Trump mugshot
Several of the key elements of a historic Tuesday for the US are already known but many questions remain.
Donald Trump
Why is there a push to stop using gas stoves in Australian homes?
There's evidence emerging about the health risks – not to mention costs and negative climate impact – of cooking with gas.
health
Easter public holidays differ all over Australia - so when do you get yours?
While each state and territory recognises the Easter long weekend, there are some differences in what public holidays each jurisdiction grants.
Easter
Clocks to be wound back as daylight saving ends overnight
Millions of Australians will have to change their clocks on Sunday when daylight saving ends in April.
Daylight savings
The murky, uncertain origins of April Fools
When did April Fools start and where did it originate? The short answer is, we don't know.
history
Road rules have changed in Victoria. Here's what you need to know
The AI cameras are estimated to prevent up to 95 fatal crashes per year and will set-up in high collision hotspots across the state.
Victoria
What will happen when Donald Trump is arrested?
What can the former president expect if he is arrested, and can he expect to be treated differently to the average criminal suspect in New York?
Donald Trump
What to do if your data is compromised in a company hack?
Millions of Australians have had their data compromised in recent major cyber attacks and while the crime may be committed virtually, it can have very real consequences for victims.
cyber attack
