The same-sex marriage bill has passed the Senate, after all the amendments to insert protections and restrictions were voted down.

The bill was carried 43-12, which was followed by strong applause and cheers from onlookers in the public gallery.

Those voting against were Liberals Eric Abetz, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Slade Brockman, Nationals...

Victorians with a terminal illness will be able to request an assisted death from the middle of 2019, after the state’s parliament became the first in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Victorian residents over the age of 18, of decision making capacity, who have six months to live and are in intolerable suffering can be granted...

…a person’s name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language.

Dale Carnegie’s line from his bestseller book ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ rings especially true in the retail sector.

From packets of Tim Tams and jars of Vegemite to luxury hand bags,...