Graham Arnold says the fire still burns for him as Socceroos coach after the game Australia "handed" Argentina at the World Cup — and a group of talented young players he says are only going to get better. ⌘ Read more
Graham Arnold says the fire still burns for him as Socceroos coach after the game Australia "handed" Argentina at the World Cup — and a group of talented young players he says are only going to get better. ⌘ Read more
Liam Wilson's team have lodged a protest after he floored Emanuel Navarrete in the fourth round before losing their WBO world title fight by stoppage. ⌘ Read more
Star Australian batter Steve Smith says he is confident he can carry his outstanding recent form into the upcoming four-Test series against India. ⌘ Read more
Defence Minister Richard Marles, in America to meet his US counterpart, hints that Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine will improve the capabilities of all three members of the AUKUS agreement. ⌘ Read more
New Wallabies coach Eddie Jones says he has only one focus, priming the Australian team for a "smash-and-grab" project to win the Rugby World Cup — and says the team that adapts best to the changes in world rugby will triumph. ⌘ Read more
What is known about these surveillance balloons, and what could happen given recent tensions between the US and China? ⌘ Read more
The AFL season is still more than five weeks away, but finals aspirant Carlton will have to do without experienced defender Zac Williams, who has sustained a knee injury during the club's preseason preparations. ⌘ Read more
The Australian rock legend was forced to abandon his tour and undergo emergency back and hip surgery in December due to "constant and severe pain". ⌘ Read more
ED director Stephen Gourley warns that focusing only on alcohol and not the reasons why people drink — poverty, housing, education and jobs — will not fix the issues plaguing Alice Springs and the rest of the nation. ⌘ Read more
Multinational sanctions on importing or paying for Russian petroleum products aim to limit Moscow's revenue, and therefore its ability to fund its nearly year-old war in Ukraine. ⌘ Read more
A hospice in Iowa is fined $US10,000 after staff pronounced the 66-year-old woman dead last month, only for her to be discovered "gasping for air" hours later. ⌘ Read more
A seismic week for the WA Liberal party is capped off by the election of a new president, sealing an all-female leadership team in the state. ⌘ Read more
A court finds Google knowingly put derogatory comments about Janice Duffy online despite her winning $100,000 from the company in a similar case in 2015. ⌘ Read more
The Memphis Police Department says Preston Hemphill violated department policies on personal conduct, truthfulness and compliance with Taser regulations, among other violations. ⌘ Read more
Giant amphibian "Toadzilla" will join others like "Yuk" and "Bette Davis" at the Queensland Museum — but it may be a few months before the frozen specimen is ready for visitors. ⌘ Read more
Four people face charges over drug, firearm and wildlife offences after police execute a number of search warrants and use a drone to help pinpoint a crop of illegal cannabis on Flinders Island. ⌘ Read more
Dallas police arrest a 24-year-old man over the disappearance of two South American monkeys from the city's zoo earlier this week, charging him with six counts of animal cruelty. ⌘ Read more
A 3pm game between Canberra United and Western United resulted in multiple players experiencing symptoms of heat strain, prompting the APL to revise its threshold. ⌘ Read more
The horrific killing of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father sparks outrage in Iraq. ⌘ Read more
University staff are asked to offer beds in their homes to accommodate thousands of overseas students who have nowhere to live due to the rental crisis, as scammers take advantage of the situation. ⌘ Read more
The NSW government releases its response into a homelessness inquiry regarding older Australians, but adopts just nine of 40 recommendations and draws strong criticism from advocates. ⌘ Read more
A US jury finds Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his company not liable of fraud in a high-profile case over Musk's tweets about taking the company private. ⌘ Read more
The NSW Opposition is the NSW Liberal Party to rule out preferencing controversial former Liberal MP Gareth Ward on the state's south coast. ⌘ Read more
Chaotic scenes in both houses of India's parliament lead to their adjournment as some MPs demand an inquiry after a dramatic meltdown in the stock market values of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's companies. ⌘ Read more
Tamia Hood and her son Grayson were living in a caravan on the banks of a lake while waiting for public housing. Here's what a two-bedroom unit means to them. ⌘ Read more
The apology will include all forms of abuse in institutional settings, with the premier also expected to meet with survivors who attended Beaumaris Primary School, where a number of students were abused by teachers in the 1970s. ⌘ Read more
A week in politics is a long time, and for the WA opposition this week brought a seismic shift in leadership that has given them renewed hope for their future, as state political reporter Keane Bourke explains. ⌘ Read more
As Queensland experiences a heatwave, tourist attractions across the east coast are working hard to ensure the animals in their care are kept cool in the stifling conditions. ⌘ Read more
Ray Goodlass and Denise McGrath marched in Australia's first Mardi Gras in 1978, and decades later are still making a difference for their LGBT communities. ⌘ Read more
Tasmania has fallen in love with basketball thanks to its NBL team's surprise success — but the sport is so popular on the island, local courts are being overwhelmed by wannabe JackJumpers. ⌘ Read more
Friends since primary school, Josh, Callum and Will only discovered their passion for music after joining their high school's music program and realising they "sounded pretty decent together". ⌘ Read more
Thomas Earle is found guilty of rape and committing an act of indecency after pleading guilty to the crimes. ⌘ Read more
David McCumstie says he gave stall owners at the famous Sydney market adequate notice, despite some saying they felt blindsided by the announcement this week. ⌘ Read more
Smart stadiums, flying taxis, holographic technology and flying race cars are among the new technologies those in the industry say will be commonplace by the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. ⌘ Read more
With no elected council or state member of parliament, and a federal MP 1,000 kilometres away, residents on this island say they are facing a democratic deficit. ⌘ Read more
Many people intuitively feel that those who commit crimes should be punished, even if punishing them results in no other good, writes Matt Wordsworth. ⌘ Read more
Peter and Phyllis McLennan McLennan laid down plaques, until every grave in the Ellesmere Cemetery was marked. They've now moved on to other cemeteries. ⌘ Read more
Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born French designer best known for his space-age designs of the 1960s, has died in his home in France. ⌘ Read more
Russian musicians are embarking on a new life abroad, leaving behind their familiar arts scene to avoid the war. ⌘ Read more
Two and half years ago, this woman left her large group of family and friends to move to Melbourne with her husband. Finding new connections has been hard, but social media is a boon. ⌘ Read more
The cattle country north-east of Alice Springs was so green "it hurt your eyes", according to a pastoralist who has welcomed a week of rain at her remote station. ⌘ Read more
The head of Paris 2024, Tony Estanguet, said it's up to the IOC to decide, though countries including Estonia and Latvia could boycott. ⌘ Read more
Lauren Jackson's record-breaking, peerless basketball journey is coming to an end this season, but her second coming in the WNBL will peak in front of a record crowd at John Cain Arena on Saturday night. ⌘ Read more
From the lockdowns to toilet paper shortages, here's how the first three months of COVID-19 unfolded back in 2020. ⌘ Read more
Converted from petrol in the 1950s, the world's first electric Porsche is parked in a Melbourne workshop. Here's how it got here — and the forgotten history of early EVs. ⌘ Read more
Extreme floods contaminates Senegal's Lake Retba, turning its famous waters from pink to green and threatening the livelihoods of the thousands of people who live nearby. ⌘ Read more
It began as the scarcely believable tale of a very tiny and very lost radioactive "Tic Tac" in the Australian desert, and ended up a planet-sized news story. ⌘ Read more
The secret to the success of Japanese animation. Why your kids are obsessed with it. And what climate change has to do with its popularity. ⌘ Read more
US authorities label a high-altitude balloon spotted over sensitive sites as "unacceptable", saying it violates US airspace and international law. ⌘ Read more
Ukraine has become a laboratory for future wars, with civilian and military-led innovation playing a vital role on the battlefield and showing that sometimes imagination can win over sophistication. ⌘ Read more
The truth about the tragic death of a young Philippine boy — and dozens more caught up in Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs — has come to light thanks to one woman and a makeshift ward. ⌘ Read more
Since Background Briefing’s November investigation into surveillance of the Iranian diaspora in Australia, it’s received reports of harsh consequences for those who attend anti-government protests, and for their relatives. ⌘ Read more
A mother in Brazil recently gave birth to a two-foot-tall baby weighing 7.3 kilograms — more than double the typical weight for a newborn. Adam Taylor explains how that can happen. ⌘ Read more
With the music industry still adjusting to disruptions caused by the internet and streaming services, there's a lot of interest in how AI might change the way we create and experience music. A huge clue landed last week, writes Oliver Bown. ⌘ Read more
The government involved in this dreadful Robodebt episode may be gone. How you change the bureaucratic culture that allowed it to happen must be one of the biggest questions arising from the Royal Commission, writes Laura Tingle. ⌘ Read more
Former pop star Gary Glitter has been released from prison in England after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s. ⌘ Read more
A man arrested at the late Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle home with a loaded crossbow pleads guilty in a London court to an offence under the Treason Act and threatening to kill the monarch. ⌘ Read more
Liam Wilson takes on a two-weight world champion Mexican Emanuel Navarrete, who is on a ten-year winning streak in his bid to become Australia's latest world champion boxer. ⌘ Read more
Letters from the Reserve Bank to some of the government's most senior ministers have shed light on this week's decision not to show the monarch on Australia's $5 note. ⌘ Read more
An ivory spoon dating back 2,700 years that was recently repatriated to the Palestinian Authority from the United States sparks a dispute with Israel's new far-right government over cultural heritage in the occupied West Bank. ⌘ Read more
Hundreds of thousands of Texans shiver without power for a second day as an icy winter storm reminds the state's residents of a deadly 2021 blackout. ⌘ Read more
Olympic gold medallist Jakara Anthony continues her excellent form, while Matt Graham returns to the top step of the FIS World Cup podium for the first time in six years at Deer Valley. ⌘ Read more
South Australian MLC Sarah Game is advocating for more access to mental health services throughout the state, particularly in regional areas. ⌘ Read more
Australia's medical regulator has approved the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions, making the country one of the first in the world to "officially recognise MDMA and psilocybin as medicines". ⌘ Read more
A second pub owned by Iris Capital in the city has been temporarily shut by NT Police in as many weeks due to what they say are threats "to public safety". ⌘ Read more
A legal technicality has left people across far west NSW scratching their heads and wondering if His Majesty owns a small block of land in Wilcannia. ⌘ Read more
The Environment Protection Authority warns the enormous stockpiles of soft plastics are sitting in warehouses from "floor to the ceiling, blocking entry ways and preventing adequate ventilation". ⌘ Read more
The cyber attack was identified after QUT campus printers began to spit out bulk ransomware notes, which led the university to shut down a number of its IT systems as a precaution. ⌘ Read more
A delivery driver fails to convince a magistrate that he qualified for what has become known as the "milkman defence" after being pulled over by police for not wearing a seatbelt. ⌘ Read more
Retired fighter pilot and farmer Henry Young says the memory of playing tennis on Rod Laver Arena to a cheering crowd of 15,000 people will stay with him for the rest of his life. ⌘ Read more
A severe rain and hailstorm hits Port Macquarie on NSW's Mid North Coast, bringing down trees and ripped off roofs. ⌘ Read more
In a deal worth almost $1 million, the Department of Human Services engaged a consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the budget savings program, but then declined to see the end result. ⌘ Read more
Twenty-one councillors from throughout the state have signed the letter calling on the Victorian government to intervene to remove opening Christian prayers from council meetings. ⌘ Read more
The Northern Territory Police officer who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 will not be called to give evidence when the inquest into the death resumes later this month, the ABC understands. ⌘ Read more
The former NSW deputy premier, 51, denied charges of common assault and destroying or damaging property over the incident at Manly in July last year. ⌘ Read more
Investigators believe shoppers at a North Queensland supermarket and chemist could be the key to uncovering what happened to the two-year-old girl. ⌘ Read more
Indigenous art is big money in regional Australia, but so are fakes. Artists, retailers and industry figures have welcomed a proposed crackdown. ⌘ Read more
The chief executive of a Bendigo cemetery is stood following community protest over the removal of gravesite decorations and mementos, but some say the board should be sacked too. ⌘ Read more
A WA judge imposes a three-year suspended term on an intellectually impaired volunteer firefighter Jude Craig Wright, who lit a series of bushfires in Perth's east, including one that destroyed a house. ⌘ Read more
Chris Minns wants further investigation after a report from the auditor-general criticised the administration of fast-tracked bushfire grants, in which the former deputy premier's office played a key role in project selection. ⌘ Read more
The potentially deadly device is being held in a secure location in Perth as the team who found it reveal the somewhat 'daunting' moment they realised they were standing near the capsule. ⌘ Read more
Queensland racing officials issued the six-month disqualification after stewards visited a Rockhampton property and found the horses in poor health and in need of proper care. ⌘ Read more
The fire, which investigators are treating as suspicious, was put out before it could spread to fuel stores and surrounding bushland. ⌘ Read more
Former prime minister Scott Morrison's decision to reject a controversial offshore gas exploration licence off the New South Wales coast is set to be overturned. ⌘ Read more
The BOM says some alpine locations are expected to experience maximum temperatures up to 15 degrees below the average for this time of year and won't begin to warm up until next week. ⌘ Read more
Adelaide Zoo has confirmed that the latest attempt to artificially inseminate resident female giant panda Fu Ni has been unsuccessful, with staff "obviously disappointed that there will be no cub this year". ⌘ Read more
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week. ⌘ Read more
From tackling a struggling healthcare system, to a potential national firearms register, to a cheeky exchange between two premiers, here are the key moments from national cabinet. ⌘ Read more
The federal government will spend the next few weeks talking to energy storage companies before revealing what it will do to help build more big batteries around the country. ⌘ Read more
As the 23-season veteran prepares to move off the field and into the commentary booth, the superlatives have begun to flow. But how good was Tom Brady, really? ⌘ Read more
The secret short-term rental market is cheating councils out of millions and exacerbating the housing shortage. ⌘ Read more
Solomon Islands boast the largest turtle nesting grounds in the Pacific, with sea turtles intrinsic to the archipelago's culture. However, three species are now endangered, two critically so. ⌘ Read more
Reatile Ncube, 19, was charged with being an accessory after the fact and was sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court today. ⌘ Read more
A NSW irrigator pleads guilty to building a dam without approval and knowingly pumping almost double their water allocation from the Gwydir River for years. ⌘ Read more
Fortescue Future Industries' global campaign to become a green hydrogen superpower will continue its push into Esperance where it claims to have signatures from "more than 50" owners willing to lease it land. ⌘ Read more
A crime scene has been set up at a cemetery in South Maitland, near Newcastle, following the discovery of the vandalised headstones were on Tuesday. ⌘ Read more
Victoria Police release vision showing several people clinging to a tree in Lake Eildon after their boat capsized. ⌘ Read more
China warns countries in Asia to be vigilant about the US "using" them, after American forces secured access to a further four military bases in the Philippines. ⌘ Read more
Federal MP Monique Ryan and her chief of staff Sally Rugg put their legal dispute on ice, agreeing to go to mediation after their lawyers fronted the Federal Court. ⌘ Read more
National cabinet has delayed taking any decisions about funding Australia's healthcare sector, opting to wait until later in the year to decide how the federal government, states and territories will address the strained sector. ⌘ Read more