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The High Court has agreed to hear One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson's appeal against a finding she racially vilified Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi by telling her to "piss off back to Pakistan". The Queensland Senator applied for special leave to appeal t

A new report on Australia's social cohesion paints a complicated picture, with many Australians feeling things are getting worse even as the data tells a different story. The cost of living is playing a big role, with researchers warning financial stres

Anglicare Australia's annual rental affordability snapshot has found that essential workers like nurses, teachers and paramedics can afford only a tiny fraction of rental listings across the country. The report looked at more than 48,000 listings and th

Peanut allergy affects around one in 30 Australian children, but new research suggests a significant number of those diagnoses might not be right. Researchers are already looking at what this could mean for how peanut allergies are diagnosed nationally,

Donald Trump's Republican Party has lost control of both houses of Congress at the US midterms, with Democrats flipping Senate seats in Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Maine and the Carolinas. A US politics expert from the University of Sydney says widesprea