A 30-year-old man will face court charged with being unlawfully on premises and breach of bail after allegedly running from police and hiding in a wheelie bin at Park Holme. ⌘ Read more
A 30-year-old man will face court charged with being unlawfully on premises and breach of bail after allegedly running from police and hiding in a wheelie bin at Park Holme. ⌘ Read more
A surf culture is emerging in Samoa, with the help of some donated boards left by visiting surfers. ⌘ Read more
In a statement, the opposition leader said Joshua Burgoyne was "likely to be charged in relation to the incident", which took place in Alice springs last year. ⌘ Read more
This northern WA region has already experienced three heatwaves, and meteorologists say it's just getting warmer. ⌘ Read more
A 25-year-old farmer with more than 200,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel says more than half of her audience is female as she films her days on a sheep and cropping property in south-west Victoria. ⌘ Read more
Father of four Blake Tisdell died after he collapsed during training. He was the second Aberglasslyn Ants player to die in eight months. ⌘ Read more
Ryan Papenhuyzen can't remember the last time he felt this good and following the try he scored on return from injury it's been a while since he looked so fast. ⌘ Read more
High profile stars are helping shine a light on the rise of sports apparel meeting the fashion industry — but the history of the movement shows it isn't a level playing field. ⌘ Read more
Media reporting over the last month has claimed some French soft cheeses are "under threat" from a lack of genetic diversity in cheese cultures, but a leading cheesemaker and a veteran microbiologist say it's more complicated than that. ⌘ Read more
In Force of Nature: The Dry 2 a group of women on a corporate team-building exercise battle the elements in the dense Victorian rainforest. ⌘ Read more
Twenty per cent of sporting clubs are on the brink of collapse. There are concerns closures would have an impact not just on regional communities, but also on the quality of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic team. ⌘ Read more
Greece's parliament has approved a bill allowing same-sex couples the right to wed and adopt children after decades of campaigning by the LGBT community for marriage equality in the socially conservative country. ⌘ Read more
Severe storms have produced heavy rainfall in south-east Queensland, with Brisbane recording more than 100 millimetres overnight. ⌘ Read more
The environment protection body said most of the schools had small quantities of mulch in their gardens which would be fenced off and only one school, St Luke's College in Marsden Park would be closed for the day ⌘ Read more
Premier Jacinta Allan says "as much as half of the town" of Pomonal, in Victoria's west, has been destroyed in this week's bushfires. ⌘ Read more
A Corruption and Crime Commission inquiry into WA's ombudsman sees swipe card records that show he only spent 36 days in the office over a year, as details of a deal he entered into with the OECD are probed. ⌘ Read more
Michelle Williams was 18 when she first got a taste of working as a governess. She has returned to Far West NSW to work for the same family, a generation apart. ⌘ Read more
Iona Anderson just misses out on gold at the world championships, but the astonished 18-year-old is still left delighted at picking up her second silver of the week in Doha in the 50m backstroke. ⌘ Read more
Algal blooms harmful to humans and fish could be a thing of the past thanks to the development of a new clay modified to target the algae's food source. ⌘ Read more
Mary Anne Fagan was found by her children bound, gagged and fatally stabbed multiple times. For 46 years they've been searching for answers. ⌘ Read more
Dr Karl says cold-hot therapy has some benefits but many claims have no solid scientific evidence behind them. ⌘ Read more
The Australian share market is set to rise at the start of trade, after a slump in retail sales data in the US fuelled Wall Street's optimism on interest rate cuts, while the UK and Japan have entered a recession. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
The impacts of a possible tropical cyclone near the Northern Territory-Queensland border could be felt within hours, while a town in the warning zone remains without mobile coverage. ⌘ Read more
A growing friendship with four-time swimming gold medallist Dawn Fraser is helping rising track and field star Torrie Lewis in her pursuit of a berth on the Australian team at the Paris Olympics. ⌘ Read more
It's out of the woods and into the big city for a group of outback Swifties from Western Australia, who are arguably some of Taylor Swift's most dedicated fans. ⌘ Read more
The Coalition Morrison is exiting is a mixed bunch, in terms of performance, illustrated by the first weeks of this year, writes Michelle Grattan. ⌘ Read more
After rotting away for more than a decade, the tide may be turning for a once iconic Whitsundays holiday spot with whispers Lindeman Island will be back in action by 2025. ⌘ Read more
Queensland police have charged the 44-year-old Woodhill man with murder and interfering with a corpse after the death of a 41-year-old woman at a rural property in Logan, south of Brisbane. ⌘ Read more
Following the controversial release of "Esky Killer" Matthew Armitage, Australia's highest court has been asked to make a judgement on a Queensland law designed to keep uncooperative criminals behind bars. ⌘ Read more
Darcie Brown takes a maiden Test five-wicket haul, but Alyssa Healy is denied a maiden Test ton by some superb fielding in the deep. Here's the five quick hits from a stinking hot WACA on day one of the Test against South Africa. ⌘ Read more
Luke's parents had to leave the house to gamble, but his generation has a casino in its pocket. He worries about the impact. ⌘ Read more
Growing doubts about whether President Biden is simply too old to see out a second term are fuelling commentary about whether the first lady could persuade her husband to stand aside. ⌘ Read more
You probably imagine Antarctica is just covered snow and ice, but parts of the frozen continent are home to lush beds of green moss that chart changes over thousands of years. ⌘ Read more
Tony Palmer is among those calling for better infrastructure in small towns after the power went out this week, putting his wife's health at risk. ⌘ Read more
The Macquarie Point stadium dominated the first day of the Tasmanian election campaign. But will the election outcome shape whether the state's AFL team — and stadium — happens or not? ⌘ Read more
The government is desperate for solutions with rental vacancy rates at an all-time low across Sydney and short-term vacancies concentrated in NSW regional towns like Byron Bay and along the state's south coast priced beyond the reach of many. ⌘ Read more
Amid an unabated cost of living crisis, and against the backdrop of price gouging allegations, a shift is taking place — the inner-city supermarket as we once knew it is disappearing. ⌘ Read more
Israeli forces raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza on Thursday, as footage posted online showed chaos, shouting and the sound of shooting in darkened corridors that were filled with dust and smoke. ⌘ Read more
Only five countries have scored a successful lunar landing and no private business has done it yet. ⌘ Read more
The NT government has reduced the amount of water industry can take during the wet season in a policy that has support from recreational fishers and farmers. ⌘ Read more
A 31-year old Sunshine Coast man is facing dozens of charges including rape and using children to create exploitation material. ⌘ Read more
Indonesians in Australia who voted in this week's presidential elections have expressed scepticism about the provisional results and concerns about the future should the provisional winner, Prabowo Subianto, be officially confirmed as the country's next president. ⌘ Read more
Minutes after an important international joint statement, an alert pinged out to media for an afternoon photo opportunity, write Annabel Crabb and Brett Worthington. ⌘ Read more
The customers of at least six financial institutions are experiencing issues with payments and banking, as investigations continue into the root of the problem. ⌘ Read more
The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing a potential class action after revelations that medical information about veterans was distributed to a South Australian university program without the veterans' consent. ⌘ Read more
Initiated under former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, the state government paid nearly $400,000 for polling in the lead up to this year's state election. ⌘ Read more
Police are investigating the death of a young woman in an incident involving farm machinery at a rural property south of Brisbane. The death is being treated as a possible domestic violence incident. ⌘ Read more
As the federal government prepares to make a final decision on how to properly fund aged care, the prime minister says there is no plan to revisit how the family home is counted in the aged care assets test. ⌘ Read more
The 48-year-old man, who was found dead in the back of a ute after its canopy caught alight in Echuca, had been in police custody for an unrelated traffic offence hours beforehand, which meant the Professional Standards Command would oversee the investigation. ⌘ Read more
A woman who was with Jarrad Antonovich at a psychedelic retreat in NSW tells an inquest she raised concerns about the 46-year-old's condition, but the response led her to ignore her instincts. ⌘ Read more
Rachel Wake was murdered on Christmas Day 2021. Her former husband, Darren Mark Wake, has pleaded guilty to her murder. Family members have told the Supreme Court in Hobart about the devastating impact the crime has had on them. ⌘ Read more
As congratulations flow following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's engagement to partner Jodie Haydon, questions are asked about whether Mr Albanese will seek a pre-election wedding, with a possible poll bounce on the prime minister's gift registry, writes political reporter Matthew Doran. ⌘ Read more
Current and former university students copped a massive 7.1 per cent indexation hit to their student loans last year. ⌘ Read more
More than 65,000 kilometres of powerlines stretch across Victoria via more than 100,000 towers. But the aging system is not immune from freak weather events. ⌘ Read more
Figures revealed in Western Australia's first parliamentary sitting for the year showed 66 children under the age of 14 contracted an STI over the past three years. ⌘ Read more
Labor went to the NSW election promising to enforce marine sanctuary zones. But almost a year later, amnesties that allow fishing remain in place. ⌘ Read more
REDcycle collapsed under its own weight, stockpiling recyclable material with nowhere to go. The new soft plastic recycling scheme will feed new, purpose-built waste processing facilities so it has much better prospects, writes Anya Phelan. ⌘ Read more
Fereshteh Ahmadi doesn't have much money for art supplies, so her husband Mohammad Mohammadi has worked with the council in Bordertown to get her art on display — and it has received a very position reception. ⌘ Read more
The Fantastic Four franchise has met with some speed bumps in the past. But it's back, with Marvel announcing who will star in the new film due out in July 2025. ⌘ Read more
Monique Ericka Hudson has been jailed over the harrowing 2023 incident in Queensland, which left several people injured and a mum beside herself with distress. ⌘ Read more
Thousands of construction workers gather outside state parliament to demand the resignation of Industrial Minister Grace Grace amid ongoing concerns about heat stress on worksites. ⌘ Read more
A support worker will front court next month after police accused him of leaving a non-verbal man with autism in a parked car during a 40C day. ⌘ Read more
Communities from Port Roper to Burketown are being warned to prepare for severe weather as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a moderate chance of a tropical low developing into a cyclone over the region. ⌘ Read more
The Australian company's construction arm went into voluntary administration this month, with work on 21 development projects grinding to a halt and no guarantee they would resume. ⌘ Read more
The Australian-reared actor has been slogging away in Hollywood for the better half of a decade but Saltburn has launched Elordi into another level of fame completely. ⌘ Read more
Middle-aged Australians are being urged to check if they are fully immunised against measles before travelling overseas as cases emerge across the country. ⌘ Read more
The NSW government launches a taskforce to investigate asbestos found in mulch at numerous site across Sydney, with Chris Minns saying it's impossible to lock down "every single park up, or school or hospital". ⌘ Read more
Perth-born sprinting sensation Sasha Zhoya is poised to become one of the great showmen of modern athletics but he won't be doing it for Australia at the Paris Olympics. ⌘ Read more
For the first time Anatoliy Tutov is returning to the cells where he says Russian soldiers detained and tortured him for nearly four weeks. ⌘ Read more
The captain of Australia's men's over-60s cricket team says the sport is booming among his age group as his team prepares to contest the second international masters Cricket World Cup in India. ⌘ Read more
It would be the biggest blow yet to the state's once-booming nickel industry, which has seen mine closures and hundreds of job losses this year amid a sharp fall in metal prices. ⌘ Read more
Dylan Lloyd pleads guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to unlawful sexual intercourse and the indecent assault of a girl on the Seaford train line. ⌘ Read more
Disclosing abuse can be incredibly difficult. Victim-survivors fear they won't be believed and have a lot of shame around the violence they are experiencing. But there are ways we can help those in our lives feel safer to share. ⌘ Read more
Police investigating Melbourne's tobacco wars charge two men with extortion of a store in the city's north. ⌘ Read more
Residents in Yass, Murrumbateman, Bowning, and Binalong are told they should not drink tap water until further notice, and should use caution when bathing children. ⌘ Read more
Lawyers for the ACT's former top prosecutor argue Walter Sofronoff did not adhere to the conventions of engaging with media during his time leading an inquiry into the prosecution of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann. ⌘ Read more
Australia's women face South Africa in a Test for the first time, in a four-day contest at the WACA. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
A coroner probing the deaths of four teenagers killed in a high-speed stolen car crash has found Queensland Police couldn't have done anything to prevent their deaths. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died. ⌘ Read more
One of the longest serving politicians in Northern Territory parliament, Kezia Purick, has announced she will retire from politics at the upcoming election. ⌘ Read more
A truck driver says a young man's distinctive hair stood out as he passed him on a northern NSW highway. An inquest has heard the driver may have been one of the last people to see him alive. ⌘ Read more
Businesses that offer claim management services are regularly confusing and misleading customers, leaving them with hefty bills and driving insurance premiums higher, the industry council says. ⌘ Read more
Described as a "bucket list" item for adventurers heading to the tip of Cape York, the CREB Track through the Daintree Rainforest needs major reconstruction work before it can reopen. ⌘ Read more
Nearly one month after WA regions were plunged into a blackout during a heatwave, the business community still doesn't know if their losses will be compensated. ⌘ Read more
The Queensland premier is set to announce an independent review into the reporting powers of the state's Crime and Corruption Commission, led by prominent former Chief Justice Catherine Holmes. ⌘ Read more
Dinesh Palipana lost the use of his legs in a horrific car crash, but was able to walk again in a new, thought-controlled virtual reality simulation. ⌘ Read more
Memories of a "frontier" town risk fading from the page in the damp wreckage of Timber Creek's police museum. ⌘ Read more
Droughts, fires, floods and cyclones have hit Queensland farmers in the past five years, pushing their coping mechanisms to the limit. ⌘ Read more
As the US prepares to scrap its recommendation that people with coronavirus stay home for five days after testing positive, we asked Australia's Department of Health whether it plans to follow suit. Here's what we found out. ⌘ Read more
In a western NSW sports hall, dozens of young people gather each week to hone their hooks, jabs and upper cuts. And while it might sound serious, the sessions at Bourke PCYC are also full of laughter and conversation. ⌘ Read more
Australia's foreign minister says a ground invasion of Rafah, where a large number of Palestinians are taking refuge, would be "unjustifiable". ⌘ Read more
While Newman is best known for its central role in WA's mining industry, locals hope a developing stone fruit orchard will help the town to diversify. ⌘ Read more
Carlton coach Michael Voss signs a two-year contract extension as he vows to take the revitalised Blues to another level on the field. ⌘ Read more
Apple TV+ show The New Look brings to life a complex, rich moment in time — whether you're a fashion history buff or can barely spell Balenciaga. ⌘ Read more
A team of conservationists and volunteers successfully relocate 40 trapdoor spiders across WA's Great Southern. ⌘ Read more
Up to 35,000 homes across NSW are used as short-term rental accommodation throughout the year, according to a discussion paper released by the NSW government today. ⌘ Read more
The new Spider-Man spin-off starring Dakota Johnson is not about to reverse the downward spiral of the superhero industrial complex. ⌘ Read more
The prime minister has taken to social media to announce his engagement to his partner Jodie Haydon. ⌘ Read more
Families, children and the elderly are being flown out of the Gulf of Carpentaria as a tropical low, with a 40 per cent chance of turning into a cyclone, risks putting properties under water. ⌘ Read more
Another chief executive resigns at the beleaguered Barkly Regional Council based in Tennant Creek, which is currently under investigation over governance concerns. ⌘ Read more
Nationals MP Keith Pitt says it's up to Barnaby Joyce on whether he should take leave, after he was filmed lying on his back on a Canberra street. Follow live. ⌘ Read more