Brisbane housing market starts slide as south faces worst falls since GFC

Brisbane house prices have started to slide, but big falls in Sydney and Melbourne have forced a national index into a decline not seen since the global financial crisis in 2008.

Cometh the hour cometh the man: Morrison earning a 'significant' place in history

With his approval ratings soaring, Scott Morrison’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has him heading towards a place of “significance” in Australian political history, writes Paul Strangio