A Chinese Communist Party-linked group has become the first body to be forcibly listed under the federal government's Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, five years after it was introduced. ⌘ Read more
A Chinese Communist Party-linked group has become the first body to be forcibly listed under the federal government's Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, five years after it was introduced. ⌘ Read more
Voyager won the public vote last year but finished second at Australia Decides — now the WA-based progressive pop metal outfit books a trip to Liverpool as the first band to represent Australia at Eurovision. ⌘ Read more
To get a full picture of what the weather is doing requires a presence on far away places — and that means things get a little, or a lot, chilly. ⌘ Read more
I graphed the average online rate for a $10,000 deposit against the Reserve Bank's cash rate, going back to 2010. After seeing what that graph reveals, you'll want to call your bank, writes Peter Martin. ⌘ Read more
Rescue teams in the Philippines begin climbing an active volcano to reach the wreckage of a small plane that crashed with two Australians on board. ⌘ Read more
Journalists, military veterans, and judicial figures are being targeted by foreign espionage agencies at "unprecedented" levels, with the country's intelligence chief revealing a "hive of spies" was removed from Australia in the past year. ⌘ Read more
Vladimir Putin vows to continue with Russia's year-long war in Ukraine and accuses the US-led NATO alliance of fanning the flames of the conflict in the mistaken belief that it could defeat Moscow in a global confrontation. ⌘ Read more
Roshena Campbell has been confirmed as the Liberal candidate for the forthcoming by-election in the marginal seat of Aston in Melbourne's outer east. ⌘ Read more
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko says he has ordered the formation of a new volunteer territorial defence so everyone knows how to "handle weapons" and be ready to respond to an act of aggression. ⌘ Read more
A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family's earthquake-shattered home has left hospital and gone to her new home with her paternal aunt's family. ⌘ Read more
Unusually low tides are making it impossible for gondolas, water taxis and ambulances to navigate some of the lagoon city's famous canals. ⌘ Read more
Frontline workers have told a federal inquiry of the "very distressing" lack of support they can offer amid a housing shortage and affordability crisis. ⌘ Read more
A Tasmanian man who fled from the Hobart Magistrates Court, sparking an 11-day manhunt, has been sentenced to six months in prison. ⌘ Read more
Douglas Crabbe, who killed five people when he drove his semi-trailer into a motel near Uluru in 1983, is currently serving five consecutive life sentences for murder in Perth's Acacia Prison. ⌘ Read more
Labor MP Julian Hill says he won't use TikTok on his government or personal phones due to cybersecurity concerns, as Home Affairs reviews the privacy risks of social media platforms. ⌘ Read more
Anyone caught carrying small quantities of illicit substances like heroin, cocaine or ice, will be given three chances before facing a criminal charge. ⌘ Read more
Andrew Baker has pleaded not guilty to murdering Sarah Gatt, whose decomposed body was found in the bathroom of her Kensington flat by police in January 2018. ⌘ Read more
The woman, who survived the attack, was taking her bins out at her Townsville home in 2018 when she was repeatedly stabbed by Roy Nallajar. ⌘ Read more
Mining giant BHP announces its intention to sell two central Queensland mines, one of which has been operating for 50 years. ⌘ Read more
The 1.2-metre-long reptile was pulled from Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn around 8.30am and taken to an animal care centre and then the Bronx Zoo for medical treatment and rehabilitation. ⌘ Read more
Leading world expert Peter Fleming discredits some of the evidence used to convict Kathleen Folbigg of murder, at her judicial inquiry. ⌘ Read more
Around 40 seasonal workers believed to be from Timor Leste and the Pacific Islands have been moved to alternate lodgings after an inspection of their Tasmanian accommodation allegedly identifies "significant and obvious risk" to the health and safety of occupants. ⌘ Read more
Matthew Palmer, who replaces well-known Aboriginal rights advocate Kunmanara Hoosan following his sudden death late last year, used his maiden address to advocate for an Aboriginal voice to parliament. ⌘ Read more
Janet Guthrie, 51, was found dead in her home in Bongaree just before 9pm last Thursday. ⌘ Read more
The Beirut blast was not an unfortunate accident, but an avoidable catastrophe and a clear violation of the rights of the victims and their families. Isaac and all of the victims deserve justice, writes his mother Sarah Copland. ⌘ Read more
Canisters of nitrous oxide, known as "nangs" and linked to the death of a Queensland man, are readily available across Australia. But drug experts disagree on what to do. ⌘ Read more
After last week's damaging cyclone, the PM says New Zealand needs to rebuild with more resilient infrastructure to cope with more frequent and intense weather events. ⌘ Read more
Pat Cummins's tourists have suffered two humiliating defeats in the first two Tests in India, culminating in a disastrous collapse in Delhi at the weekend. Here's how they plan to reload. ⌘ Read more
Heavy storms have dropped hail and significant amounts of rain in New South Wales, flooding roads, parks and threatening homes. ⌘ Read more
A row over the scheduled appearance of authors at Adelaide Writers' Week has deepened, with a major sponsor cancelling its support for this year's event. ⌘ Read more
Paul Menzies-McVey said he was "not sure if I turned my mind to that" when asked if he worried about people who received debt letters while he waited on further legal advice. ⌘ Read more
Police say the driver tested negative for alcohol after the incident, which happened early this morning while the couple were walking their dogs in Bees Creek. ⌘ Read more
An inquiry into the gay-hate crimes in Sydney in the late 1980s hears police internally reversed findings by the state coroner, rather than look into the murders. ⌘ Read more
The Australian professor was conducting a field study with three female researchers when a group of armed men abducted them, took them to a secret location and demanded money for their release. ⌘ Read more
Despite its ancient role, Australia still needs more blacksmiths, and one Ipswich specialist wants the next generation to discover the rewards of his career. ⌘ Read more
In the Turkish city of Adana, people are choosing to sleep in their cars rather than their homes after the second deadly earthquake this month. ⌘ Read more
A man who was sexually assaulted as a child by former Collingwood cheer squad member Jeffrey "Joffa" Corfe, has confronted his perpetrator in court, telling him he had been left feeling like he had a "dirty, embarrassing, shameful secret". ⌘ Read more
John Totterdell was finishing a southern bluefin tuna survey near Cape Le Grand when an enormous icy blue shape emerged near his boat. It was the first time he had ever seen the world's largest animal in the area. ⌘ Read more
This isn't the first time locals in Lajamanu, a community 560 kilometres south-west of Katherine on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert, have witnessed fish falling from the sky. ⌘ Read more
Students at a Darwin school are choosing to go thirsty to limit the need to use the toilet after the introduction of a locked-bathroom policy to deter anti-social behaviour. ⌘ Read more
The announcement follows a long-running campaign by people who were adopted out as children, along with mothers who were forced to relinquish their babies. ⌘ Read more
An inquest cannot begin into the deaths of six Tasmanian children in a jumping castle accident because WorkSafe Tasmania is refusing to release its investigation. ⌘ Read more
A man who allegedly robbed a woman at knifepoint outside a Mackay school was found and arrested more than 1,000 kilometres away in Cunnamulla, west of Toowoomba. ⌘ Read more
A senior member of a South Australian national socialist group found in possession of a small explosive, weapons and extremist material will serve at least 19 months on home detention. ⌘ Read more
Queensland is running out of cattle brands and some producers waiting up to six months for a new brand, prompting a government review on how livestock are identified. ⌘ Read more
A popular children's nappy rash cream is being recalled, amid complaints from parents that the product caused burns and the company downplayed reactions. ⌘ Read more
A Central Coast man accused of sexually assaulting two women he met on the dating app Tinder has been found guilty of all 10 offences by a jury in Newcastle. ⌘ Read more
Senior Constable Neil Scutts was shot in the groin on March 24, 1999, while responding to an armed robbery where staff and customers were allegedly held at gunpoint. ⌘ Read more
Police are investigating the death of a five-week-old baby on the NSW far south coast over the weekend. ⌘ Read more
One Victorian council tries three different approaches in the search for an answer to the problem. ⌘ Read more
A Wheatbelt reptile removalist says he's relocated twice the usual number of venomous snakes this summer. He's got some advice if you find one in your own yard. ⌘ Read more
The death toll from the devastating rain and landslides in south-eastern Brazil rises to 40, with three dozen people still missing. ⌘ Read more
A rare collection of images from early Australian and British Antarctic expeditions have been digitised for the first time, giving the public a unique look at the harsh realities of life on the icy content in the 1900s. ⌘ Read more
South Australia's Liberal opposition says it will not support the state-based First Nations Voice to parliament in its current proposed form, saying it is opposed to the model. ⌘ Read more
Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother confirms he will not front a parliamentary inquiry into Sydney's Hills Shire Council, calling it a "Labor/Greens circus". ⌘ Read more
A northern Tasmanian strawberry farm has shipped out a fleet of 16 robots from the UK to help with picking amid ongoing labour shortages plaguing the horticulture industry. ⌘ Read more
Australia's men's and women's teams will both face England later this year — with the Matildas playing them in April, three months before the World Cup, and the Socceroos turning out at Wembley in October. ⌘ Read more
Hobart City Council gives the tick of approval to e-scooters in the CBD, with one councillor praising them for reducing emissions and congestion on the roads. ⌘ Read more
There was no big, flashy Air Force One for US President Joe Biden as Russia was given a heads-up "for deconfliction purposes" before he was on the ground in Kyiv. ⌘ Read more
Two "missing" men explain how their three-day hike turned into six days after a multi-agency search team locates them in the Megalong Valley. ⌘ Read more
Australia has now joined Rwanda as the only other country to have inspections terminated by the United Nations, after the international body was denied full access to detention and mental health in-patient wards in New South Wales and Queensland. ⌘ Read more
First they discovered that wombats created their famously square poos in the intestine and not at "point of exit". Now, the same team of scientists has explained how wombats poo such "perfectly consistent" pellets. ⌘ Read more
High-profile victims of youth crime in Queensland have formed a collective in an effort to decrease offending and the "injustice" in the system, which they say leaves them feeling "unheard, disregarded and unsupported". ⌘ Read more
More than 20 people have drowned off a three-kilometre stretch of coastline between Newcastle and the Central Coast in NSW since 2008. As the coastal drowning death toll reaches a statewide record this summer, communities are trying to come up with solutions. ⌘ Read more
Police say they are investigating the apparent slaughtering of 10 chickens owned by a primary school in Darwin's northern suburbs, in an attack described as a senseless act of violence. ⌘ Read more
The United Kingdom's government releases a statement, along with 33 other nations — not including Australia — saying they want Russia and Belarus banned from Olympic competition due to the invasion of Ukraine. ⌘ Read more
It's been two weeks since a deadly earthquake struck the border of Türkiye and Syria, and now another one has caused buildings to collapse, with hundreds of people injured. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
Residents in Peppimenarti lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission alleging that they are being denied adequate policing based on their race, following years of worsening violence including a recent death and shootings. ⌘ Read more
Co-founder Simone O'Brien says the organisation is needed to provide medicinal cannabis education, advocacy and peer support after years of "misinformation". ⌘ Read more
Police believe speed was likely a factor in the cause of the crash in the early hours of the morning in Canberra's north. ⌘ Read more
It's been a creeping problem along the coastline of south-eastern Australia for decades. But scientists, traditional owners and commercial fishers are joining forces in a trial project to help save Australia's Great Southern Reef. ⌘ Read more
The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen. ⌘ Read more
The inquiry into the trial of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann calls for submissions from journalists, lawyers, police and the public. ⌘ Read more
Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts says 77 pieces of Cambodian jewellery from the Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian periods have returned to their homeland. ⌘ Read more
The sun is rising over Bronte Beach in Sydney's east, and Norman Swan is about to sit in an ice bath. So what's the evidence for and against cold water immersion? ⌘ Read more
There are reports of more collapsed buildings in Türkiye and Syria after another earthquake struck the already devastated region. ⌘ Read more
Major coal miner Glencore has been lobbying for legislation to be changed to allow the expansion of a controversial carbon capture and storage project in the Great Artesian Basin. ⌘ Read more
NSW Water Minister Kevin Anderson has announced his state's position ahead of a meeting of water ministers on Friday. ⌘ Read more
Close, by controversial Belgian director Lukas Dhont, is a poignant vision of a friendship falling apart in real time under the pressure of the transition to high school — forcing a fatal rift. ⌘ Read more
An embrace between the two leaders outside a memorial for Ukraine's fallen soldiers said it all: Zelenskyy can rely on Biden's support for "as long as it takes", writes Steve Cannane. ⌘ Read more
A traumatised Afghanistan veteran says he has been forced to surrender his beloved support dog because the Department of Veterans' Affairs will not pay for its care while he travels overseas for work. ⌘ Read more
Political ideology and business interests have long guided decision-making on what happens to people's superannuation. But the $3.3 trillion in retirement savings belongs to workers, writes Nassim Khadem. ⌘ Read more
UK police find the body of missing woman Nicola Bulley three weeks after she went missing, in a case that drew fierce criticism of social media sleuths. ⌘ Read more
Heat researchers from Sydney University are calling for Australia's pram safety guidelines to be updated after releasing a world-first study. ⌘ Read more
The use of a "restrictive covenant" — which excludes use of the land for public housing at a new Tasmanian real estate development — has been condemned by housing advocates and the state's discrimination commissioner, who admits there is little which can be done. ⌘ Read more
For those trying to find a bulk-billing doctor in Tasmania, the task is a challenging one — and with rural clinics under pressure and fewer GPs coming through the system, the problem is only going to get worse. ⌘ Read more
The most severe heatwave of summer will descend on south-eastern states later this week, bringing a three- to four-day spell of uncomfortably high temperatures and bushfire threat. ⌘ Read more
Australians could wake up one morning to the news we are at war with China. Perhaps a more confronting thought is that such a decision would not require any consultation in parliament. So what could lead us into conflict? John Lyons asks military experts. ⌘ Read more
In 1947, Lord Mountbatten was sent to India to oversee a change that would lead to a chaotic migration of millions of Indians within a matter of months. ⌘ Read more
Australia's foreign influence regime comes under scrutiny, with experts warning the current laws are ill-defined, leaving efforts to influence the nations politicians and institutions unchecked. ⌘ Read more
Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland insists she will not accept donations from gambling companies in the future, as she conceded the public "expect better" from her and fellow politicians. ⌘ Read more
The hardest-hit cities of São Sebastião, Ubatuba, Ilhabela and Bertioga cancelled their Carnival festivities, as more than 600 millimetres of rain falls in a day, one of the highest amounts ever in Brazil in such a short period. ⌘ Read more
Broken corroded wires, improper welding and changes to the walking surface of a 145-year-old hanging bridge in India contributed to its collapse last year that killed 135 people, an investigation finds. ⌘ Read more
The United States will support Türkiye "for as long as it takes", Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says during a trip to the country's south two weeks after earthquakes devastated the region. ⌘ Read more
Paul Holland, 47, pleaded guilty to damaging property, unlawful entry and being armed with an offensive weapon during the attack in July last year. ⌘ Read more
Indigenous advocate Noel Pearson says a rejection of the Voice to Parliament would represent a failure of a whole generation of Indigenous leadership, saying it would then be up to a new generation to chart a different way forward. ⌘ Read more
The famed Japanese manga and anime creator was known for series such as Galaxy Express 999 but also supervised several animated videos for Daft Punk, including One More Time. ⌘ Read more
Police are investigating after a truck rolled over on the Princes Freeway south-west of Melbourne this afternoon. ⌘ Read more
Less than two weeks out from the NRL season kicking off, scans reveal Penrith winger Taylan May will not play again this year because of a knee injury. ⌘ Read more
A central Queensland man has been charged after a seven-month investigation into the death of a woman who was found unconscious at Finch Hatton last year. ⌘ Read more