Rebel Victorian MP Moira Deeming has been expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party after a meeting of MPs this morning, with Renee Heath ditched as partyroom secretary. ⌘ Read more
Rebel Victorian MP Moira Deeming has been expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party after a meeting of MPs this morning, with Renee Heath ditched as partyroom secretary. ⌘ Read more
Emergency services were contacted when a visiting relative attempted to visit the man and was allegedly told he was in hospital. ⌘ Read more
The South Australian Deputy Coroner finds there were a "litany of serious failings and shortcomings" in how a first-time Aboriginal inmate was managed in the state's highest security prison and in police cells, where conditions were "barbaric and inhumane". ⌘ Read more
Tucked into the lush highlands west of Cairns is northern Australia's largest rural population, and it's booming again with agriculture seemly the primary catalyst. ⌘ Read more
A major supplier of frozen rodents has decreased shipments to WA, reducing the supply for pet snakes and reptiles and forcing up costs at smaller pet shops. ⌘ Read more
The chief executive of the Madrid Open apologises after the women's doubles finalists were not allowed to address fans after their match and says it will never happen again, but the tournament is under fire for other issues regarding inequality. ⌘ Read more
A Russian court gives a two-year suspended sentence to a St Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin's parents on the eve of his birthday that said they had "raised a freak and a killer". ⌘ Read more
A woman in her 80s remains in critical condition after being hit by a police motorcycle that was escorting Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. ⌘ Read more
Elon Musk says he has found a woman to replace him as chief executive officer of Twitter and its newly named parent company, X Corp. ⌘ Read more
Donald Trump signals he will appeal against a jury's decision to find him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, a day after joking about the case during a controversial CNN broadcast. ⌘ Read more
Larrakia traditional owners raised concerns with federal and territory ministers about the potential impact of a major industrial hub planned for Darwin before $1.5 billion of Commonwealth funding was confirmed. ⌘ Read more
Concerns over a contentious $715 million stadium and the government's priorities have pushed two Tasmanian MPs to quit the Liberal Party and sit as independents, ending Premier Jeremy Rockliff's majority. ⌘ 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
The national motorsport peak body has told a court it failed to do enough to keep people safe in the years leading up to a spectator's death at the Finke Desert Race in 2021. ⌘ Read more
An influx of donations to Sydney's anti-venom program suggests the native arachnids are unusually active for this time of year, but researchers urge caution — and not for the reason you may think. ⌘ Read more
The Victorian Liberal Party will vote on whether to expel controversial MP Moira Deeming from its ranks, a day after she flagged a possible defamation lawsuit against leader John Pesutto. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
United Australia Party national director Craig Kelly says the TGA 'surrendered" on antiparasitic drug ivermectin with its decision to allow off-label prescription once again. But what actually happened? ⌘ Read more
The law firm behind the case says it will be forced to exclude "difficult claimants" by June 2023 if they don't provide details required to finalise the action, which was commenced in court in 2014. ⌘ Read more
Two trucks caught fire when three collided at Verges Creek, 10 kilometres north of Kempsey in New South Wales, this morning, closing the highway. ⌘ Read more
A loss of subscribers for Disney+ and a further sell-off in regional bank PacWest lead Wall Street to close in the red, with the ASX likely to follow. Stay across the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ Read more
Simon Clarke rode out in front alongside Alessandro De Marchi for most of the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia, only for them both to be caught with the finish line in sight. ⌘ Read more
A project that uses citizen science to track pelican movements has been expanded across inland New South Wales, as the water bird thrives following consecutive wet years. ⌘ Read more
The men then allegedly drove more than 100km in a stolen ute and hit a motorcyclist. ⌘ Read more
India has become the world's largest consumer of whisky by volume. ⌘ Read more
The report contains highly critical reviews of NT Police processes and concerns raised by prosecutors about the expert witnesses called in the murder case against former police officer Zachary Rolfe. ⌘ Read more
Community leaders who met with the prime minister to beg for flood resilience funding fear towns will die if bridges are not raised before the next wet season. ⌘ Read more
First Nations women from around Australia have gathered at a historic summit to discuss how to improve gender equality in their communities. ⌘ Read more
A mayor in western New South Wales says his town is "in limbo" after the budget for a water security project blew out by $4.7 million. ⌘ 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
These Australians are swapping their jobs for the croc cage. Do you have what it takes? ⌘ Read more
Do you remember this week's biggest (and strangest) news stories? Let's see how you go. ⌘ Read more
Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young businessman-turned-politician whose party has been climbing the polls. Here's how Move Forward is making is mark on mainstream Thai politics. ⌘ Read more
A Mildura mum says she has turned to Afterpay to cover medication for her disabled son while another woman says she would rather go without medicine than pay on credit. ⌘ Read more
Australia's rental vacancies are at an all-time low, but for the trans and gender diverse community, the options are even more limited. ⌘ Read more
Police believe the 78-year-old was killed the day she was reported missing — her body put in a wheelie bin near her home in Toowong, which was then collected by a rubbish truck. ⌘ Read more
A candid new documentary is a fitting tribute to a performer who refuses to meet life's curve balls with anything less than his signature good humour. ⌘ Read more
Australian gymnast Ava Costa was on a possible track for the Olympics, but now faces a long recovery after a spinal injury from a training fall — prompting gymnastic greats to send their support. ⌘ Read more
Costs at 24-hour police stations in Tasmania have more than doubled, and in some cases tripled, since the middle of last year. ⌘ Read more
Daniel Hayes was forging a path to a dream career in the AFL 17 years ago — but after leaving the Demons without playing a game, the small forward was left grappling with feelings few understood. ⌘ Read more
A convicted terrorist is being kept in prison using orders that have been condemned in a Home Affairs inquiry. The department kept that report's findings secret — until now. ⌘ Read more
Australia's recent Army overhaul means a greater focus on missiles but a senior American General says cutting back on the number of ground vehicles could be a mistake. ⌘ Read more
Despite increased rental assistance measures in Tuesday's budget, calls to cap rents are growing louder. Economists say they have been successful overseas, but analysts warn they could make the housing crisis worse. ⌘ Read more
Peter Dutton failed to sketch a big picture to look like an alternative prime minister in his Thursday night budget reply, writes Michelle Grattan. ⌘ Read more
The World Health Organization says mpox is no longer a public health emergency, ending a nearly year-long alert for the disease. ⌘ Read more
Following a marathon hearing at the AFL appeals board, Jacob van Rooyen overturns a two-match suspension, allowing the 20-year-old to play for the Demons against the Hawks this weekend. ⌘ Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says an unacceptable number of lives would be lost if Kyiv launched its anticipated counteroffensive and again rules out ceeding territory to Russia as part of a peace deal. ⌘ Read more
Don Farrell has become the first Australian trade minister to visit China since 2019, touching down in Beijing on Thursday afternoon. ⌘ Read more
The rally, the third in three months in the Northern Territory's capital, follows a number of high-profile violent incidents in Darwin this year. ⌘ Read more
Brisbane is sitting pretty at the top of the table and well placed to beat the Storm in Melbourne for the first time since 2016. Follow our ScoreCentre for the live score and stats. ⌘ Read more
As Super Netball reflects on its first Inclusion Round, Australia's first LGBTIQA+ friendly netball club have put their hand up to be involved next year. ⌘ Read more
A 48-year-old man will face court charged with drug offences including trafficking after police allegedly uncovered a drug lab and equipment at a home in Adelaide's south. ⌘ Read more
The 143-metre-long tunnelling machine is stuck and it will stay that way until the company can prove moving it won't cause "further damage" to the environment. ⌘ Read more
The prop supplier for Rust says the movie's armourer told him she bought the same type of ammunition as the live round that killed the cinematographer. ⌘ Read more
The brother of Queensland woman Julie Schutt is pleading for anyone with information on her whereabouts to come forward, four days after she went missing at Streaky Bay on SA's western Eyre Peninsula. ⌘ Read more
Police have arrested a suspect following the shooting at the manufacturing plant in southern Germany. ⌘ Read more
It is a move the federal government hopes will help put a stop to the rapid decline of bulk-billing rates, but GPs say the changes still mean most people seeing a doctor will have to pay for it. ⌘ Read more
In 2017 aspiring WA premier Mark McGowan practically idolised his Victorian counterpart Dan Andrews, but how times have changed — and the almighty dollar is at the heart of it, writes Daniel Mercer. ⌘ Read more
A minister and two other senior leaders of Mr Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party have been taken into custody as the government called out the army to help end widespread and deadly protests. ⌘ Read more
A drink driver who was left with a traumatic brain injury has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to two charges relating to a 2019 crash that killed his passenger at Red Cliffs in north-west Victoria. ⌘ Read more
All public high schools across South Australia will display posters showing the harmful substances found in vapes, as part of a new state government campaign to curb e-cigarette use. ⌘ Read more
The family and friends of Antonio Loiacono gathered to remember the young footballer who died last month after an on-field collision in the Adelaide Hills. ⌘ Read more
Previously unpublished internal research from the Reserve Bank estimates that Australia's risk of recession over this year and next could be as high as 80 per cent. ⌘ Read more
Tensions reached boiling point in Central Queensland on the weekend when a group of residents marched on the homes of alleged offenders in Rockhampton. Police today charged two men with trespassing. ⌘ Read more
The ABC cuts through the financial jargon to explain who will benefit most from another solid surplus in the WA Budget, and who will miss out. ⌘ Read more
Western Australia's position as the nation's strongest economy remains unchallenged as Mark McGowan delivers his third budget as treasurer, and issues a warning over anyone eyeing off the state's GST share. ⌘ Read more
Google has unveiled an experimental revamp of its Search results page, replacing the familiar list of blue links with an AI-generated "snapshot" answer. Here's what to expect when it comes to Australia. ⌘ Read more
After passing a "watershed bill" to establish Indigenous truth-telling and healing, the premier promised to accompany First Nations people to the British Museum to reclaim stolen artefacts. ⌘ Read more
The Greens and Coalition have joined forces in a move that kicks Labor's $10 billion housing policy into the long grass, leaving the government's plans at a major road block. ⌘ Read more
Calls for Papua New Guinea's foreign minister to be sacked over "racist" and "derogatory" comments are intensifying ahead of US President Joe Biden's historic visit to the country. ⌘ Read more
A Supreme Court trial has heard that the youngest of eight men accused of the shooting murder of Jason De Ieso at his northern Adelaide workshop was responsible for firing the fatal round. ⌘ Read more
The government is under pressure to fund the program, introduced by the Coalition in 2018, which gives parents and carers of school-aged children money for sport or recreational activities. ⌘ Read more
The union representing public servants is still in the dark about elements of a 2 per cent pay increase promised more than six months ago, with the NT government taken to the Fair Work Commission. ⌘ Read more
Tears and applause greet the passing of a bill with bipartisan support in a regional parliamentary sitting in Cairns. ⌘ Read more
The cattle died over an eight-day period in March, with investigations pointing to a native shrub as the cause. ⌘ Read more
The teenager was able to escape and raise the alarm after the alleged attack at the Bunbury event. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. ⌘ Read more
A central Queensland mine operator has been cleared of breaching workplace health and safety laws over the death of a miner, despite a court ruling there was an "obvious" risk with faulty machinery. ⌘ Read more
Shane Drumgold, the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, tells an inquiry he was mistaken to believe federal politicians had interfered with a rape investigation. ⌘ Read more
The bungalow was owned by late radio star Harry Griffiths and has been held by the family for over six decades. ⌘ Read more
Three Supreme Court justices handed down their judgement today, rejecting Midfield Meat International's appeal bid and finding none of the grounds of appeal had "any real prospect of success". ⌘ Read more
The Supreme Court trial of accused Greg Lynn will not begin until next year after his barrister raised "funding issues" at a court hearing. ⌘ Read more
Police have suspended their search for missing Toowong woman Lesley Trotter, whose body is believed to have been dumped in a wheelie bin outside her home last month. ⌘ Read more
The Newcastle doctor has told an inquest that the Jehovah's Witness patient was lucid and clear while refusing a potentially life-saving blood transfusion. ⌘ Read more
Months of smoke aerosols profusely pumping into the atmosphere during the 2019–2020 bushfires likely triggered a chain reaction that influenced the onset and intensity of the La Niña events, a US study has found. ⌘ Read more
A man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he was shot in the groin during an alleged carjacking in southern Queensland on Thursday morning. ⌘ Read more
Energy company Eni has quietly revived plans to develop a gas field in the Timor Sea which contains some of the most carbon-intensive gas in Australia, "far more than any other gas field that is being developed". ⌘ Read more
The death toll has risen to 21 in a series of fires raging in Russia's Urals region, some resulting from suspected arson, while medical officials warn the tally is likely to increase, Russian state news agency TASS reports. ⌘ Read more
A rural teacher says the effort that has gone into training her labradoodle to be a therapy dog is worth it as soon as she sees how students and staff interact with him. ⌘ Read more
Swelling iron ore royalties and GST payments from the Commonwealth are set to hand the WA government a bumper surplus of more than $4 billion for the third straight year. ⌘ Read more
Many people think of Fiji as a wonderland of tropical fruit and vegetable — but in reality, premium produce on offer at resorts comes from Australia and New Zealand, while many locals suffer from a lack of wholesome food. ⌘ Read more
Principals in Victoria say they're doing everything they can to keep the tradition of school camps going — including attending the camps themselves. ⌘ Read more
Right to Information documents show a complaint about "race fixing" against Tasmania's leading harness racing stable was received by the Office of Racing Integrity in 2016, seven years before an extensive ABC investigation. ⌘ Read more
Canberra's Catholic archdiocese says it's dismayed and disappointed by the ACT government's decision to take over the Catholic-owned Calvary Public Hospital. ⌘ Read more
Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has announced that she and her husband of three years have filed for divorce. ⌘ Read more
The unsolved murders of 22 women are the subject of an appeal for information launched on by global police agency Interpol, together with Belgian, German and Dutch police. ⌘ Read more
Heather Armstrong, a pioneering US blogger who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism, was found in her Salt Lake City home. ⌘ Read more
It clogs up drains, sticks to your hairbrush, and no one wants it in their food, but hair is great for cleaning up oil spills and, when broken down, could improve your garden. ⌘ Read more
There are concerns almost $95 million of the promised package has been left out of the budget, and it could take years for much of the funding to reach communities. ⌘ Read more
A forum has heard the WA government's approach to fire management is outdated and damaging to bushland burned and the surrounding communities. ⌘ Read more
Youth crime has long been a problem in Kununurra, but a recent spate of car thefts and attempted police car rammings has leaders concerned about children committing serious offences while out on bail. ⌘ Read more
Palestinian militants have fired more than 300 rockets into Israel following dozens of deadly Israeli air strikes on the Gaza strip. ⌘ Read more