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An investigation is under way after reports alleging horses had been butchered at a private property near the NSW regional citySign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityMore than 500 horses have been found dead near Wagga Wagga in what is alleged to be a possible illegal knackery operation.The animals were discovered...

This blog is now closed.Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spendingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUnemployment ‘might take up a little bit’ when new numbers released later this weekQ: Given the economic conditions we’re seeing, what should households with mortgages expect?[Inflation] won’t necessarily continue to come off in a...

Military funding to undergo major shake-up Albanese government says will ensure ADF can project power further from Australian shoresGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPlans for Australia to acquire new F-35 fighter jets have been put on the back burner as part of a major funding overhaul that the government says will deliver an overall increase in defence...

Rachael Dixon, 53, identified as person police believe died after ingesting a drink at Soul Barn in Clunes, near BallaratFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt was late at night when a group of people inside a wellness retreat on the main street of a small Victorian town sipped on...

Senators hear the Miles government held two concurrent reviews into the 2032 Games preparationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSenators have taken aim at the Queensland government’s approach to Olympics infrastructure planning, as a federal committee hears the Miles government held two reviews into the 2032 Games at once.The Liberal...

‘We must do all we can to become more sustainable’, says shadow environment ministerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s Liberal National party has backed one of the most ambitious emission reduction targets in Australia – much to the disappointment of some of their federal counterparts.While the federal opposition is...

Premier Steven Miles says experts advise all classrooms at Rochedale state school ‘are safe for staff and students to return’Parents are terrified their children are still being exposed to asbestos at a primary school, alleging a patch-up job has not made the classrooms safe.They fear children may have been exposed to asbestos for months or even years at a Queensland school. Continue reading...

This blog is now closedSydney church stabbing: police treating as terrorist attack the alleged stabbing of bishop during livestreamed massGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he has been briefed by the Australian federal police following an alleged stabbing at a Wakeley church overnight.Albanese wrote on X:I have been briefed by the AFP...

NSW premier says a ‘major and serious criminal investigation’ is under way after incident at Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley was deemed terrorism attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolitical and religious leaders are pleading for calm amid a “combustible situation” set off by a stabbing at...

Julie Inman Grant issues notices compelling companies to remove offending material within 24 hoursFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFacebook’s parent company Meta and X/Twitter have been told to remove violent and distressing videos and imagery of the stabbing of a prominent Orthodox Christian leader in Sydney’s west on Monday...

Seven months after an El Niño associated with hotter and drier weather got under way, conditions have returned to neutralFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Bureau of Meteorology has declared the El Niño weather event of 2023-24 to be over, with odds increasing that its cooler counterpart, the La...

The 54-year-old faces 19 charges relating to alleged incidents on the Sunshine Coast between December and AprilGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater will remain behind bars after being refused bail in a Sunshine Coast court.Slater is facing 19 charges relating to alleged offences perpetrated on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on various dates between...

The Pakistani citizen – who fled religious persecution to settle in Australia – was working his first day shift as a security guard at Westfield Shopping CentreGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSecurity guard Faraz Tahir has been remembered as a tireless charity volunteer after his death in a mass stabbing at Bondi Junction on Saturday prompted a...

Former host of The Project hails verdict as Network Ten solicitor calls decision ‘unmitigated disaster’ for LehrmannGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLisa Wilkinson has said she hopes women will find strength in a judge’s finding that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins on the balance of probabilities.“Today the federal court has found that I published a true story...

Deputy ambassador says Israel may ask Albanese government to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Israeli government may push Australia to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, with the country’s ambassador in Canberra calling for “extreme measures” in...

This blog is now closed.Bondi Junction stabbings: Killer Joel Cauchi may have targeted women and children, NSW police sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese on Bondi attacker’s motive: ‘The gender breakdown is of course concerning’I just wanted to go back to the PM’s appearance on ABC radio earlier, where he was asked what he thought of the...

Former Test cricketer and commentator remanded in custody after a court mention in Maroochydore on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with more than a dozen offences.Slater, 54, had his case mentioned in Maroochydore...

This blog is now closed.Full report: Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and raped her in Parliament House, defamation judge findsA ‘hapless’ Bumble date, Qing dynasty ceramics and the Algonquin round table: the best lines from the Bruce Lehrmann verdictBruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson have both arrived into courtroom one on the 21st level of the federal court building in central...

The security deal with Beijing agreed by PM Manasseh Sogavare is under the spotlight ahead of the 17 April voteChina’s rising power in the Pacific explained in 30 secondsChina’s influence in the Pacific is being scrutinised as ally Solomon Islands prepares to hold elections this month, with two candidates indicating they would seek to review a controversial security pact between the two countries.Ties between...

Police believe 40-year-old Queensland man suffered from mental health problems and had only moved to Sydney a month agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe family of Bondi Junction attacker Joel Cauchi have described his actions as “truly horrific”, offered condolences to the loved ones of the victims and expressed support for the police officer who ended the...

This live blog is now closedSydney stabbing: seven people dead, including attacker shot by police at Bondi Junction shopping centreWoman killed in Sydney attacks was trying to save her babyPolice officer who shot Bondi Junction attacker wielding a ‘massive’ knife hailed as a heroMental health dimension to Bondi Junction attack – policeCooke says “nothing that we have, no information we have received, no evidence...

Treasurer offers more detail on forthcoming Future Made in Australia plan after concerns raised by productivity commissionerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTax breaks and subsidies may be offered to industry as part of the government’s yet-to-be-detailed Future Made in Australia plan – but Jim Chalmers says there will be “strict tests” on public funding for the green...

Police say 40-year-old was an itinerant who moved to NSW last month and had a history of mental illnessJoel Cauchi named as Bondi Westfield attacker who stabbed shoppersAustralia stabbing live updates: seven dead in Sydney attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centreQueensland man Joel Cauchi has been named as the man who killed five women and one man at the Bondi Junction shopping centre...

Ash Good, who died in shopping centre stabbing spree after handing over infant for treatment, hailed as an ‘incredible mother’Australia stabbing live updates: seven dead in Sydney attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centreSydney stabbing: seven people dead, including attacker shot by police at Bondi Junction shopping centreWoman killed in Sydney attacks was trying to save her babyA woman who died after attempting to...