Minister for Resources Matt Canavan claims no city other than Melbourne uses hook turns, which he says are "stupid". But research shows hook turns are an effective way to manage traffic where trams run in the middle of the street.

Despite calls from within its own ranks, the Government has firmly opposed increasing Australia's main unemployment benefit. Defending this position, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg claims that Newstart is unlike other welfare payments because "people who recei

Head of the advocacy group National Shelter says homelessness will not be solved without fixing the housing system, and claims social housing levels in Australia have fallen from a high of 7.1 per cent in 1991 to a low of 4.2 per cent tin 2019.

Australia was one of a tiny handful of countries that weathered the global financial crisis, notching positive annual growth throughout. But how it is faring now is subject to debate.

Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Government has no idea how to turn around Australia's "floundering" economy, and claims economic growth is at a 10-year low.