Zacharias Szumer

A "significant shift" has pushed back the age Australians are retiring, according to an author of a new report.

Protesters at the annual Bush Summit event also used tractors and fire engines to block Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan from leaving.

A property listing company has raised more than $70 million from the real estate sector and offered agents cashback incentives to help it challenge Australia's reigning duopoly. But some experts say the scheme warrants scrutiny.

In Australian schools, teachers are permitted to physically restrain and seclude students under exceptional circumstances. But parents and experts say the misuse of these practices is commonplace and that children with disability are given 'no credence' when it comes to reporting.