Australia news
Four killed in Canberra crash as Easter break gets off to deadly start
One person in hospital after two cars collided on Barton Highway, with severe weather warnings across eastern Australia
Caitlin Cassidy
07, Apr, 2023 @2:47 AM
Man shot dead by police in NSW after he allegedly stabbed officer
Two constables in serious but stable condition in hospital after allegedly being threatened with knife at a Newcastle home
Mostafa Rachwani
07, Apr, 2023 @1:38 AM
Pilot walks away from light plane crash near train tracks in Queensland
AirMedpatient transfer plane forced into emergency landing in Brisbane rail corridor with cause unknown
Mostafa Rachwani
06, Apr, 2023 @11:18 PM
If yes campaign for Indigenous voice loses ‘racists will feel emboldened’, Marcia Langton says
Working group member shares Liberal Bridget Archer’s concern Coalition’s no campaign in danger of running ‘adjacent to racist views’
Lorena Allam
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Why did Terence Kelly take Cleo Smith? The story behind the abduction that gripped the world
The long police search ended in a rare moment of joy, but the child abduction still leaves devastation
Narelle Towie in Perth
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Peter Dutton and the voice: what the Liberal party has got wrong about Indigenous recognition
We unpack and factcheck some of the key reasons the opposition leader has given for saying no to the voice
Josh Butler
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Value of Australian lithium exports tipped to match thermal coal in five years
Revenue from mining key metal used in EV batteries to triple by 2027-28 while thermal coal exports set to fall by more than 70%
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
At least three senior Liberals pushed back against Indigenous voice opposition in shadow cabinet meeting
Exclusive: Simon Birmingham, Marise Payne and Paul Fletcher spoke out against plan as Julian Leeser proposed allowing MPs a free say
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘Rapper music’ is luring youth into a life of crime? We’ve heard this one before | Michael Sun
NSW police claim hip-hop is being used by criminals to recruit young people, and it has been banned from the Easter show. But this moral panic is very old news
Michael Sun
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘If I had to vote right now I’d abstain’: Tamworth residents call for details on the voice
Locals say a no campaign event last week did not represent the regional NSW community, but many aren’t ready to commit to voting yes
Tom Plevey
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Pat Dodson takes leave from Senate - as it happened
This blog is now closed.
Caitlin Cassidy and Natasha May (earlier)
06, Apr, 2023 @8:36 AM
NSW government urged to withdraw remaining 29,000 Covid fines after court ruling
Judgement says notices failed to provide enough detail to recipient about alleged infringement
Christopher Knaus
06, Apr, 2023 @7:25 AM
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