The Minns government says it's handed down a budget which locks in major funding for North Coast health infrastructure, alongside targeted cost-of-living relief designed for regional households and disaster recovery, as locals continue to face higher costs.

The Salvation Army today issued an urgent warning that Australia’s cost of living crisis is spiralling into an emergency for the nation’s most marginalised people, with a new report revealing nearly one in five people surveyed saying they had eaten from bins and three in five saying they had eaten expired or spoiled food in the past 12 months.

As the Middle East tragedy unfolded, I asked several friends how this was impacting them emotionally. Each one was seriously affected, with a range of emotions from rage to despair, sadness, grief, and helplessness.

The views of more than 4,000 young people aged 12–25, highlighting urgent reform needed across safety, mental health, education, and the rising cost of living, were heard in Canberra last week

We spoke with National Party of Australia federal candidate for the seat of Richmond, Kimberly Hone, on day three of pre-polling at the Jessie McMillan Hall pre-poll booth in Murwillumbah.

Beyond his growing Melbourne base, Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt has never inspired the same passion as the sainted Bob Brown, but his appearance at the National Press Club last week showed that unlike many modern politicians, he hasn't given up on the vision thing.

The latest annual Pulse Survey released by national children’s education charity The Smith Family, has revealed almost 60 per cent of families who responded have struggled to afford essential school items for their children this year, with the majority attributing this to the rising cost of living and increased school expenses.

New polling shows supermarkets are Australians' public enemy No. 1 in the cost-of-living crisis.

A new report by peak social services body, NSW Council of Social Service, has revealed nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of NSW residents in low-income households surveyed are in housing stress, owing to cost-of-living pressures.

Richmond MP Justine Elliot says the Albanese Labor Government’s 2024 budget provides cost of living relief for people on the North Coast and invests in a future made in Australia.