The wild fires that have ravaged the US west coast, turning skies orange, are a lurid reminder that climate change looms ever larger as an economic threat.

DOUBLE murderer Lionel Patea is seeking legal advice about suing the State Government about an injury sustained in a melee with prison officers.

An area believed to be a quarry used for thousands of years by Aboriginal women to make tools has been found on the route of Adani’s Carmichael coal rail line.

The federal government – via its Assistant Minister for Superannuation Jane Hume – seems committed to picking a fight with the industry super funds at every opportunity.

The data from the report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, showed a 175% in new home sales in WA over the three months since HomeBuilder and the Building Bonus were announced in early June.

According to Westpac senior economist Bill Evans, the lender expects a 5% dwelling price correction through to late 2021, followed by 15% surge over the next two years. “To date our view has been for a 10% fall in prices nationally from the peak in April 2020 through to June …

Senior staff at the besieged state insurer accepted gifts worth about $65,000 since 2015 from major contractors, including Capgemini, PwC and KPMG, documents show.

Marise Payne is expected to meet with her US, Japanese and Indian counterparts in Tokyo next month for fresh talks on co-operation between the four nations.

The NSW Premier questioned why some states and territories get equal bargaining power while her state and Victoria do the nation's heavy lifting.

In his first interview and just two weeks out from the federal budget, Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy tells the behind-the-scenes story of Australia's coronavirus response.