Matt Wade

A full-time worker in Australia puts in almost 44 hours a week on average, with miners, farmers, surgeons and even politicians among the occupations with the longest hours. Use our interactive to find out how many hours a week people in your job work on average.

Australia could do more to leverage its vast pool of superannuation savings, the Australian ambassador to the US told the NSW treasurer during a Sydney investment summit.

Independent MP Allegra Spender has been awarded the McKinnon Prize for Emerging Political Leadership.

About half of residential land in Sydney is zoned for such low-density housing. A leading housing economist says that’s a massive constraint on a city with a population climbing towards 6 million.

Sydney has Australia’s longest average commutes, ahead of Brisbane and Melbourne.

Asked how much top executives rake in, we are “astronomically off the mark”, a new study shows.

The inflation rate might be down, but the cost of living is still our biggest worry, and some prices have risen by 50 per cent in a few years, data reveals.

Sydney and Melbourne are helping to turn around a five-decade trend towards an ageing Australian population.

It’s taken more than a month, but the final seat from the May 3 election has been decided… pending a potential court appeal.

In Bellevue Hill, top earners bring in an average of $7.5 million. Check out your suburb.