Dawn of new WNBL era as stars return, Jewels add polish The WNBL's new season tips off on Thursday, and it will mark a new era for the league as a ninth team is added, players return, and full-circle moments occur. AAP · Oct 14
Expert rejects killer cop's 'impossible' gunshot theory A theory promoted by Beau Lamarre-Condon's lawyer about how one of his alleged murder victims died has been rejected by a ballistics expert. AAP · Oct 14
No evidence customer data published on dark web: Origin Australia's largest energy retailer says it has beefed up its cybersecurity systems after hackers tapped the data of hundreds of thousands of customers. AAP · Oct 14
Suburban firebombing guts beauty clinic owner's dream Police are combing through ash and rubble after two suspicious fires at a home and a beauty clinic in neighbouring suburbs of a city besieged by arson attacks. AAP · Oct 14
'Heartless' homeless shelter closure condemned The closure of a homeless shelter has been slammed as "callous and heartless" by a federal minister, who says the decision could prove fatal. AAP · Oct 13
Prisoner's landmark egg freezing win in High Court The High Court has opened the door to more women freezing their eggs behind bars after it overturned a state's decision banning a prisoner from the procedure. AAP · Oct 13
ATO credit card backflip a sign of 'good government' The opposition leader is calling for Anthony Albanese to put the treasurer "out of his misery and sack him" following a backflip on a ban on credit surcharges. AAP · Oct 13
Businesses 'busting arse' to be punished by tax bill The Greens are set to kick Labor's proposed 30 per cent minimum trust tax to an inquiry, giving businesses the chance to protest the proposed changes. AAP · Oct 13
Hunt for e-bike-enabled sex pests on city's beaches Half a dozen women have reported strikingly similar sex attacks on a major city's pristine beaches, with police hunting for two assailants on e-bikes. AAP · Oct 13
More shows as Powderfinger fans scramble for tickets Powderfinger has added six more concert dates as fans race to snap up the first tickets to their highly anticipated reunion tour. AAP · Oct 13
Selection headaches loom as Matildas thrash Haiti Leticia McKenna starred with two goals as the Matildas rebounded from a poor loss with a big win over Haiti as they prepare for next year's World Cup. AAP · Oct 13
The Teskey Brothers reflect on 'fairytale' rise Josh Teskey, lead singer and guitarist of The Teskey Brothers, says the band was "caught off guard" by the success of its debut album, Half Mile Harvest. AAP · Oct 13
'Tragic': search for gun used to kill 12-year-old boy Weeks after a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot in the face in an apartment unit, police are yet to find the gun used by his alleged murderer. AAP · Oct 13
Violence and sexual harm of Australian children rising A national abuse crisis is brewing, with a study showing a new generation of boys and girls are becoming victims of physical violence and sexual harm. AAP · Oct 13
AAP · Oct 13 Homeless services forced to shut doors on those in need Those seeking homelessness services in one state are increasingly facing closed doors and making frontline staff the target of their frustrations.
AAP · Oct 13 Aussies downed in Wuhan after contrasting matches There are no Australians left in the Wuhan Open after Kim Birrell and Daria Kasatkina were both beaten in the opening round.
AAP · Oct 13 Call for peaceful protests to be allowed, not blocked Australian permit systems for protests are largely out of line with international obligations to protect the right to peaceful assembly, a new report says.
AAP · Oct 13 Closing the Gap progress 'stalled' since referendum The Closing the Gap campaign has stalled since the Indigenous voice referendum says Megan Davis, a key architect of the 2023 initiative.
AAP · Oct 13 "Compelling" case needed for Renshaw to return to open Pat Cummins has suggested it would take a "compelling" case for Matt Renshaw to go back to open against South Africa, after his scores of 190 and 82 at No.5.
AAP · Oct 13 Gender equality moving backwards for female executives Women are facing growing opposition to gender equality within Australia's largest companies, as the number of female executives declines.
AAP · Oct 13 'We know': the Wallabies' new game plan for All Blacks Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii says the Wallabies have hatched a new game plan to topple the All Blacks but they aren't telling ahead of Bledisloe Cup II in Sydney.
AAP · Oct 13 Record-breaking bowlers relishing it while they can Australia need their big four bowlers fit and firing to achieve what they want to over the next 12 months. And the early signs are good in South Africa.
AAP · Oct 13 'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found.
AAP · Oct 13 'Loyal to a fault': Frydenberg on working with Morrison Former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he was "loyal to a fault" during his time in Scott Morrison's government, as he launches his new memoir.
AAP · Oct 13 Labor gas plan a short term 'sugar hit', industry warns Labor promises its national gas reservation scheme will lower gas prices for households, but the industry warns it will only be a "sugar hit".