Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims Media claims that more a dozen Indigenous children were living unsupervised in a squalid home has prompted calls for new laws to better protect children. AAP · Sep 25
Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws A man found guilty of threatening senior politicians and performing a Nazi salute has been jailed under new laws after a federal police investigation. AAP · Sep 25
Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy A senior officer has expressed sadness that a mother of a child killed in a jumping castle tragedy was not given a chance to be with her son after his death. AAP · Sep 25
One Nation admits using party funds to build $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property Email to members says money lent to a party-linked company to establish a micro distillery The Guardian - AU · Sep 25
Fraud approach: the reporter whose Albanese question put her on the front page of her own paper ‘Why don’t more journalists do this?’ one commentator asked on News24 after Latika M Bourke literally made the headlines. Plus: interviewing the KKK The Guardian - AU · Sep 24
'They're all pushing for it': ex-PM's social ban praise Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has hinted US state governments to follow Australia's lead and implement a social media ban for under-16s. AAP · Sep 24
Ontario mother of 10 says she received C$6,300 from C$19,000 GoFundMe; sister charged with fraud Maryanne Mullett, an Ontario mother of ten, sustained injuries while assisting stranded drivers in January 2026. A dedicated GoFundMe campaign raised about C$19,000 to assist her recovery and family needs. Unfortunately, she received merely C$6,300, leading to financial disputes. A family member faces fraud charges related to the funds, and… The Times of India · Sep 24
Ex-mayor unmasked as he's jailed for abusing teenager The identity of a former mayor can be revealed after a magistrate denied an ongoing media gag order and jailed him for abusing a teenage boy. AAP · Sep 24
Hillcrest jumping castle 'not anchored properly' A senior police officer has detailed various shortcomings in relation to the deaths of six students in a jumping castle accident on a primary school oval. AAP · Sep 23
Sky's the limit for bush medics but policy doesn't land Rural Australians are dying earlier than their city peers amid health workforce shortages, as outdated policies continue to lure most specialists to the cities. AAP · Sep 23
Meet Daisha Auda, 15, first Torres Strait Islander to reach The Voice Australia grand final Daisha Auda, an inspiring self-taught singer from Logan, Queensland, has carved her name in history on The Voice Australia. She is the first Torres Strait Islander artist to reach the grand final, defying the odds by overcoming elimination in the knockout rounds, where she was saved by another judge. Auda's… The Times of India · Sep 23
'Hunger for dreams': Cobbo follows cricketing great Selwyn Cobbo wants to learn more about his famous great-great grandfather - Queensland fast bowler Eddie Gilbert - as he credits the Dolphins for his revival. AAP · Sep 23
One Nation-coalition deal rubbished as imaginary Claims of 'alliance' talks between senior coalition and One Nation MPs have been dismissed as figments of Barnaby Joyce's imagination. AAP · Sep 23
The Coalition wants ‘discrete’ First Nations content in schools. But children must be taught to critically assess concepts such as national pride A law passed in Victoria in 1886 left aftershocks felt across Australia today. Yet few white people have ever heard of it The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22 Alex Antic’s rise in SA Liberals has coincided with a collapse in the party’s vote. Is there further to fall? Election of rightwing senator – once called a ‘vote-losing machine’ – as state president in South Australia takes party further from the centre
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22 Private investigator surveilled Liberal minister and supplied Jean Nassif with recording devices, Icac hears Shane de Kauwe tells corruption inquiry he was instructed by Toplace laywer Sharangan Maheswaran to investigate minister David Elliott
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 Shackling prisoners giving birth should be a last resort – but it’s happening around Australia anyway Senator Lidia Thorpe has introduced a bill to prohibit the practice in Australian prisons that advocates say violates the human rights of both mother and child
AAP · Sep 21 Hospital 'difficulties' in Hillcrest tragedy aftermath A senior health executive has told an inquest into the deaths of six children in a jumping castle accident about problems communicating information to parents.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 ‘Oh shit’: Labor councillor who attended 2021 Liberal fundraiser was worried about potential Icac inquiry, Icac hears Texts reveal Sharangan Maheswaran had ‘an explanation ready’ but was worried about picture taken with future premier prompted by ‘dumb’ Christian Ellis
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20 One Nation-linked company built $56,000 shed on private property of Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man Exclusive: James Ashby also drives new Ford Ranger given to party and is main pilot of plane donated by Gina Rinehart, which he says are not for personal use
The Guardian - AU · Sep 19 Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Sep 19 Rapists could face life in prison and barristers be prevented from ‘putting victims on trial’ under Victorian Labor reforms Premier Ben Carroll says if re-elected Labor will legislate a new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment
AAP · Sep 19 'Victims on trial': Labor's sexual violence crackdown Specific offences to cover family violence-linked suicides and deaths and an end to courtroom victim-shaming form part of a sweeping pre-election pledge.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 19 Was Wrexham’s trailblazing black footballer also the first Indigenous Australian to play overseas? Mystery surrounds the origin of Peter Baines, the trailblazing black footballer who played for the Welsh club, among others, during the 1940s
AAP · Sep 19 Victorian Greens MP succumbs to cancer battle Victorian Greens state MP Tim Read has died following a battle with metastatic cancer that began with a melanoma diagnosis.