Bought in 2012 for $5.68 million and once favoured as a getaway destination for celebrities, there are now growing calls for a Hong Kong-based billionaire to be stripped of the lease for a tropical island in Far North Queensland that has fallen into disrepair. ⌘ Read more
Bought in 2012 for $5.68 million and once favoured as a getaway destination for celebrities, there are now growing calls for a Hong Kong-based billionaire to be stripped of the lease for a tropical island in Far North Queensland that has fallen into disrepair. ⌘ Read more
Stone says a recent uptick in hate speech against the trans community makes her genuinely fearful for her safety and is urging the federal government to intervene to improve protections. ⌘ Read more
Mining company ERA is hoping to raise $369 million to continue funding the rehabilitation of a uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. ⌘ Read more
Zachary Rolfe is dismissed from the Northern Territory's police force a year after he was found not guilty of murder in the Supreme Court over the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker. ⌘ Read more
The life and accomplishments of Aunty Agnes Josephine Shea OAM, a foundation member of the United Ngunnawal Elders Council and a member of the advisory board to ACT Health, are celebrated at St Christopher's Cathedral in Canberra. ⌘ Read more
Pastoralists rarely say no to rainfall on parched country, but the timing could have been better for one family forced to miss out on an important event. ⌘ Read more
Not since Johnny Depp was issued a 50-hour warning to remove his mutts Pistol and Boo from Australia have biosecurity officials been so best in show. ⌘ Read more
The head of Australia's largest online sports betting company and the chair of a parliamentary inquiry looking into internet gambling share a tense encounter in Canberra over whether successful gamblers get blocked from betting. ⌘ Read more
TAFE SA says the stolen documents were uncovered during an unrelated SA Police investigation and included copies of driver's licences, proof of age cards, tax file numbers and passports. ⌘ Read more
The man pleaded guilty to nine charges relating to transmitting and soliciting images, videos, and desires to have sex with children. ⌘ Read more
A jury finds former NRL star Jarryd Hayne guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in her bedroom more than four years ago, after a third trial over the allegations. ⌘ Read more
Charges against four men accused of raping two women in the stairwell of an Adelaide CBD car park last year have been dropped. ⌘ Read more
Rap music has been banned at Sydney's Royal Easter Show, after a teenager was fatally stabbed at last year's event. ⌘ Read more
Charges against Queensland's Jayden Wade Doyle, 25, have been upgraded to attempted murder after an alleged attack on a 56-year-old man on Sunday night that police said caused significant injury. ⌘ Read more
Firefighters were called to the crash scene and were involved in extinguishing the smouldering helicopter. ⌘ Read more
The federal Attorney-General backs a call to release sentencing remarks in the ACT Supreme Court, which saw the man dubbed Witness J secretly jailed for mishandling classified information. ⌘ Read more
A dingo attack on a young girl at K'gari [Fraser Island] has prompted a warning for parents to be mindful of the threat while visiting the popular tourist destination. ⌘ Read more
Liquidators appointed to take over collapsed Victorian home builder Porter Davis have warned some customers who had paid a deposit, but not had received permits, have been left uninsured. ⌘ Read more
The US says Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-jabouri was responsible for planning Islamic State attacks into Europe and developing the leadership structure for the group. ⌘ Read more
Investigators were not able to determine with certainty that Gold Coast pilot Martinus van Hattem was completing an aerobatic manoeuvre immediately before the fatal crash off South Stradbroke Island during 2019, but it was considered a possibility.
A Gold Coast pilot was performing manoeuvres below 500 feet in a vintage military aircraft before crashing into the ocean ... ⌘ Read more
Budget airline Bonza has launched passenger flights in and out of Mildura airport today, reuniting a family split between states. ⌘ Read more
Between $1.5 billion to $3 billion is being lost to Medicare fraud and non-compliance every year, according to an independent review that also warns the overly-complex system is out of date and risks bleeding more taxpayer money. ⌘ Read more
Cameron Smith wasn't sure what to expect on return to Augusta National but now he's back at a course he loves the Australian is hopeful he can end his run of poor form. ⌘ Read more
Madeleine King calls on young people in Australia to consider employment in the resources sector to help the world decarbonise, saying the commitment to net zero emissions needs more mining, not less. ⌘ Read more
A 17-year-old will receive a $7 million settlement from the Canberra Hospital as part of a medical negligence case over his diagnosis and treatment for pneumococcal meningitis and septicaemia when he was just three months old. ⌘ Read more
A defamation battle being waged between media heir Lachlan Murdoch and the publisher of online news site Crikey appears to be driven by "ego and hubris", a judge has declared. ⌘ Read more
About half of the more than 300 mushroom-related calls made to SA's poisons hotline in the past three years have been in relation to children aged under five. ⌘ Read more
The UFC started as a shameless promotion, bordering on a Victorian-era freak show. After a brief stint as a pretty pure combat sport, the merger with the WWE has it firmly back in touch with its roots. ⌘ Read more
A Virginia teacher sues school administrators for $US40 million ($59 million), after being shot by a six-year-old student in January. ⌘ Read more
A baby girl, who was rescued after being buried under rubble for 128 hours in Türkiye, is finally reunited with her mother. ⌘ Read more
The countdown is on until the former US president faces court. Get up to speed about what's happening before proceedings kick off. ⌘ Read more
This year's epic snow in California's Sierra Nevada could top records, state officials believe, with significant flooding expected when it melts and flows down from the mountains. ⌘ Read more
The highway connecting South Australia and Western Australia was temporarily transformed into a runway on Saturday as paramedics responded to a vehicle rollover that left a 53-year-old man with critical injuries. ⌘ Read more
As the Paralympics has grown more popular, it has strayed from its fundamental purpose. Changes are needed to restore fairness for athletes with disability, dual Paralympic gold medal-winning cyclist Peter Brooks writes. ⌘ Read more
Tesla has to pay $US3.2 million ($4.7 million) to a Black former employee after a jury in San Francisco found the electric-vehicle maker failed to prevent severe racial harassment. ⌘ Read more
A NSW breast health expert is heading overseas to help educate athletes and prevent an alarming rate of breast injuries. ⌘ Read more
The NSW Nationals may change leader tomorrow, as Paul Toole faces a likely challenge from former agriculture minister Dugald Saunders. ⌘ Read more
The United States cannot confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from a spy balloon as it flew over sensitive military sites in February. ⌘ Read more
The federal government is expected to impose a ban on TikTok on government devices, following fears the app's security is compromised, and the platform could be used for foreign interference by China. ⌘ Read more
Derek Young had his phone seized by police as part of the investigation into the shooting deaths of three people in North Queensland. ⌘ Read more
Federal police say the seizure, which has a street value of about $268 million, is the second-largest heroin shipment ever detected in Australia. ⌘ Read more
Fire crews from across Tasmania's north-west have been called in to help save some of the state's most significant heritage railway infrastructure after fire broke out at the Don River Railway. ⌘ Read more
The leader of a remote Aboriginal town is hoping the Voice to Parliament will mean his people will not have to call out so loudly to be heard, but he is concerned that may not be the outcome. ⌘ Read more
The company that owns and operates the Ultimate Fighting Championship will take a majority stake in the professional wrestling outfift operated by Vince McMahon. ⌘ Read more
Voice assistants and artificial intelligence are becoming more common in our lives, but who is building the technology? A program at Monash Tech School is showing girls in years 7 to 9 that they can be part of this booming industry. ⌘ Read more
For the first time a woman and an African American have been chosen for NASA's mission to fly around the Moon next year. ⌘ Read more
After 39 labradoodles were rescued from a puppy farm in Bridgetown, more litters were born, bringing the number in care to 55. Their psychological rehabilitation is ongoing 12 months later. ⌘ Read more
NRL and AFL bosses are preparing to face a House of Representatives committee inquiry about online gambling. ⌘ Read more
Aboriginal elders had knowledge that helped a research team excavate "unequivocal" evidence behind a mysterious phenomenon in remote WA. ⌘ Read more
Horse paddocks in the suburbs are a unique part of the bush capital, but Canberra's growth and the government's preference for so-called "urban infill" see paddocks earmarked for closure or downsizing. ⌘ Read more
Fewer people have booked holidays this Easter school holidays but hotels and airlines are ready for a last-minute surge. ⌘ Read more
Former US president Donald Trump arrives in New York city to learn what charges he will be indicted with, as chaotic scenes ensue. ⌘ Read more
Eating mutton bird is part of a long culture in the Furneaux Island group. While the rest of Australia is enjoying the short-tailed shearwater with binoculars, island dwellers are getting out their knives and forks. ⌘ Read more
Bruce was 74 when he moved into this social housing unit without a mug to his name. Then, a simple social media post changed everything. ⌘ Read more
As activist Deni Todorovič calls on Australia for acceptance of the trans community they also say Victorian MP Moira Deeming should have been dismissed, brooking a defence of her from the branch president. ⌘ Read more
A group brought together by anti-vax sentiment is trying to build a parallel society, and it has your local council in its sights. ⌘ Read more
Narromine residents say it was 1955 when the Macquarie River last flooded in their town. They are angry their insurance premiums are spiking now. ⌘ Read more
Friends and family have shared heartfelt tributes to a "beautiful" western Queensland couple who died after their light plane crashed near Proserpine on Sunday. ⌘ Read more
About 4 million Queenslanders contracted COVID-19 at least once last year, infecting more people in a single year than any other virus in the state's history, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said. ⌘ Read more
Labor's historic win in Aston has shown the public sentiment in the quiet and marginalised Chinese community — many were long-term Liberal supporters, but now they are switching, writes Bang Xiao. ⌘ Read more
When Zoe Jiang was at home in China, packing her bags to stay in Sydney, she did not think to bring an item that would prove essential — a tent. ⌘ Read more
If history is anything to go by, the 58th government under NSW Labor Chris Minns won't be unstable because it's two seats short of a majority — but it will face some heavy interrogation. ⌘ Read more
Paralympic athletes and high-ranking officials express alarm at what they say is widespread and growing cheating, calling for urgent action to salvage the credibility of the Games – one of the world's most-watched sporting events. ⌘ Read more
India will soon replace China as the world's most populous country. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a global superpower, but India will need to carefully manage the boom without revisiting its dark history of population control. ⌘ Read more
Since the 1980s, a neoliberal focus on output and efficiency has entered Australia's public systems, including the courts and policing. Does this impact how justice is served? ⌘ Read more
The battle for Bakhmut is the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far, and it is heating up again. What makes the city so important and what's the state of play? ⌘ Read more
Despite being banned since 2010, five different types of ozone-eating chlorofluorocarbons have increased in our atmosphere, and are thousands of times more potent greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide. ⌘ Read more
The former president and three others charged led a pro-Kosovo guerilla faction during the break-up of Yugoslavia. ⌘ Read more
Arctic scientists are set to start drilling to save samples of ancient ice for analysis before the frozen layers melt away due to climate change, mission organisers said on Monday. ⌘ Read more
Premier Chris Minns unveils a pared down frontbench that includes gender parity within the Ministry for the first time in New South Wales. ⌘ Read more
Russian state media report a threat from the Kremlin to take "additional steps" with its military in response to Finland joining NATO, expanding the alliance to Russia's doorstep. ⌘ Read more
A French government minister who has appeared — clothed — on the cover of Playboy has defended her decision as a feminist statement. ⌘ Read more
A young girl has been flown to hospital after she was bitten on her head and hands by a dingo while swimming at Queensland's K'gari-Fraser Island. ⌘ Read more
Crimes in Malaysia that previously were punishable by a mandatory death sentence can now be punished with whipping or prison, after sweeping legal reforms. ⌘ Read more
Witnesses say the suspect asked questions and exchanged remarks with Tatarsky before the explosion. ⌘ Read more
Former US president Donald Trump is set to fly from Florida to New York City on Monday, ahead of his scheduled arraignment related to hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election. ⌘ Read more
A decision by Victoria's highest court in upholding a landmark ruling is being hailed as a win for victim-survivors with the Catholic Church being deemed vicariously liable for the abuse by its priests. ⌘ Read more
An independent review of workplace culture at the Australian Antarctic Division has found one-in-four female staff respondents had experienced workplace sexual harassment, with the majority in Antarctic stations. ⌘ Read more
The NT chief minister has today refused to clarify media reports that Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has been asked to resign, stating several times that the commissioner is on leave. ⌘ Read more
Warnings about a gas shortage across Australia's eastern states have been scrapped after the competition watchdog said supplies would meet demand. ⌘ Read more
A review has found the transport of prisoners in regional WA is being conducted "safely and efficiently", 15 years after the death of an Aboriginal elder due to severe heatstroke in a van that had broken air conditioning. ⌘ Read more
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea's East Sepik province. ⌘ Read more
The GoJo deal is looming, and our rebel alliance is looking fragile as Logan promises a new dawn at ATN. But first: karaoke! ⌘ Read more
A Canberra-based defence company has inked a $120 million dollar deal to export its locally made Remote Weapons System (RMS) to Ukraine and is hopeful of soon securing further arms sales to the war-torn country. ⌘ Read more
The only public high-risk maternity service in regional Queensland will be allocated more staff and funding to respond to delays. ⌘ Read more
A former human rights lawyer tells a court her husband, a prominent Perth doctor, pushed her to the ground and left her screaming in pain during an argument over another woman. ⌘ Read more
After going viral last year when he hit a ball onto the 18th green from outside a pub at St Andrews, Harrison Crowe now wants to create a stir by making an impression at the Masters. ⌘ Read more
The victim of paedophile Angus Gottaas-Hughes tells the ACT Supreme Court of the lasting impact his sexual abuse has had on her. ⌘ Read more
Forecast models indicate the low-pressure system could pass through the NSW coast, bringing with it heavy rain tomorrow and Wednesday. ⌘ Read more
The 38-year-old pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after being acquitted of two counts of malicious acts with intent to disable last year. ⌘ Read more
In sentencing Whittens Group over the death of 56-year-old Carl Delaney, Judge Tanya Fong Lim said the company had not done enough to prevent non-compliance by workers. ⌘ Read more
City Hall said more than 103,000 people voted, with 89 per cent rejecting e-scooters and just 11 per cent supporting them. ⌘ Read more
The Court of Appeal has ruled a fine issued last year to mechanics over a triple fatality near Wodonga in 2014 was manifestly inadequate. ⌘ Read more
A Victorian jury finds the former school principal guilty of 18 sexual offences and not guilty of nine, following a weeks-long trial on the historical allegations. ⌘ Read more
Police are searching a landfill site in Adelaide's northern suburbs in the hopes of finding more remains of alleged murder victim Geoffrey McLean. ⌘ Read more
The NSW Independent Planning Commission has conditionally approved a controversial lead and silver mine in central-west NSW. ⌘ Read more
The Voice would be a permanent body to advise parliament, representing First Nations people on policies that affect their lives. ⌘ Read more
Parts of southern Australia could experience their coldest temperatures of the year this Easter. But for those making their way to the east coast it's looking sunny, fine and warm for the start of the long-weekend. ⌘ Read more
Australians hitting the road this Easter are likely to be spared any immediate hit from a bid by the global oil cartel to boost sagging prices. ⌘ Read more
Police are searching a property at Kudla for a person missing from Adelaide's northern suburbs after charging a man at the address last night with gun and drug offences. ⌘ Read more