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06:05 Treasurer, contender face off in debate

Australia’s next Treasurer will be tasked with guiding the nation through a “pivotal moment”, as two key issues inflame an increasingly uncertain global environment, the Business Council of Australia boss has declared.

22/04 Deadly drugs find new Aussie market

Deadly drugs that have killed young people across the country have been found by Northern Territory health workers for the first time.

13/04 Dutton WFH backflip highlights divide

Peter Dutton’s backflip on working from home has further entrenched the issue with the general public, as the gap between worker and employer expectations continues to widen, new research finds.

12/04 Child murderer found dead in jail

A man convicted of killing a foster child in his care has reportedly been found dead in his jail cell.

12/04 Man fatally stabbed in inner-city suburb

A man has been stabbed to death in Melbourne’s inner suburbs overnight.

06/04 Labor edges ahead in latest poll

Anthony Albanese has crept into majority government territory based on the latest polling.

05/04 Global outbreak Australia can’t avoid

Victoria and NSW are set to smash last year’s measles case numbers and Western Australia has already surpassed its 2024 total in three months.

05/04 Trump tariffs spark five-year AUD low

The Australian dollar has hit a five-year low as China hits back against Donald Trump’s trade war.

30/03 Woman, three children stabbed at home

Three children and a woman have been stabbed at a home in Sydney’s suburbs.

07/03 Areas most at ‘risk’ overnight amid cyclone

Australians have been warned to brace for Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it prepares to make landfall, with those in northeastern NSW and far southeastern Queensland most at risk overnight on Friday.

21/02 Aussie super fund fined $27m

Australia’s largest super fund has been fined $27m for charging duplicate fees to tens of thousands of customers.

27/01 ‘Unusual’: Australia braces for five cyclones

Australia is bracing for the possibility of five cyclones to hit over the weekend.

25/01 Croc spotted a long way from ‘home’

A crocodile has been filmed 150km south of the animal’s traditional area on the Queensland coast.

25/01 ‘Too late to leave’: Fires rage in WA

Residents in regional southwest Western Australia are being told it is too late to leave as multiple bushfires burn.

25/01 Heatwaves across most of country this weekend

Most of the country is expected to feel at least low intensity heatwaves this long Australia Day weekend, but most major cities will be spared.

24/01 Russell Crowe makes surprise casting pick

Russell Crowe has cast Australian singer Amy Shark in her big screen debut.

24/01 ‘Hopeless’: Dutton rebuffs Chalmers’ lunch scheme criticism

Peter Dutton has deflected Jim Chalmers’ assertion the Coalition’s business lunch write off scheme would just pay for long lunches and rounds of golf, while branding the Treasurer as “hopeless”.

22/01 Why Australia’s net quality is so low

Australia has slipped down the global rankings for overall internet quality, according to analysis by a leading internet security provider.

20/01 State makes push for fuel price caps

Fuel retailers in Victoria will need to publicly report prices the day before they change and cap any rises for 24 hours under a major proposition from the State Government.

07/01 World Championships in Melbourne cancelled over protest concerns

A major international sporting series has been cancelled by Australian organisers because of the prospect of protests when the Israeli team competes.

04/01 More Aussies will retire with a mortgage

As house prices remain stubbornly high, it’s becoming more likely Australians will be paying off their mortgages into their 70s and won’t be able to retire on time.

02/01 Petrol boss hits back on price claims

The boss of the Australia’s peak petroleum retailer has hit back at calls for an inquiry by the consumer watchdog into “artificially inflated” fuel prices.

26/12 Warning over danger at tourist hotspot

Rangers have increased patrols on K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, after a woman was charged by two dingoes last week.

26/12 Cafe owner ‘hates’ public holidays too

An Australian cafe owner has been forced to defend public holiday surcharges which many businesses say do not cover the wage bills on those days.

25/12 Aussie miner’s $440m claim against Ghana

An Australian gold miner has lodged a claim for just under half a billion dollars against the Ghanaian government over contract and law disputes.

25/12 Arson charges laid on eve of fire ban

A man has been charged with intentionally lighting fires as Victoria wrestles with unrelated bushfires and extreme fire danger.

24/12 Fresh blow for would-be homeowners

Aussies looking to get into the housing market have been dealt a fresh blow after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommended against easing a major policy that would make getting a loan easier.

24/12 Mozzie risk spreads across border

A wave of mosquitoes is causing alarm in another state as swampy conditions compound the airborne threat.

23/12 Court face-off looms over rail strike debacle

D-Day looms for a massive proposed rail strike across NSW as one of the state’s most powerful unions and the government prepare to face off in court.

23/12 AirPods to be used as hearing aids in Australia

AirPods have been given the tick of approval to be used as hearing aids in Australia.

17/12 Warning issued for year end sales

A thorough sweep of online stores by the consumer watchdog has found retailers are pushing dodgy and confusing “site-wide” discounts.

05/12 Long-time senator takes banking job

Former Coalition government finance minister Simon Birmingham will walk into a high-level banking job at ANZ next year.

06/10 Government grants Australian researchers $17m for heart attack treatment research using funnel-web venom molecule

World-first Australian research is using funnel-web spider venom to protect the heart during heart attacks.

26/09 Tradie accidentally turns Harbour green

Water in Sydney Harbour near some of the most prime real estate in the country has been turned green by a plumber.

25/09 Woman killed in Melbourne house fire

A woman has died in a house fire in Melbourne’s outer southeast.

24/09 Update on missing mum Sam Murphy

Renewed searches for Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy will push into a second day on Wednesday.

24/09 Fire risk ahead of widespread rain

Hot spring air is predicted to elevate fire warnings on the central east coast before a rain dump hits northeast New South Wales this week.

22/09 Abattoir worker crushed by cattle

A man in his 20s has been trampled by cows at a Victorian abattoir.

18/09 Grim detail in Aussie mortgage snapshot

The number of investor mortgages in Australia is growing at five times the rate of loans being given owner-occupiers – with one housing critic claiming it’s easier for “hoarders” to own homes they will never live in.

07/05 Budget winners and losers revealed

With a mountain of debt looming over the Victorian budget, the government has directed help to families with young kids but pushed back election promises.

30/04 Man found stabbed in McDonalds carpark

A man has been rushed to hospital after he was found with severe injuries in a McDonald’s car park.

30/04 MP accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’

A Victorian MP has been dumped following more allegations of “persistent and inappropriate behaviour” that the Premier says does not require police involvement.

29/04 Aussie students dig in for peace in Gaza

A global student movement has dug roots at the University of Melbourne, as students near a week camping on campus in a pro-Palestine demonstration.

28/04 I ignored these common symptoms after returning from vacation — it almost killed me

Claudia Gill had fatigue and ringing in her ears after coming home from holiday. When she got to hospital, doctors told her she would have died if she’d been any later.

27/04 Child abuse police hunt for tattooed man

Child Abuse Squad detectives are looking into whether two sexually indecent incidents in Perth’s southern suburbs are connected.

27/04 Iconic animals set to leave Taronga Sydney

Taronga Zoo Sydney’s Asian elephants are set to depart after more than 100 years of the huge animals being at the city’s famous wildlife park.

27/04 Aussie petrol prices hit all-time high

Petrol prices have hit record highs across major capital cities, with the spike in prices a result of rising wholesale costs, high oil prices and a weak Australian dollar.

27/04 Fatal drive-by shooting in Melbourne suburb

A man has been killed in an early morning drive-by shooting in Melbourne.

26/04 Moment in time’: Killings spark rethink

Victoria Police has hinted interest at tougher breach of family violence order laws and an offenders register.

26/04 ‘Kind of hilarious’ Australia Post blunder

A small but vital detail managed to disappear from an Australia Post product, earning the agency a ribbing from one affected business owner.

24/04 US superstar cancels Aussie tour

Canadian singer The Weeknd has officially cancelled his Australian tour.

23/04 Aussies can claim $100m in lost cash

Victorians have tens of millions of dollars sitting unclaimed on the state government’s books.

23/04 City’s second injecting room dumped

The Victoria government has scrapped plans for a second supervised drug injecting room in the centre of Melbourne.

22/04 Touching act after Bondi stabbing massacre

Surf club members have paddled out from Bondi at first light in honour of those injured and killed in the Bondi Junction stabbing attack.

21/04 The Aussies priced out of electric revolution

Well-to-do Aussies with a green streak are installing expensive batteries in their homes to soak up their solar energy, but not everyone can afford to follow suit.

19/04 Second man charged over Adelaide stabbing

A second person has been charged with murder following the death of 21-year-old William Holdback in an Adelaide industrial area on April 10.

19/04 State’s crackdown on ‘dangerous’ dogs

The Sunshine State has banned five “dangerous’’ dog breeds and toughened penalties for owners if their dog attacks.

19/04 ‘Brutal truth’ after deaths rocked city

Following the deaths of three Ballarat women allegedly killed by men in the space of two months the state government has directed emergency funds to the region for anti-gendered violence measures.

18/04 The capital cities where renters are worse off

One group of young Australians is spending up to 94 per cent of their income on rent alone, with two conditions in two capital cities getting worse.

18/04 Tech firm’s crash one of worst in ASX history

A Melbourne tech firm in the midst of investigating where a missing $30mn went has resumed trading from a six-week hiatus to plummet to its lowest share price in 10 years.

15/04 Pro-Palestine protesters block street

More than a dozen protesters have been arrested in Melbourne as part of global pro-Palestine protests.

15/04 ‘Obvious’ killer targeted women in stabbing

Police say it’s obvious from footage that Joel Cauchi targeted women in Saturday’s horrific shopping centre attack.

15/04 When will Bondi Junction Westfield reopen?

Police have finished forensically analysing the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre.

14/04 Four lives cut short in Bondi massacre

A fuller but woefully deficient picture of the lives taken at Bondi Junction on Saturday is emerging as families of the six people killed are told their loved one’s fate and the public learns their names.

14/04 Friends tragically linked in Bondi attack

A tragic link in the horrific Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing has been revealed, as it comes to light a lifeguard who tried to help and the fatally wounded mother who handed her baby to strangers were friends.

13/04 Sydney reels after Westfield Bondi stabbings

NSW Police are expected to provide an update at 8am on the stabbing massacre at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday, an incident that has left the country reeling.

12/04 Ballarat rallies against male violence

Samantha Murphy’s husband has made a surprise appearance at a rally calling for an end to violence against women, thanking the large crowd for their support.

11/04 Accused murderer on bail when arrested

A man accused of murdering an ex-girlfriend was on bail at the time of the alleged killing.

10/04 Missing $30m, chief exec sacked

A Melbourne software company has sacked its chief executive for the “likely” unauthorised use of $30m that went missing from the company.

10/04 Eye-popping pay, perks for union workers

Queensland’s third-term Labor government has inked astounding deals with the construction unions.

09/04 Mystery as body found on street

A body has been found in Adelaide’s inner suburbs.

09/04 ‘Dirty money’: Plan to help Ukraine with Russian assets

An eminent group of former politicians, academics, ambassadors and doctors wants the federal government to redirect $9bn of frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine.

09/04 Period leave offer for public servants

Victorian public and community sector workers are now entitled to period and reproductive leave under a collective agreement minted on Tuesday.

09/04 One million seat sale at Qantas

Qantas has opened a quickfire three-day sale on 100 domestic routes a day after a new offering for high-rolling frequent flyers.

08/04 Lehrmann to headline $100-a-ticket speaking event

Bruce Lehrmann has landed a speaking slot at a $100-a-ticket ‘restoring the presumption of innocence’ conference, hosted by author and columnist Bettina Arndt.

08/04 Moment before alleged abduction attempt

Police have released surveillance footage of the moments before man allegedly attempted to abduct a schoolgirl in Melbourne’s north-east suburbs.

05/04 ‘Under rubble’: Aussies fight to rescue Gaza families

If his prayers are answered, Sydney man Yousef Sharaf will rescue 75 relatives from Gaza and lay to rest family members still buried under rubble.

05/04 ‘I killed it’: Why famed festival was dumped

The summer festival organised by Tasmania’s renowned Museum of Old and New Art has been canned.

04/04 E-scooter trial extended another six months

Shift workers in particular are using e-scooters across Melbourne and Ballarat, as the state government yet again extends a large data-collecting trial.

04/04 Two workers killed in separate incidents

Two men have died in separate workplace incidents in Western Australia.

04/04 Girl dies after e-scooter crash

A 13-year-old girl has died after a crash involving her e-scooter and a car in Perth’s northern suburbs last week.

04/04 Riot at notorious youth detention centre

An overnight riot at Darwin’s notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre has allegedly resulted in a police officer being struck with a projectile and taken to hospital, while a building was also set on fire.

04/04 Luke Beveridge speaks out after Rory Lobb’s ‘cringe’ TikTok upload

Luke Beveridge says out-of-favour tall Rory Lobb is still “significantly required” at the Western Bulldogs despite no clear endpoint for his stint at VFL level.

03/04 Teen’s warnings before death in custody

On the night a teenager became the first child to die a self-inflicted death in custody in Western Australia he threatened to take his own life eight times and custodial officers managed several other detainees who self-harmed or threatened to self-harm, an inquest has heard.

03/04 ‘Serious injury or death’: Huge Honda recall

Tens of thousands of Hondas are being recalled due to a fuel pump defect.

02/04 Aussie banks on ‘backfoot’ in scam fight

Australian banks are hampered by muddled troves of data in their pursuit of protecting customers from scams, a leading Australian and New Zealand tech company says.

31/03 Desperate search for missing girl

A desperate search has been launched for a missing girl who was last seen at her school.

31/03 Australian injured in southern Lebanon explosion

United Nations military observers in southern Lebanon have been injured in an explosion, including one Australian.

30/03 Measles warning for Western Sydney

Health authorities are warning measles could be in the Western Sydney community.

30/03 ‘Nightmare’: Mum’s home invasion horror

Moments after putting her son to bed on Good Friday, Kristy Dunlop could hear a disturbance in the kitchen.

28/03 Elite private school scandal claims victim

The chair of a prominent peak body overseeing independent schools in NSW has resigned effective immediately after the ABC revealed a convicted child sex offender was on its board at the time it investigated a Cranbrook School teacher’s sexually explicit emails.

27/03 Mum’s plea after 23yo killed by friend

The family of a Victorian man is his 20s killed by a drink driver have thrown their voices behind a road safety campaign.

27/03 How bad cold and flu season is in your state

The early cold and flu season is bringing tens of thousands of confirmed cases across the country.

26/03 Aussie bank gears up AI in incessant scam struggle

Westpac has introduced an AI-based questionnaire to combat the hundreds of millions of dollars siphoned from Australians through scams each year.

26/03 Rad-elaide just got radder, dude

A constant seven-foot wave and competition level skatepark are in the works at a proposed multi-million dollar tourist resort south of Adelaide.

25/03 Shocking flu season tipped for Aussies

The forthcoming flu season is forecast to be just as bad or worse than 2023, with one-in-three people tipped to get a cold or influenza.

25/03 Wine bottles, tea used by alleged attempted meth smuggler

A man has been charged after allegedly trying to smuggle 20 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia in his carry on luggage.

24/03 ‘Weird’: Premier’s ‘lunch box chat’ panned

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has marked 100 days at the helm by giving voters a behind-the-curtain look at how he makes a sandwich.

22/03 Aussies’ astonishing royal backflip

The Australian Republic Movement says the nation’s obsession with the Kate Middleton saga is strengthening its cause.

21/03 The one state Aussies are fleeing in droves

Aussies continue to pack up and ship out of New South Wales for other Australian states, new data reveals.

21/03 Government targets dodgy landlords in crackdown

Dodgy landlords have been put on notice by the Victorian government, with a new taskforce announced to help enforce strict new laws.

21/03 65 gang members arrested 10 times

A core group of 244 Victorian youth gang members repeatedly arrested in 2023 are driving spikes in aggravated home burglaries and car thefts.

19/03 Albo ‘must apologise’ over power mess

Anthony Albanese “must apologise” to Australians for breaking his election promise of a $275 reduction in power bills, despite the regulator announcing relief for millions of people.

17/03 Tragedy as man drowns at Aussie beach

A man has died and children have been taken to hospital after an incident at a Tasmanian beach on Sunday.

14/03 ‘Welfare state’: War of words over GST pool

A war of words from either side of the Murray River has erupted over billion-dollar tweaks to the GST distribution.

14/03 Stop whinging Albo demands of premiers

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected claims that Queensland and NSW are being swindled in the cash carve up of Australia’s $89.5bn GST pool.

14/03 Sydney’s air quality hit by hazard reduction burns

Smoke from controlled burns has blanketed Sydney in haze on Thursday morning.

13/03 Sydney plane plummet ‘eerily similar’ to 2008 incident, lawyer says

An experienced aviation lawyer says a Sydney to Auckland flight which ‘dropped suddenly’ on Monday bears eerie similarities to a 2008 incident over the Indian Ocean.

13/03 Cop in Sam Kerr case blasted as a ‘sook’

The police officer who Sam Kerr allegedly racially abused is a “sook” for complaining about the late-night London incident, an Australian MP has claimed.

11/03 Aspiring DJ Antony Maugeri dies after festival

A festival goer who died from a suspected drug overdose amid sweltering conditions on Sunday has been identified.

11/03 Passengers injured after plane ‘drops’

Almost two dozen passengers flying from Sydney to Auckland have been treated for injuries after their plane suddenly dropped mid air.

25/02 Dragons recruit under investigation for failing to report drink driving charge

The NRL is investigating Luciano Leilua after the Dragons recruit failed to alert his previous club of a drink driving charge.

04/01 How much money Aussies need to earn in order to feel rich has been revealed

New research has revealed exactly how much money Australians need to make before they feel rich – and it’s no small sum.

28/11 Lawyer Andrew Carpenter fights to close paedophiles’ favourite legal loophole

Andrew Carpenter has been dubbed the man most hated by paedophiles in Australia, which is a descriptor he wears proudly.

15/08 Grocery bill exposes Aussie dilemma

A Queensland woman’s supermarket receipt has reflected a problem an increased number of Australians are facing as the cost of groceries continues to rise: how much they’re willing to pay to maintain a nutritious diet.

08/08 Huge win for supermarket giant

Aldi has once again come out on top as Australia’s best-rated supermarket as the retailer fights to keep prices low amid the nation’s continued cost of living crisis.