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Rental affordability has tanked nationwide, with tenants in many cities and regions slugged with prolonged periods of rapidly rising rents.

Scott Morrison reportedly hated NSW Treasurer Matt Kean so much he refused to sign off on a $600 million skills project for his home state, and a UN report says the Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site in danger.

A landslide on the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples, Italy, forced 230 people to relocate after destroying buildings and pushing vehicles into the sea. The youngest victim was just 22 days old

At least seven people, including a newborn baby and two children, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, an official said on Sunday.

At least three people, including a young girl, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, the office of the prefect of Naples said on Sunday. Emergency workers stepped up search efforts a day after a landslide…

Five other people remain missing, local officials say, after heavy rains trigger ‘a waterfall of water and mud’.

The city authorities have commissioned a complex with bars, restaurants, theatres and rooms for sex workers – but nobody wants it in their backyard

Giorgia Meloni is Italy's first woman prime minister, but she is choosing to refer to herself using the masculine form of her new title - sparking a debate on the issues of female empowerment and political correctness.

Regional Australia Institute's Rebalance the Nation project pushes for more migration to help regions thrive and grow, but that's raising eyebrows in areas struggling with severe shortages.

Putin wanted ‘a government of decent people’, says Italian

Russian President Vladimir Putin was "pushed" into invading Ukraine and wanted to put "decent people" in charge of Kyiv, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has said, drawing fierce criticism just ahead of Italy's election.