ABC News - Australia
Federal Reserve hikes US interest rates for the fourth time this year, Wall Street reverses gains
Posted 34 minutes ago
The Dow Jones index reverses a 350-point gain and is now sharply lower, after the US central bank hiked interest rates and indicated a more cautious path ahead.
'He stalks me and rapes me and I've had to do the time': Why domestic abuse victims crowd our jails
Posted about 1 hour ago
As we lap up fictional versions of female incarceration on our television — the glamorous inmates in cult hit Orange is the New Black or the grittier Wentworth — an unprecedented number of women are steadily flowing into the blunt brick prisons dotting our nation.
Street photography exhibit celebrates everyday style icons
Posted 1h ago
A new exhibition opens at Sydney Living Museum, featuring images taken by the street photographers of the 1930s and the work that documented life in wartime Australia.
As the banks tighten their belts, should you think about paying off your HELP debt?
Posted 2h ago
With the days of lax lending standards over and those of increased paperwork checks for borrowers in, experts say a HELP debt could become a bigger liability when it comes time to applying for a home loan.
Lifesaving dogs, drag queens and 'liquid gold': the good news you might have missed this year
Posted 2h ago
The 24/7 news cycle can deliver what feels like a constant stream of suffering direct to our phones. But the world also brought us plenty of good news this year, from medical breakthroughs to incredible reunions.
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