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‘Rough end to the weekend’: wintry weather on the way for south-east Australia

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NSW workers’ compensation overhaul would make it ‘virtually impossible’ to lodge successful claims, experts warn

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Man arrested after Adelaide school community led to believe food was poisoned

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Ben Roberts-Smith loses appeal against defamation ruling he committed war crimes in Afghanistan

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Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith awaits appeal verdict

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Echidna mothers change their pouch microbiome to protect tiny ‘pink jelly bean’ puggles, new research finds

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Half-yearly loss of almost $15m for NSW native forest logging shows industry future shaky, conservationists say

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RSPCA Victoria warns surging animal cruelty against horses cannot be investigated without more funding

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Sussan Ley says new agreement with Nationals will take time amid internal push to ditch net zero

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Larissa Waters vows politics with ‘heart’ – but don’t expect compromise on core Greens principles

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Larissa Waters urges Labor to be bold while Liberals in ‘electoral wilderness’ and says Greens hurt by ‘Trump effect’

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Judge suggests NSW police had ‘absolutely no evidence’ to justify main strip-search in class action

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Child protection worker reveals what Erin Patterson told her in wake of fatal mushroom lunch

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Larissa Waters elected new federal Greens leader

Thu

Tim Wilson urges scrutineers to ‘knock out informal votes’ for Zoe Daniel in leaked WhatsApp messages

Thu

Police reiterate suspicion Adass Israel Synagogue arson was ‘politically-motivated’ as new footage released

Thu

Joel Cauchi’s GP says psychiatrist didn’t relay mother’s concerns about Bondi Junction mass murderer

Thu

LNP to cut all funding for Queensland’s Environmental Defenders Office, breaking election promise

Thu

Erin Patterson murder trial live: witnesses continue to give evidence on day 12 of alleged mushroom murder case

Thu

Australia news live: Anthony Albanese arrives in Indonesia; Longman and Flinders go to Liberals

Wed

Sperm donor who claims he fathered more than 180 children loses custody battle

Wed

Colourful price tags at Australian chemists may trick shoppers into buying full-price items, Choice says

Wed

‘Turning point’: claw print fossils found in Australia rewrite story of amniotes by 40 million years

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Fossil footprints found in Australia the oldest evidence of amniotes – video

Wed

‘Tears blur my vision’: Australian writer jailed in Beijing thanks Albanese for support in emotional letter

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Hannah Ferguson calls for more regulation of paid political content on social media as she announces Senate tilt

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Chalmers says Labor will push ahead with delayed super tax plan despite Spender urging rethink

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Australian workers claw back hit to living standards as wages outpace inflation

Wed

Erin Patterson showed no sign of liver damage experienced by other mushroom lunch attenders, trial hears

Wed

Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott

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NSW police argument that unlawful strip-search was necessary is ‘outrageous’, class action lawyer says

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Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050

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Psychiatrist who treated Bondi Junction stabber ‘withdraws’ evidence he was not psychotic at time

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Captain Cook memorial will not return to Melbourne park after repeated vandalism

Wed

Erin Patterson murder trial live: witnesses continue to give evidence on day 11 of the alleged mushroom murder case

Wed

Rohan Dennis given two-year suspended sentence after car crash that killed wife Melissa Hoskins

Wed

Australia news live: Albanese heads to Indonesia after election campaign that debated Russian presence

Tue

Five vice-chancellors in Victoria paid more than $1m in 2024, prompting claims of ‘largesse’

Tue

Market uncertainty created by Trump worse than his 10% tariff on Australian exports, say analysts

Tue

People interviewed by AI for jobs face discrimination risks, Australian study warns

Tue

Experts warn Trump order demanding cheaper medicines for US could push up Australian prices

Tue

The Liberals have a long road to relevance – and Sussan Ley’s slim victory means she begins on shaky foundations

Tue

NSW police continued to justify festival strip-searches using drug dogs despite knowing 30% hit-rate, court hears

Tue

Cost of crime crackdown criticised as Victoria prepares for influx of prisoners with huge jail spend

Tue

Mushroom expert who discovered death caps near Erin Patterson’s home gives evidence in triple murder trial

Tue

Some witness statements ‘blatantly contradictory’ to Alan Jones sexual assault allegations, court hears

Tue

Toowoomba woman charged with murder over house fire that killed three of her children

Tue

Erin Patterson murder trial: witnesses to continue giving evidence on day ten of mushroom case

Tue

Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader, narrowly defeating Angus Taylor in ballot

Tue

UN body rules Russia responsible for downing of flight MH17 prompting calls for compensation

Tue

NSW to legalise e-scooters on paths and roads up to 20km/h for those over 16

Tue

Australia news live: Chalmers warns of ‘global dislocation’ as Treasury reveals biggest threats to economy

Mon

Australian property bounce after Labor wins second term, early data shows

Mon

Sussan Ley could become first female Liberal leader in showdown with Angus Taylor

Mon

Guardian Essential poll: PM’s approval rating surges amid calls to hurry upd housing and health reform

Mon

Anthony Albanese’s new cabinet suggests cautious PM will pick his battles

Mon

‘A horror movie’: sharks and octopuses among 200 species killed by toxic algae off South Australia

Mon

Queensland Labor expels MP after LNP raises domestic violence allegations

Mon

Former Australian soldier killed in Ukraine while working for humanitarian organisation

Mon

Anthony Albanese reveals new cabinet with Tanya Plibersek named as minister for social services

Mon

Nurse who treated Joel Cauchi for schizophrenia threw up when told about Bondi Junction stabbings, inquest hears

Mon

Federal election results: Monique Ryan wins Kooyong while Climate 200-backed independent falls short in Bradfield

Mon

Australia news live: Canavan says Nationals ‘need a shake-up’ as party prepares for leadership ballot; former Liberal MP pushes Tim Wilson to lead

Sun

Australia’s rental crisis is not what you think it is

Sun

Dumped cabinet minister Ed Husic promises ‘constructive’ backbench role after fiery attack on Marles

Sun

Australian cricket community mourns death of batter and Ashes hero Bob Cowper

Sun

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price pushes for return to Liberal party ‘roots’ in bid for deputy leadership

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Dumped cabinet minister Ed Husic aims blame at ‘factional assassin’ Richard Marles

Sun

Five arrests after more than a tonne of cocaine allegedly found on motorboat off NSW coast

Sun

Australia news live: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price confirms she will run for Liberal deputy, days after defecting from Nationals

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Koalas face death, attacks and starvation as blue gums chopped down in Victoria

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NSW forestry agency should be shut down for repeatedly breaking law, critics argue

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NSW woman faces court after being charged with murder of two grandsons

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Man arrested after body found in Sydney home, police say

Sat

‘A lot of pride and joy’: the First Nations team representing Australia at the Venice Biennale of Architecture

Sat

Ultrasound diagnosis could lead to faster treatment of endometriosis

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Labor wants to fix Australia’s housing issues – but there’s little hope for those not already on the ladder

Fri

Queensland government held 21-minute consultation on puberty blocker ban at same time it announced decision

Fri

Man charged with manslaughter of four-week-old baby brought to hospital with multiple broken bones

Fri

‘Tone deaf’: US tech company responsible for global IT outage to cut jobs and use AI

Fri

Erin Patterson’s daughter says accused mushroom poisoner was ‘very good’ cook, murder trial hears

Fri

Car-free green corridor connecting Cooks River to Sydney Harbour to open in 2025

Fri

Archibald prize 2025: Julie Fragar wins for portrait of artist Justene Williams

Fri

Helmeted honeyeaters return to Cardinia in Victoria for first time since 1983’s Ash Wednesday bushfires

Fri

Sarah Witty v Adam Bandt: how an unlikely Labor champion took down a Greens giant

Fri

Sussan Ley and Angus Taylor to contest Liberal leadership as Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defends ‘respectful’ defection

Fri

Australian Catholics welcome ‘approachable’ new pope in hope he will pursue peace

Fri

Australia news live: Anthony Albanese to address new caucus where women outnumber men; Liberals set date to pick leader

Thu

From a new-look frontbench to wedding bells: here’s what’s on Anthony Albanese’s second term to-do list

Thu

Former Greens leaders urge party to stand up to Labor ‘arrogance’ as jockeying begins to replace Bandt

Thu

Flood waters pour into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in rare spectacle ‘supercharged by climate change’

Thu

Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis announce birth of baby boy

Thu

‘Astonishing journeys’: online tool tracking migratory animals highlights challenge of protecting them

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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defects to Liberals in move that could impact party’s leadership race

Thu

Woodside staves off investor climate concerns at fiery AGM beset by protesters

Thu

Australia mushroom murders trial: Erin Patterson ‘didn’t look unwell’ like other lunch attendees, hospital nurse tells court

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Bondi Junction security guard tells stabbing inquest ‘not everyone understands the fear and chaos we faced’

May 8

Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic at risk as Labor factions brawl over cabinet positions

May 8

Greens leader Adam Bandt concedes defeat in seat of Melbourne

May 8

Cassius Turvey: two men found guilty of murdering Indigenous teenager

May 8