A driver who allegedly hit Sam Kerr’s nan with a car as she was getting off a bus told a court he “killed the lady, but she revived herself.”
Emma Kirk
A Sydney MP, whose electorate has faced a spate of anti-Semitic attacks, has called for Australia to toughen its hate speech laws, saying “words matter”.
Jessica Wang
The latest competitor on a key route between Australia and the US has put its first seats up for sale.
Blair Jackson
Members of Australia’s largest food distributor have slammed the Albanese government for “putting their eggs in one basket”.
Alexandra Feiam
Another person has died in flooding that is devastating large parts of the North Queensland coast, in scenes of “incredible devastation”.
Clareese Packer
Hundreds have turned out to honour 17-year-old Charlize Zmuda who was killed in a shark attack off a beach on Bribie Island.
Alexandra Feiam, Joanne Williamson, and Aisling Brennan
The young surf lifesaver’s death has ‘sent shock waves through everyone’ in the tight-knit community.
Hayley Taylor
A Queensland woman has died after she left her bogged vehicle to seek help in extreme heat while en route to a notorious hiking spot in a remote part of Western Australia.
A ranger has photographed a two-metre crocodile at a popular camping spot hundreds of kilometres from where it should be.
The Albanese government’s attempt to boost protections for victims of scams has been criticised for lacking key compensation provisions.
A teenage girl has died after being attacked by a shark at a popular holiday spot.
David Johns
Nearly $50bn was wiped off the Australian sharemarket on Monday as fears of a trade war led by US President Donald Trump tariffs ripped through the local market.
Cameron Micallef
A boat and a Ford utility were found well alight out the front of a union official’s home in the early hours of Monday morning.
Rhiannon Lewin
A video showing an unexpected rescue from a hotel pool in North Queensland has gone viral online, with many praising the kind-hearted rescuer.
Matt Shrivell
Mortgage holders need more than one rate cut to start feeling relief, with only about 53,000 Aussies likely to move away from “at risk” should the RBA cut rates in February.
Dramatic footage shows the moment a shirtless man was arrested inside his caravan over a string of alleged offences against children.
Australia remains behind its ambitious target of 1.2 million new homes by 2029 despite a bounce in new housing approvals in December.
A text allegedly sent by a young New Zealander accused of trying to bring 20kg of cocaine into Australia from the US has been aired in court.
Aussies have returned to the stores on the back of cost-of-living relief, lifting consumer spending for the first time in nearly two years.
The Australian billionaire topped the political donations list with a $1m gift to one party — but he wasn’t the only rich-lister helping out.
One of the big four banks has made a major call ahead of any Reserve Bank of Australia decision to cut the cash rate.
Former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will retire from her role in the Australian Banking Association after eight years of lobbying for the major banks.
Parts of North Queensland have been hit by more than a metre of rain and a key road has crumbled, with warnings residents could be cut off ‘for weeks’.
Originally committed as an election promise, Labor will attempt to legislate its bid to give most Australian families three days of subsidised childcare.
