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Most of the 1,047 Australians honoured are not famous but many of them have changed lives, if not the country

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Whether it’s convenience for time-starved people, wanting to avoid haranguing by political activists outside polling places, or more time to study their choices — or a combination — Florida voters love casting their ballots from their couches or kitchen tables.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has pursued an expansive view of his executive authority, ordering high-profile removals of local elected officials who haven’t been charged with crimes.

Afterpay's co-CEOs and founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid executives, collecting a combined $264.2 million – together they earn more than 2,800 times the full-time average wage.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inflamed by what they regard as repeated political assaults by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled state Legislature, African American and Caribbean American Democrats in South Florida are vowing to channel their frustration into action aimed at the November elections.

A lack of flexible child care means mother-of-two Morgan Sutton is simply unable to arrive at work on time.

With almost one in five people in the electorate of Chisholm having Chinese ancestry, that subset of the community could have a big say in who wins the seat. However, the "Chinese community" covers a broad range of experiences and views, and three weeks out from election day, many are…

As economists predict another round of hikes in official inflation figures, we speak to traders and consumers who are already noticing concerning price rises.

Students at the Victorian College of the Arts claim they were told they would never make it in the industry if they complained about alleged sexual harassment.

Monoclonal antibodies have emerged as a powerful tool for reducing hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but recently published studies suggests that the lab-created proteins are going to those who need them less — patients with the fewest chronic conditions — while usage in hospital outpatient clinics has followed a persistent…