We’ve been here before - a state Labor government on the nose, a federal election looming, and federal Labor desperate to ...

TOPSHOP warehouse workers in Leeds and Solihull will strike tomorrow and Monday over pay and what they describe as “workhouse conditions.” The warehouses are part of billionaire Sir Philip Green’s ...

Poverty has always been a complex challenge, but our views on it have evolved dramatically over time. For centuries, poverty was seen as a fact of life, with charity considered a moral duty.

During the Victorian era, Glasgow became the workhouse of the empire as the industrial revolution saw heavy industry such as shipbuilding introduced to the River Clyde.

The construction of a workhouse and the records of Northam Primary School paint a picture of the challenging living conditions ... to the replacement of Victorian terraces with modern flats ...

Soaring mortgage costs have pushed thousands of Victorians to the brink of defaulting on their loans. See where the worst areas are. Currently 0.66 per cent of Victorians with a home loan – or ...

Demolition began Tuesday morning at the former Medium Security Institution, commonly known as the Workhouse. City leaders and groups in support of the demolition, including Close the Workhouse and ...

Burris previously oversaw the jail in St. Louis County and was credited with improving conditions there. But Jones defended the decision to close the workhouse, recalling inmates’ complaints ...

A Victorian viaduct in Cornwall has undergone strengthening work as part of an ongoing £56.8m rail project to connect the county's coasts. The upgrade to Ponts Mill viaduct near St Blazey in the ...

The Victorian parliament will this week debate a bill to introduce precommitment cards already in use at Crown Casino to all poker machine venues across the state. Victorians lost $4 billion on ...

The Victorian government presented its proposed ... with offenders subject to a "second-strike rule". Breaching conditions of bail, such as failing to report or meet curfew, will also be a summary ...