Agricultural crimes, like livestock theft, can be complex investigations. The latest tech innovations could offer solutions to protect farmers and their stock. ⌘ Read more
Agricultural crimes, like livestock theft, can be complex investigations. The latest tech innovations could offer solutions to protect farmers and their stock. ⌘ Read more
Darwin's grand final day in 2023 brings balloons, banners, hot chips and mid-strength beer like those that preceded it, the celebrations marking the conclusion of another campaign — but the date may ultimately be remembered as the end of an era. ⌘ Read more
Solomon Islands has the world's most expensive electricity. And one leader says it's keeping them "in the Dark Ages". ⌘ Read more
Six-year-old Dáithí has been waiting for a heart transplant for almost his entire life. His efforts to make the process easier for people like him have transformed Northern Ireland and are now being honoured by the UK's highest office. ⌘ Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk tells the BBC that running Twitter has been "quite painful" but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year. ⌘ Read more
Prince Harry confirms he will attend his father, King Charles III's coronation on May 6. ⌘ Read more
The Minns government is inspecting the state's books, and claims the former Coalition government hid the true cost and timeline for several stages of the driverless train network. ⌘ Read more
A video emerges online apparently showing Russian soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive with a knife. Warning graphic content may disturb some readers. ⌘ Read more
A ground and air search is underway on Mount Everest for three buried by snow after avalanche. ⌘ Read more
The owner of the small company that has won the President's Medal at Sydney's Royal Easter Show says her staff always have their work done in time to pick their kids up from school. ⌘ Read more
In warehouses outside Madrid, hop vines grow under LED lights as one of the key ingredients in beer which is now threatened by climate change. ⌘ Read more
After his 2017 music festival collapsed on its opening weekend, leaving attendees stranded and starving on a remote island with no musical performances, Billy McFarland says he wants to have another go at running the event. ⌘ Read more
Myanmar's military says it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week, and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the "terrorists". ⌘ Read more
Russia says it has successfully test launched an "advanced" intercontinental ballistic missile, weeks after it suspended participation in its last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US. ⌘ Read more
Shai Bolton pleads for thieves to return the "cherished" premiership medals stolen from his Melbourne home while the Richmond star was away in December. ⌘ Read more
Brisbane man Brendyn Clark is on trial for the alleged attempted murder of Adrian Hing in June 2019. ⌘ Read more
An environmental group has lost its latest court battle with a mining company that's planning to build a controversial new tailings dam in Tasmania's west. ⌘ Read more
On the eve of an historic weekend for the AFL, a former player has vented his frustrations with a game that has long been marred by racial vilification against its Indigenous players. ⌘ Read more
Ma Zhaoxu, the vice minister of foreign affairs, met with DFAT secretary Jan Adams in Canberra to discuss topics the two countries rarely see eye-to-eye on. ⌘ Read more
The three-year-old is the second child injured in a dog attack in Queensland this week. ⌘ Read more
The Minister for Indigenous Australians insists the government remains open to tweaking the wording of the proposed Voice to Parliament referendum question and constitutional amendment. ⌘ Read more
The former NRL player faces a second bail hearing in as many weeks as prosecutors again seek to have him remanded in custody ahead of sentencing for sexual assault. ⌘ Read more
The identity of a former massage therapist accused of a swathe of sexual offences in a beachside suburb of Adelaide can now be revealed as 36-year-old Sumit Satish Rastogi. ⌘ Read more
A Maryborough man and woman have been committed to stand trial for the alleged murder of a volunteer firefighter. ⌘ Read more
A Chinese woman becomes the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation says. ⌘ Read more
Beth Fairley says she delivered a "passionate lecture" to the motorbike rider, who was travelling in the wrong direction up a one-way trail on the Sunshine Coast. ⌘ Read more
Ash from the initial eruption reached 20 kilometres into the sky, covering villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust and triggering an aviation warning. ⌘ Read more
Police hope someone will come forward with information on a woman who disappeared while travelling in Cape York more than 10 years ago. ⌘ Read more
The union agrees to accept a potential $350,000 fine after "flagrantly" disregarding orders not to strike at parliament house, but the final figure still needs to be approved by the Industrial Relations Commission. ⌘ Read more
New Transport Minister Jo Haylen says 28,000 services were cancelled in August last year alone under contracts with the former government — some of which are 10 years long. ⌘ Read more
A stone scoreboard used in an ancient soccer-like ball game has been discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site, archaeologists said this week. ⌘ Read more
For more than a decade, graziers across Queensland and northern New South Wales have been baffled by a mystery murderer in their paddocks, costing billions in lost productivity. But there's finally been a break in the case. ⌘ Read more
Two men are set to face court after a couple in their 80s were found with serious head injuries inside their Cherrybrook home nearly three years ago. ⌘ Read more
The International Monetary Fund says Australia has one of the greatest risks of mortgage defaults in the world, as it warns of a significant downturn in global economic growth for the year ahead. ⌘ Read more
While barley farmers and exporters have broadly welcomed the WTO appeal suspension, it's unclear whether it will be a turn for the better. ⌘ Read more
The media coverage around this week's episode of Succession proves times have well and truly changed since the Game of Thrones days regarding spoilers. Do we just not care anymore? ⌘ Read more
Following the ecological disaster of the Menindee fish kills, an inquiry timeline has been announced. NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe said the investigation could be underway in a matter of weeks. ⌘ Read more
The family of a 12-year-old girl killed in a helicopter crash in Broome three years ago calls for drastic changes to the regulation of tourist flights after a scathing report. ⌘ Read more
Luigi Rayapen is sentenced by the WA Court of Appeal to more than three years in prison after initially being handed a suspended jail term for sexually assaulting a woman while she tried to sleep on Rottnest. ⌘ Read more
Adelaide woman Eudoxia Pehlivanidis, who was arrested at the age of 82 in February and charged with attempted cocaine trafficking, could not attend court today because she has dementia, her lawyer said. ⌘ Read more
People living in the once-sleepy estuary community of Dawesville have been impacted by power outages for years due to growing pressure on the system. ⌘ Read more
The Palaszczuk government was warned of Gladstone Hospital staff concerns that "management have no plans" as the facility's maternity crisis began to unfold in July last year, new documents show. ⌘ Read more
Russia is poised to introduce electronic military draft papers for the first time in its history as it seeks to tighten up the system it has used to expand its military forces in Ukraine and crack down on draft dodgers. Here's how it will change. ⌘ Read more
The Australian winter will likely see a rise in COVID cases again. The cycle of subvariants will leave us exposed and hasten the waning of immunity, writes Catherine Bennett. ⌘ Read more
Two men twice convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a woman at a party in Balmoral in regional Victoria seven years ago, will serve community corrections orders. ⌘ Read more
Two years after a mouse plague devastated large parts of the country, farmers are reporting an increase in sightings again, but the CSIRO says numbers can be contained with good management. ⌘ Read more
US officials can nominate a chosen text for their ceremonies and have sworn on everything from the US constitution to a Dr Seuss book. ⌘ Read more
The Waratahs Women avenge last year's grand final against the Fijiana Drua, who suffer their first loss since joining the Super W. ⌘ Read more
The owners of the hatchery, west of Geelong, say the chicks need proper care and could be in danger. ⌘ Read more
Tupperware Brands is pursuing investors to keep it afloat and is in danger of being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. ⌘ Read more
When Bobby Hoult goes fishing, he takes a rake and a bag. He's one of only a few people in West Australia authorised to commercially harvest wild cockles. ⌘ Read more
Taiwanese rush to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh, as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games. ⌘ Read more
The nearly complete skull of a 95-million-year-old sauropod dinosaur named "Ann" found in Central Queensland, has unearthed new insights into how the massive creature lived. ⌘ Read more
Growing up in country NSW, Charles Bartley never dreamed he would one day be teaching Channing Tatum how to move his hips on the big screen in Magic Mike's Last Dance. ⌘ Read more
A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan sold for $US2.2 million ($3.3 million), setting a record price at auction for game-worn sports footwear, Sotheby's announced. ⌘ Read more
Halls Creek community leaders to hold a forum for service providers, Indigenous agencies and government departments to tackle youth offending. ⌘ Read more
The LHD Dixmude is on its first visit to Australia as part of Mission Jeanne d'Arc 2023, as the country works to increase its presence in the hotly contested Indo-Pacific. ⌘ Read more
At the start of 2023, WorldPride came Down Under to celebrate and promote LGBTQIA+ rights. But rewind 70 years and queer people living in regional NSW had a very different story to tell. ⌘ Read more
The season is yet to officially begin, but industry figures say caravan park bookings are already down by 50 per cent. ⌘ Read more
When the Northern Territory raised the age of criminal responsibility last year to 12, the government said the legislation wouldn't begin operationally until "the second half of 2023". But advocates say young children are still being jailed. ⌘ Read more
Labor member for Geelong Christine Couzens says she and other state MPs have approached Victoria's local government minister for "frank discussions" about the City of Geelong, amid governance concerns, budget blowouts and impending redundancies. ⌘ Read more
People in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions are making their final preparations before the storm is expected to make landfall between Port Hedland and Broome on Thursday or Friday. ⌘ Read more
A new report suggests Australia is becoming more inequitable, with 93 per cent of pre-tax gains in the economy going to the top 10 per cent of earners. ⌘ Read more
Extending Medicare coverage to all IVF treatments would cost taxpayers less than $1 million a year, advocates argue. The federal government is set to review the surrogacy exclusion later this year. ⌘ Read more
Community leaders in remote parts of the NT and WA say they are unclear on what the Voice to Parliament is and want face-to-face meetings with federal government representatives ahead of the upcoming referendum. ⌘ Read more
Andrew Connor is among the 145,000 people who may have been impacted about the cyber attack involving Tasmania's Education Department and he wants government officials to be clear on what information has been leaked. ⌘ Read more
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a blood-testing scam. ⌘ Read more
Don't believe what you read about sanctions against Russia being ineffective, says Vladimir Milov. He believes they are weakening Putin's grip on power. ⌘ Read more
2023 Women's World Cup hosts Australia take on tournament favourites England, who come into this match on a 30-game winning streak. Can the Matildas break it? ⌘ Read more
John Olsen, one of Australia's most acclaimed artists who was known for his distinctive depictions of landscapes and nature, dies at age 95. ⌘ Read more
In a major setback to the relief efforts in Afghanistan, the UN limits its operations in the war-ravaged country facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the wake of the Taliban's ban on its female staff. ⌘ Read more
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says abuse of players must stop as a further four comments are subject to online comments. ⌘ Read more
At least 50 people have been killed in central Myanmar in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule. ⌘ Read more
One of the most prominent Indigenous figures in recent Liberal politics says the Voice to Parliament will be hamstrung if it cannot directly advise ministers, saying his former colleagues should have "no reason to be afraid" of the proposal. ⌘ Read more
In a rare public speaking engagement, General Angus Campbell also praises the Ukrainian armed forces, and describes an apparent intelligence leak from the Pentagon as "serious". ⌘ Read more
Swimming in the Seine has, with some exceptions, been off-limits since 1923, but a clean-up is underway for the 2024 Olympics. ⌘ Read more
Aviation warnings are issued as one of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust. ⌘ Read more
Questions around the position of the Northern Territory's police commissioner, Jamie Chalker, are expected to be resolved in the next week, the chief minister says. ⌘ Read more
Hundreds of South Koreans flee a wildfire fuelled by strong winds that burned parts of an eastern coastal city, destroying dozens of homes as 3,000 firefighters battle the flames. ⌘ Read more
The four-day walkout by tens of thousands of junior doctors is shaping up to be the most serious industrial action yet, with the NHS's Stephen Powis warning it will pile "immense pressures" on the service. ⌘ Read more
The United States and the Philippines launch combat exercises that will involve live-fire drills, including a boat-sinking rocket assault, in waters across the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait that will likely inflame China. ⌘ Read more
James Mussillon, who owned Courgette Restaurant, is sentenced to three years and 11 months in jail for money laundering, perjury and fraud. ⌘ Read more
Months out from voting, you can all but guarantee Julian Leeser won't be the last political casualty of this referendum, write Brett Worthington. ⌘ Read more
The AFL has announced sanctions for Collingwood's Jack Crisp after the leaked video scandal. ⌘ Read more
Under the scheme, almost one-in-five smokers will be given a vape — an e-cigarette — starter kit, along with support to help quit smoking, the UK Department of Health says. ⌘ Read more
Scores of residents in Boort, population 940, reported feeling the impact of the 3.4-magnitude quake early this morning. ⌘ Read more
The temperature has dropped, flu season is creeping up and COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in New South Wales. Here is what you need to know to protect yourself. ⌘ Read more
Lesley Trotter, from Toowong, was reported missing on March 28. ⌘ Read more
An Australian is certain to ring the iconic Bells Beach surfing trophy after an all-local final beckoning in the women's competition. ⌘ Read more
A judge has describes the behaviour of James Farmer on the night his son was thrown from his car and killed as "outrageously dangerous" as he jails him for almost a decade. ⌘ Read more
Anika Wells says football (soccer) has been fractured when approaching the federal government for funding, with no clear direction for the grassroots game. ⌘ Read more
A joint investigation between police and the tax office has led to the destruction of an illegal tobacco plantation which was found near Parkes. ⌘ Read more
Cassiopeia A — a massive accumulation of cosmic dust that has been studied for decades — has only now been seen in clearer detail, thanks to images beamed back from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. ⌘ Read more
They play on dirt not grass, have never competed before and endured a 16-hour bus ride to get to the tournament — but this team of junior softballers from the APY Lands has claimed state glory. ⌘ Read more
Alexander Matters was accused of raping a woman in 2021. Today a jury found him not guilty and his lawyer questioned why the case ever made it to trial. ⌘ Read more
Described as a 19-year-old phenomenon, Cairns basketballer Shaneice Swain is the latest Australian to make it into the top-flight American women's basketball league. ⌘ Read more
US information about the Ukraine war, North Korean missile tests and more have leaked on social media websites like Discord and 4Chan — here's what you need to know. ⌘ Read more
Max Hazelton is remembered for creating Hazelton Airlines, a precursor to today's Rex, and surviving 1954 plane crash in rugged bush. ⌘ Read more
A mine worker in his 30s has died underground at the Sunrise Dam gold mine near Laverton in WA's northern Goldfields. ⌘ Read more
A grand jury charges a six-year-old boy's mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanour charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm. ⌘ Read more