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This blog is now closed.Australian Sam Lee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in US for role in $1.89bn ‘Ponzi scheme’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWe’ve just spoken to St Vincent’s hospital and confirmed that the woman bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour last night remains in hospital in a stable condition.The woman, in her late...

Inability of staff to inspect cabinet records means they were were not released to the national archives, as was usualFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA “forgotten” box of cabinet records and a series of administrative errors are among the reasons why a tranche of Howard-era documents was mistakenly kept...

Health authorities issue urgent warning about the so-called MDMA tablets, which are orange or red with a red bull logoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThree people were hospitalised in Sydney after taking tablets they believed to be MDMA but that actually contained a potent opioid.Health authorities in New South Wales have issued an urgent warning about the...

Prosecutors allege Matthew James Markcrow had women tattooed as being his propertyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man accused of keeping women in servitude allegedly drugged a woman and then had her tattooed, a court has heard.Matthew James Markcrow was committed to stand trial on more than a dozen charges in the Brisbane magistrates court on Monday.Sign...

Low-income family with children in deficit of about $200 a week just trying to afford basics, Queensland Council of Social Service study findsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland has become “ground zero” for Australia’s cost-of-living crisis, with Brisbane leading the nation in rent, energy, insurance and health price hikes.A study has revealed a majority of Queensland’s low-income...

Luay Sako has pleaded guilty to murdering ex-colleague after a year-long campaign of harassmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA mother has yelled at her daughter’s killer in court, calling him a gutless coward and demanding he face up to the grief he has caused.Luay Sako, 39, kept his head...

Man, 43, charged with murder after 30-year-old woman’s body found in home north of BrisbaneChildren were present when a woman was allegedly killed by her former boyfriend, police say.A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after the 30-year-old woman’s body was found in a house north of Brisbane on Sunday. Continue reading...

Mark Butler says doctors look to have made a ‘significant return to bulk billing’ but patients should ‘vote with your feet’ if their clinic doesn’tFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe health minister, Mark Butler, has encouraged Australians to “ring around” doctors in their area and “vote with your feet”...

Family pays tribute to ‘visionary’ who ‘changed the lives of so many people’ through his building projects and donationsBillionaire Sydney property developer Lang Walker AO has died, aged 78.In a statement released on Sunday, his family hailed Walker as a “devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather” and “visionary” who shaped postwar Australia with his expansive builds. Continue reading...

Motoring association criticises data quality and say Australia has ‘no credible plan’ to reduce incidents as nation records 677 deaths since July 2023Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe second half of 2023 was the deadliest six months on Australian roads since 2010, but there is “no credible plan” to make roads safer, the industry claims, as it...

Gathering of at least 20 black-clad, masked men at Artarmon Reserve follows confrontation with police resulting in six arrests on FridayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has doubled down on his push to tighten anti-vilification laws after a group of neo-Nazis attempted to hold another rally in a public park on...

More than 23,000 residents without electricity days after category-three storm lashed coast on ThursdayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCyclone-affected residents have been offered disaster assistance in northern Queensland, where tens of thousands of customers remain without power.Personal hardship assistance grants have been offered to residents of the Townsville and Burdekin shires after Tropical Cyclone Kirrily crossed the...

The two names also held the top spots together in 2021, highlighting the ongoing popularity of both names with Queensland parentsClose call: most popular Australian baby names of the past century revealedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOliver and Isla have topped the list of Queensland’s most popular baby names for 2023.Isla was the most frequent name for...

Man declared dead at the scene in Mount Louisa on Sunday, with ethical standards command to investigate the deathGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police have launched an internal investigation after a man was shot and killed by officers during a “mental health incident” in suburban Townsville.In a statement, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) claimed the man...

Penny Wong says allegations are deeply concerning as UNRWA investigates several employees accused of taking part in Hamas attacksAustralia will temporarily pause its funding of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) while an investigation is under way into several employees accused of taking part in Hamas’s 7 October attacks in Israel, the foreign minister has announced.Penny Wong on Saturday said Australia will join...

Outages also affecting phone networks and water supplies for about 10,000 Queensland households, premier says, as restoration efforts continueGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Townsville residents are still without power as northern Queensland begins to clean up after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.Damaging winds and rainfall totals from 100-150mm hit regions on Thursday evening but minimal property damage...

Experts call for review after two sets of water samples from the Darling-Baaka River reported by the state’s top scientific bodies contained different resultsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityExperts are calling for more sensitive water-quality testing in the Darling-Baaka River amid concerns that pesticides could be contributing to poor conditions,...

Key senator calls for broader tax reform, while arguing changes to stage-three plan could fund increases to jobseeker and other paymentsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe independent senator David Pocock has called on the Albanese government to use $28bn of savings from its new tax-cuts package to increase welfare payments and urged Labor to trim other tax...

Backlash to ‘Invasion Day’ grows on annual commemoration of arrival of British fleet in Sydney in 1788Thousands of Australians protested against the anniversary of British colonisation on Friday, with large crowds across the country calling for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning to instead be held on what they call “Invasion Day”.Speeches in major cities highlighted anger and despair...

Cyclone downgraded after dense fog hits parts of the US and India while drought affects Philippines and southern AfricaTropical Cyclone Kirrily made landfall on the coast of Queensland on Thursday night (local time). Kirrily originated as a tropical low over the Coral Sea, and gradually intensified over several days. The tropical cyclone then quickly intensified on Thursday, reaching a category 2 system by 10am...

A further 55 hooded men brandishing Australian flags were issued rail infringement notices after being stopped at North Sydney stationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA group of neo-Nazis wearing black balaclavas and brandishing Australian flags have been held by police after swarming a Sydney train.The group of about 60 hooded men were seen at Artarmon station just...

Premier Steven Miles says ‘we’re not out of the woods’ with BoM weather warnings issued as former category three cyclone downgradedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe cleanup from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has begun in north Queensland after the weather system was downgraded to a tropical low.Damaging winds and...

Anthony Albanese rejects calls for a fresh election by the opposition leader who continues to accuse the PM of breaking a promiseGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has refused to commit the opposition to an official position on Labor’s amended stage-three tax cuts, as the government begins negotiations with the Greens and key independents.Anthony Albanese said...

This blog is now closed.Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian and Aboriginal flags raised during Canberra ceremonyFollowing the welcome to country, the flag-raising ceremony has begun, with six flags raised including two Australian flags, two Aboriginal flags and two Torres Strait Islander flags.Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on Earth, 65,000 years of uninterrupted heritage,...