The major parties have decided on a solution to Australia's housing crisis: build more homes. But some of the country's newest suburbs suggest it's not as straightforward as it seems.

Imagine stepping outside your suburban home and being greeted not by endless stretches of lawn, but by a vibrant patchwork of ...

Australia has a hidden epidemic of sexually transmitted infections that needs an urgent and coordinated emergency response as ...

Many feared the skyrail would tear my suburb apart, but the unified town centre has given it a heart, and a whole new personality.

The electorate is a microcosm of the social crisis caused by the onslaught on workers’ jobs and wages, presided over by Labor ...

The changing voting patterns of Bruce have largely been determined by the electorate's drift out of Melbourne's middle class eastern suburbs and into the city's more socially mixed south-east ...

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The most at-risk suburbs ... Reset. Melbourne’s Brimbank region in the northwest recorded Victoria’s highest forecast business failure rate at 7.3 per cent. Tullamarine-Broadmeadows and Melton-Bacchus ...

For Sarah, juggling life as a mother of two young kids doesn't leave much time for politics.The small business owner, who spoke to the ABC as she walked through a Bentleigh park in Melbourne's ...

A move to the suburbs—offering more space and better affordability—is often the answer. But instead of settling for a red brick house and Hills Hoist, today’s switched-on buyers are opting for a new ...

Costco’s latest store opening in Ardeer, Melbourne, marks a significant milestone in the retailer’s continued expansion throughout Australia. The new location signifies Costco’s ongoing commitment to ...

Residents hoping for a windfall from the state government's housing reforms could be disappointed. St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reporter covering politics, urban affairs, council ...