This interactive calculator estimates how much you might receive as a credit once the Australian government’s changes to education debt are legislatedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor has announced changes to the way Hecs and Help student debts are indexed, with the change likely to deliver a saving to most...

Ministers promise ‘responsible middle path’ and hint at second consecutive surplus but warn some spending deficits will remainFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has declared next week’s budget neither the time for “scorched-earth...

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.Welcome, readers, to Afternoon Update.Three male students at a Melbourne private school have been suspended after they compiled a spreadsheet of photos of their female classmates and reportedly ranked them from top...

Harbour city has already recorded 124mm of rain in first six days of May, more than the long-term average for the monthGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe lengthy soaking of eastern New South Wales, including Sydney, may have at least another week to run as a large high-pressure system all but stalls over Tasmania,...

Exclusive: Acting inspector removed from role after ethical standards command investigation into high-ranking officers’ social media useGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland police officer has lost an acting inspector position while others have received “formal guidance” after they engaged with lewd and...

Immediately before stabbing attack police received triple-zero call from person believed to be the 16-year-oldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Perth teenager shot dead by police in a suburban car park after he stabbed a man rang police before the assault,...