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Some 18 million Australians are registered to vote, and if you want to avoid the queues on election day, you may consider voting early. This is what you need to know.

A national sex offenders disclosure scheme and extra funding for law enforcement authorities to crack down on illegal drugs are among the policies the Coalition is promising should it win the May election.

Just 274 prisoners voted at the last federal election. Former inmates say the barriers to voting can feel dehumanising.

Chloe has an invisible illness. She says the world makes her feel like she's going crazy — and she's far from alone.

The risk of vitamin D deficiency is greater during winter but there are some solutions to receive the extra amount of vitamin D you need.

Across the political spectrum, politicians are turning to increasingly unconventional methods to capture public attention and votes in this election campaign.

Police believe five or six people were involved in an altercation on Chapel Street in Melbourne.

Greens leader Adam Bandt says he will write to Treasury to request costings on negative gearing and capital gains tax, so that changes to taxation could be negotiated as soon as the next parliament meets.

With all but one of Australia's native black cockatoo species under threat, communities and conservationists are pulling out the stops to restore habitats and food sources.

As Melburnian Oscar Jenkins prepares to stand trial on mercenary charges in a Russian-held city, the prime minister says "we certainly have not" abandoned him.

The Opposition leader said he hopes the plan would generate 350,000 new small businesses in the first four years of a Dutton government.

April is Autism Awareness Month, and advocates for those with this particular neurotype of autism say recognition may be growing, but wider acknowledgement is needed.

Early voting starts next week and Australia's preferential voting system requires citizens to rank candidates at the polling booth. Here's how it works.

Much of Nige's life in Sri Lanka was defined by "war, bombing, and disaster", forcing him to flee without his wife. Now, he faces an anxious wait and growing uncertainty over her arrival in Australia.

The government has announced it would enshrine penalty rates in law, which would impact around three million Australian workers.

Australians have been urged to take care on the water during the long weekend after a series of coastal drownings.

Australian doctor Mohammed Mustafa recently returned from Gaza and has accused the federal government of a “very, very poor” response to the war.

Police have described an "unheard" level of violence as they investigate an alleged kidnapping in south-west Sydney and a body that was found inside a burnt-out car several kilometres away.

Are you heading out for a barbecue or Easter egg hunt? Here's the weather forecast in your city so you can plan the next four days accordingly.

Australia's leaders wanted to discuss housing policy this week, but international events have once again hijacked the election campaign.