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Up to 160 whales have beached themselves at Toby Inlet near Dunsborough, more than 250km south of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities are rushing to save more than 150 whales from a mass stranding at a beach in Western Australia’s south-west. Four pods have spread across roughly 500...

Defence minister Richard Marles welcomes confirmation of congressional funding that ensures US can produce Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines for AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA United States funding package authorising more military aid for Ukraine and Israel passed by Congress on Tuesday includes a A$5bn boost for the US domestic...

The opposition leader says Australia ‘can’t be the internet police of the world’ amid dispute between the eSafety commissioner and X over Wakeley stabbing content removalGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has labelled the eSafety commissioner’s demands for the global removal of footage of the alleged Wakeley stabbing as “silly”, a comment that...

Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA federal court judge has allowed Santos to subpoena paperwork held by three activist groups who were not directly involved in a lawsuit against the oil company.Justice Natalie Charlesworth ruled on Wednesday afternoon that Santos could pursue...

This blog is now closedThousands gather for dawn services and marches to mark Anzac Day around AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHundreds gather in Sydney for Anzac Day dawn serviceAAP has the details on Sydney’s dawn service where hundreds of people – including veterans – gathered under a full moon and clear skies for a solemn service...

Five women who say they were forced to undergo invasive examinations seek to overturn judgment finding they could not directly sue Qatar AirwaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFive women who allege they were forced off a Qatar Airways plane by armed guards and intimately examined at Doha airport are...

The Indian-born population grew the most, rising by more than 90,000 people to take the diaspora to almost 846,000 in total at June 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe share of Australians born overseas has surpassed 30% for the first time since 1893, after record migration in the year...

This blog is now closed.Seven juveniles with alleged ‘violent extremist ideology’ arrested in Sydney counter-terror raidsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInspired by similar protests in the United States, students from Sydney University established a protest on the quad in support of Palestine last night, stating they will remain until the uni cuts ties “with Israeli universities and...

Investors lodge 58% protest vote against emissions report but defiant chair Richard Goyder maintains company is part of solution to climate changeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWoodside Energy has suffered an embarrassing rebuke of its climate credentials after its emissions plan was overwhelmingly rejected by shareholders at its annual general meeting on Wednesday.Investors lodged a 58% vote...

NSW police deputy commissioner says more than 400 police were involved in the raids Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSeven juveniles have been arrested as part of extensive counter-terrorism raids across south-western Sydney, with police alleging they adhere to a “religiously motivated violent extremist ideology”.New South Wales police said...

Less than 24 hours after the bot was launched, internet users were already attempting to ‘jailbreak’ the programFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCharlie, the AI war veteran chatbot, was programmed to educate people about the first world war, mateship and life in the trenches in time for Anzac Day.But...

Australian federal police have told court there was ‘a real risk’ the video could be used to encourage people to commit terrorist attacksGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe bishop who was allegedly stabbed in his Sydney church last week has written an affidavit for Elon Musk’s X arguing video of the attack should not be censored as...

Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms for defence force musiciansAustralia’s and New Zealand’s defence forces are once again coming together at Gallipoli – this time to ensure New Zealand’s military band can play on.The band’s luggage was among thousands of bags lost during last week’s Dubai floods, with embassy...

This blog is now closed.Elon Musk’s X v Australia’s online safety regulator: untangling the tweet takedown ordersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnglicare says government spending eight times more on private investors than building housing itselfThe Anglicare Australia executive director, Kasy Chambers, says the government must step up and intervene, instead of leaving housing to the private sector:We...

Anthony Albanese responds to X owner who criticised Australian authorities demanding videos of a Sydney church stabbing be removedAustralia’s prime minister has labelled X’s owner, Elon Musk, an “arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law” as the rift deepens between Australia and the tech platform over the removal of videos of a violent stabbing in a Sydney church.On Monday evening in an...

Outside court in Sydney, John Walford says he is ‘not sure’ how his client will plead to alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke DaviesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe lawyer for former police officer and accused double murderer Beau Lamarre has suggested the charges could be defended on...

Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian government, with addiction experts warning the decision will “cost lives”.The government on Tuesday announced that a trial facility, recommended...

Queenslander Daniel Billings was on bail for earlier charges including stalking and cruelty before arrest for alleged murder, NSW court hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend in regional New South Wales while on bail for rape and stalking charges against her will remain...

The 36-year-old Cairns man was shot dead by police while stopped on the Bruce Highway near Colosseum on Monday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police believe a man they shot and killed in a standoff outside Gladstone yesterday had stolen three vehicles before pointing a stolen loaded rifle...

Trish Faranda claims she felt ‘humiliated’ when asked by the comedian to leave but fellow audience member says child was disrupting performanceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastComedian Arj Barker’s interaction with a mother who brought a seven-month-old baby to his comedy show in Melbourne on Saturday night has sparked...

This blog is now closed.Anthony Albanese criticises X’s ‘extraordinary’ fight against removal of church stabbing postsQueensland police fatally shoot man at rest area south of GladstoneGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Matildas’ route to potential Asian Cup success is a step closer to being finalised, AAP reports, after Football Australia revealed the host states for matches at...

Green light created impression both bike and bus had right of way when 20-year-old Max Patrick McDowall was killed, coroner’s court hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA forensic crash investigator was “alarmed” at the design of the intersection where a 20-year-old cyclist died, because its traffic lights gave both...

Batoul Sleibi El Dirani sped into home of Robyn Oxley, throwing her out of bed and through her back window, court hearsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA woman was in a “highly disordered mental state” when fleeing the scene of an accident after her speeding SUV slammed into a western Sydney home, killing the occupant, a court...

Government vows to fight legal challenges over content removal orders as assistant treasurer calls platform a ‘factory for trolls and misinformation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has said he finds it “extraordinary” Elon Musk’s X is planning to fight content removal orders related to the video of a...