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Boy says he was first exposed to extremist material on TikTok, turned to Telegram and YouTube for bomb-making instructions, and used ChatGPT to devise his plans
Whether the global community can bring itself to name fossil fuels as the cause of the climate emergency will be at the centre of debate in Antalya
Former police officer tells jury he joked about being ‘white girl crazy’ with friends as lawyer questions him over start of relationship with Baird
Tasmanian premier leads tributes for Russell, who earlier this month returned home to ‘see out his days’
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Simon Stiell makes opening address at summit in Turkey, where talks are under way about speeding up shift to electrification
Exclusive : Body-worn camera footage shows woman pulled off bench and a Taser activated despite ‘putting up no resistance’, magistrate says
Prosecutors dropped cases because survivors ‘didn’t act how a rape victim should’, Australian Institute of Criminology review of 19,000 sexual assault cases finds
Once the gleaming crown jewel of Australian retail, David Jones has collapsed into administration, leaving thousands of workers and unpaid suppliers in limbo.
EVs and home batteries are in Treasury’s crosshairs despite a better economic case for scaling back nuclear-powered submarines and diesel fuel rebates for miners
The jobless are the sacrificial lambs of Australia’s monetary policy. I remain shocked that the lucky country actively excludes so many from a chance at its luck
In his photographic series Ganbatte, Copenhagen-based Argentinian visual artist Jairo Alvarez explores the juxtaposition and harmony between Japan’s relentless work culture and its traditions, connection to nature and faith.
As Melbourne mourns the death of food delivery rider Feng Jianming, questions are being asked about the safety of the city and its gig workers
Exclusive: With only a handful of lowland Leadbeater’s possums left in Victorian forests, conservationists hope a bespoke sanctuary will help the acrobatic marsupials bounce back
‘It’s pretty obvious that there are all sorts of people making all sorts of comments,’ Murray Watt says after budget savings meeting
It’s 2126 and class is getting under way beneath the Earth’s remaining ocean Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published
Ben Carroll refuses to be drawn on latest opinion poll that puts Labor at all-time low of just 18%, behind One Nation on 21% and the Coalition on 33%
Inquiry into allegations of corruption begins block of hearings focused on 2022 level crossing removal project
Chris Minns and race discrimination commissioner lambast comments made by Stuart Bonds, who leads party’s NSW upper house ticket
Danielle Madgwick died in regional NSW in September after suffering multiple stab wounds to her upper body
ABC program takes Australians back to 9 October 2012, the day the prime minister told Tony Abbott she would ‘not be lectured about sexism’
Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington in early 2024
Roberto Urbano, 51, appears in court via video link after death of 47-year-old Feng Jianming in the CBD on Friday night
This trip to Kangaroo Island is pleasant enough, but the investigative reporter seems lost when tackling something that doesn’t feature exploitation or outrage
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Australian driver who was the Formula One champion with the Williams team in 1981 and had 12 grand prix victories
Howard Loosemore, alongside a few talented photographer friends, spent 15 years capturing every Australian fairywren species and plumage in vivid detail that’s been published in a new book about the small and colourful lives of fairywrens
Jess Wilson, who once supported the federal Indigenous voice to parliament, has vowed to repeal Victoria’s treaty within the first 100 days of a Liberal government
When Queensland’s first independent victims’ commissioner spoke out, the LNP’s next move was calculated and brutal. Community groups now fear retribution – and funding cuts
Exclusive: Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a ‘huge mistake’ and damage Australia’s reputation
With midnight book launches, record-breaking sales and billions of TikTok views, romantasy has turned into one of the biggest commercial juggernauts propping up modern publishing.
High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels
Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absent
What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?
Grattan Institute finds some doctors charge up to triple the fees of their peers – well beyond what can be justified by business running costs
Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham all recorded falls, along with Kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Tasmania
Four heritage-listed defence properties to be preserved for community use after backlash from veterans and former PMs
German immigrant’s skeleton, on display at South Australian Museum for 80 years, finally laid to rest in Adelaide on Saturday
US voters have shown there’s nothing inevitable about populism and big money politics. Australian leaders take note
Unlike the UK, Australian authorities have not advised residents to stockpile food and essential supplies, saying the risks are different here
The city enters its purple patch with jacaranda trees blazing into flower in the warmer weather. Every October and November the fast-growing trees are festooned with trumpet-shaped blossoms that soon carpet the ground below them, drawing sightseers, photographers – and people taking photos of people taking photos
Ahead of Cop31, climate change minister dismisses concerns about whether Australia as a major producer can keep the world moving away from fossil fuels
Two weeks of public hearings will begin on Monday morning, right in the middle of the state election campaign
From Sydney to South Africa, they text loved ones with no reply and respond to questions they can’t answer. But some still hold hope
Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progress
Zero Limits supplements is co-owned by rightwing podcaster and fitness coach Chris Katelaris, also known as ‘Big Chocky’
Primary school students bested 200,000 competitors across New South Wales to reach the Premier’s Spelling Bee finals in Sydney
Legal expert compares Trevor Hold’s failed defence to ‘tried and tested argument’ used by sovereign citizen movement
Reducing ‘net overseas migration’ has become a national preoccupation. What does it mean for the people waiting to come in?
Tony Barry and Shaun Ratcliff (filling in for Barrie Cassidy) break down the One Nation vote into four categories: ‘Red Meat’, ‘Precariats’, ‘Triple Haters’, and ‘Hanson Enthusiasts’. But what do these swathes of supporters tell us about One Nation – and what must the major parties do to win back the disengaged and…
Tony Barry and Shaun Ratcliff (filling in for Barrie Cassidy) break down the One Nation vote into four categories: ‘Red Meat’, ‘Precariats’, ‘Triple Haters’, and ‘Hanson Enthusiasts’. But what do these swathes of supporters tell us about One Nation, and what must the major parties do to win back the disengaged and…
Crashing into a shop awning ended the first outing of the Jess Express – but the opposition’s electoral momentum will be harder to stop
Global luxury fashion houses clear their stock from the embattled retailer, but smaller local businesses are at the bottom of the creditor pile
A portrait of a First Nations elder by Queensland photographer Sylvia Liber is the winning image in the annual Head On Portrait prize. Head On Photo festival founder Moshe Rosenzveig says: ‘The awards give photographers from around the world an opportunity to have their work seen by new audiences, and we’re delighted…
What happened to climate injustice?
Between Cop31 in Antalya and a visit to China, the prime minister is expected to sit around a table with the leaders of the US, India and Japan
Impacts in emerging contact sports are akin to coward punches and cannot be made safer with regulation, neurologist says
Anthony Albanese’s government has taken a blow due to Iran war but voter anxiety around cost of living and datacentres may hit harder
She was shot on 14 December 2025 during Hanukah festival and had been in and out of hospital since
Opposition leader Jess Wilson grimaces as the ‘Jess Express’, carrying Liberals and reporters, backs into the structure in suburban Melbourne
Every part of the Australian media found what it wanted in the US elections, although the ABC seemed a bit lonely. Plus: Cathy Wilcox defiant over cartoon
Former NSW police officer gives evidence for a second day after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024
Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Bruce Wolpe – a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre and a former congressional staffer during the Obama era – about the seismic win by the Democrats in the US midterms.
This blog has now closed Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial shooting of Jesse Baird wasn’t intentional but ‘it was my fault’
Coups de théâtre abound in the $915m addition to western Sydney’s skyline, which opens on Saturday with five new exhibitions – and a 23-day festival
The masterful Australian writer has become a kind of prophet – and his dramatic and moving new essay collection challenges us not to look away
At the 2022 Victorian state election, sitting Labor MP Natalie Suleyman saw her primary vote fall by 18.4%. Her seat of St Albans was previously thought to be unassailable Labor heartland, its mix of multicultural communities and working-class voters insulating it against wider trends across the state. But with Labor…
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The arbiter of Australian taste abandoned prestige to chase profits through expansion. Now 6,000 staff across 38 stores fear job cuts as ‘difficult decisions’ loom
Labor ‘ignored’ its falling vote in the working-class western suburbs because they would never go Liberal – but now there’s another option
A fixture of city centres and a launchpad for local fashion designers, Australia’s oldest department store is facing an uncertain future after entering into voluntary administration this week
Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters
When the investigative reporter who broke the allegations against Alan Jones took the witness stand, the courtroom gallery was packed.
Transparency experts raise concerns about plans to use NDA to gag attendees at event featuring Pauline Hanson in lead-up to NSW election
Perth court orders 40-year-old woman, who cannot be identified, to stay 100 metres from Steele-John, his home and workplace
As Australia’s oldest department store goes into administration, shoppers mourn its demise amid an uncertain future
One Nation leader granted special leave to appeal after full federal court earlier this year agreed Hanson portrayed Faruqi as a ‘second-class citizen’
Australia’s Fair Work Commission heard that Davide Tamburella was sacked after refusing to use the controversial topping
The UN’s climate summit begins in Turkey on Monday, with Australia leading the negotiations for the first time. The challenge of bringing nearly 190 countries to consensus on climate action, when global heating is already falling short of the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, will be a pivotal test for climate change and…
Exclusive: Calls between Ashby and Carroll campaign revealed as One Nation’s Victorian leader pictured meeting with Labor operative
America’s allies face geopolitical uncertainty as Trump seeks to self-curate his legacy over the next two years – potentially starting with Iran
This blog is now closed Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial he went through Jesse Baird’s phone and poured water into his fuel tank
Former police officer gives evidence in court after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024
The UN’s climate summit begins in Turkey on Monday, with Australia leading the negotiations for the first time. The challenge of bringing nearly 190 countries to consensus on climate action, when global heating is already falling short of the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, will be a pivotal test for climate change and…
Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’
Future of Australia’s upmarket department store in jeopardy after years of steep losses, and outer suburban and regional locations vulnerable
Donald Trump’s crushing defeat in the US midterms over cost-of-living pressures is a warning for politicians closer to home
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Analysis by human rights organisation Global Echo shows 85 of 132 shipments over eight years contained more than US$5m of organic dates grown in settlements
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Tadpoles collected from puddles in East Gippsland were transported to Melbourne zoo, where they were raised to metamorphosis and successfully bred in captivity for the first time
Comparing Australia to other countries may not be much comfort but does offer some perspective on the economy
Centre for Public Integrity report calls for audit and public register of all automated decision-making
Exclusive: Advocacy group will put volunteers on the ground in Labor-held outer suburban seats that could swing towards Pauline Hanson’s party
Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strong
The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked interest rates for the fifth time this year, from 4.6% to 4.85%, in a bid to regain control of surging inflation amid the ongoing global oil shock triggered by the war in the Middle East. The RBA’s cash rate has now reached its highest level since 2008. Back-to-back hikes will…
Video captured at Bondi police station shows the moment Beau Lamarre-Condon handed himself in on 23 February 2024 at 10.37am. Lamarre-Condon is accused of murdering Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies in Baird's Paddington share house on 19 February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty
At a late-night Senate estimates hearing, Western Australian independent senator Fatima Payman accuses the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, of being 'petty' by not granting her additional staff members after she defected from the Labor party in 2024, driving the point home amid escalating threats of…
Blake Mackenzie, a 12-year-old from Newcastle, has won the top youth prize at the Australian Poetry Slam for his reflections on artificial intelligence. The winning piece, performed at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday night, covered doomscrolling, loneliness and intellectual atrophy. The Australian Poetry Slam…
The mother of the youngest complainant wept on the stand after being presented with a note written by her son alleging something happened at Alan Jones's property at Fitzroy Falls. As the prosecution questioned the mother, she told the court she had “trusted” Jones with her then teenage son. She was also asked why she…