Communities

Despite launching the biggest door knocking campaign in any state or territory, the Greens are expected to lose their inner-city seat of South Brisbane and went backwards in its other nearby seat of Maiwar.

Each generation has had its own unique struggles with first-home ownership. But which has had it the worst? Experts say it has little to do with smashed avo. 

David Crisafulli will become Queensland's 41st premier after leading the LNP to a historic election victory overnight.

As Australia heads towards another record-breaking summer, urban heat experts share how we can better cool our cities and ourselves and mitigate against heat island effects. 

As Australia's population nears 30 million, this is the story of how we got here and where we might be heading next.

Indigenous children are hospitalised for skin infections 15 times more than non-Aboriginal children. But a landmark skin health study says it has halved the infection rate in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

A historic Queensland hotel which was gutted by fire in 2015 is reopening today thanks to the vision of one enterprising couple who took a chance on country hospitality.

Experiencing barriers to participation for Pacific Islander girls, a group of motivated mothers in Sydney created their own basketball team. They became champions in their debut season.

Rocco Eliche will hang up his apron for the last time today after 50 years at the iconic Melbourne coffee bar Pellegrini's.

Using the Humans of New York photoblog format, Coby Eddy shares "unbelievable stories" from regional Victoria to showcase the good things happening in his community.

At an unassuming truck stop in outback Queensland, three men meet up for an evening of stargazing. The amateur astronomers are part of a group formed more than 30 years ago that's as much about friendship at it is about finding Saturn in the night sky. 

The question of how to make friends in a regional town is often answered with joining a local sports club. But in South Australia's Riverland, a group is finding other ways to connect socially.

When actress Linda and singer Dan expanded their late-night real estate searches to include some far-flung corners of Victoria, it changed their lives in every way.

Nestled among the she-oak and banksia forest in Perth's north east lies a once bustling Aboriginal community at risk of fading into obscurity.

Sam Ralph says he felt a real sense of excitement when a sprawling green hub for his community on Hobart's eastern shore was proposed three years ago, but a plan for an AFL training centre has him, and others, worried.

How do you sum up the experiences of Australia's second-largest migrant population in one book? Growing Up Indian In Australia editor Aarti Betigeri speaks on the dangers of assuming all Indians had the same upbringing. 

Joey's family had just moved into their new rental home and were waiting for removalists to deliver their furniture, but when they arrived he had disappeared. 

Four-time AFL premiership coach David Parkin is known for his football success, but off the field he forged friendships with his former grade-three students that has endured since 1964 and inspired them to aim high. 

Sausage-making is an unshakable tradition for many Italian families but the ritual is about so much more than a full belly, with young Australians like Angela Caiazza sharing nonni-inspired recipes on social media.

The average superannuation balance at retirement for people from non-English speaking backgrounds is about 30 per cent lower than the general population.