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- Man charged with murder after alleged assault in Tasmania's north A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly assaulting a man at a house in Tasmania's north.
- Hundreds of market-rate rentals but no public housing guarantee: Tower plans labelled horrific Redevelopment plans for one of Melbourne’s biggest public housing towers envision 800 new flats, but it is unclear if any will be public.
- Burke’s immigration plans are solid, but they’re not the antidote to Hansonism that Labor needs Tony Burke ticked all the right boxes and made all the right noises at the National Press Club.
- How ‘a pair of footy nerds’ unlocked Shai Bolton’s X-factor Bolton’s nimble movements, fast feet and cat-like balance reported Geelong’s Bailey Smith early in Fremantle’s semi-final.
- Penrith’s medics will work around clock on Cleary. This is what his next week looks like The Panthers have a track record of getting their injured stars back on the park in quick time.
- Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state. He ended up pushing it towards the EU Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state. He ended up pushing it towards the EU.
- From centre court to a courtroom: Match officials sue Tennis Australia The Australian Open organiser is being taken to the Federal Court by a leading umpire and former match official who allege they were unlawfully dismissed.
- ‘You fall back in love and trust them again’: How Swans are winning back their fans A Swans fan since birth, Sally Edmiston considered cancelling her membership in the days after the Pullman Hotel scandal.
- The world needs AI guardrails. Trump and Xi must now deliver them Their meeting in Washington is a golden opportunity for the two leaders to make real progress towards an AI risk reduction framework.
- Passengers and crew rush to help as man dies on Sydney-bound flight A man has died on board a Malaysia Airlines flight bound for Sydney following a mid-air medical emergency.
- Veterans relieved as Labor backs down on plan to limit health payments Following sustained criticism and campaigning from advocates, Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh announced on Thursday the government had backed down on the measure.
- Government Digital Service move 'grinds gears' in UK's e-government The UK government’s decision to move the Government Digital Service to its third departmental home in three years risks hemorrhaging talent and moving it further away from the center.
- LeBron James once raged against the machine. He helps prop it up LeBron James was once one of the world’s athletes. James, for example, visited the National Museum of Slavery during his trip to Angola, bringing global visibility to this connection.
- Big AI is trying to own the pathway to work. Universities shouldn’t play along | Ella Hafermalz Universities need protect their position in education so that students have an independent pathway to work. AI companies like OpenAI are insinuating themselves into the pathway from education to work.
- Backpacker ballot and detention centre for visa overstayers: what we know about Australia’s new migration plan Immigration proposals laid out by Tony Burke include changes to working holidaymaker visas and restrictions on international students bringing families.
- Backpacker cuts criticised as 'low blow' for farming and tourism Backpacker numbers will be reduced and visa eligibility tightened under the federal government's immigration changes. Working holiday-makers are crucial for staffing farming and tourism businesses across Australia.
- Disability advocate's drowning spurs life-saving gesture Family and friends have paid tribute to disability advocate Ellen Fraser-Barbour, who died in April at a Northern Territory swimming hole.
- Judge orders Microsoft to spill internal docs and scour execs' comms in secondhand licensing case ValueLicensing and Microsoft agreed to vacate the case management conference ahead of its scheduled date on September 14, 2026. Kevin Turner is also on the list.
- Grandmother says system failing despite WA child protection minister's flying visit A South Hedland elder said local children are still being left behind, four years on from the deaths of her three grandchildren.
- 'Absurd': Yoga teachers become an unlikely flashpoint in Australia's migration debate Amid an ongoing political battle over which party's at fault for a lack of housing and migration numbers, an unlikely target has emerged: yoga teachers.
- Public schools will shut for two hours next week as teachers strike Govt promises to keep negotiating to land new deal with teachers.
- NASA scientist's chance Moon discovery reveals once in a lifetime crater On October 24 last year Mr Wagner was examining routine data quality reports and maps generated from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
- Netballer learns selection fate after assault charge Australian netballer Sarah Klau has been sanctioned by the sport's governing body after pleading guilty to assault and failing to disclose the charges before the Commonwealth Games.
- Woman who stabbed sons to death found not criminally responsible A Blue Mountains woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been found not criminally responsible.
- Politician apologises for yelling, swearing in staff meeting Independent MLA Fiona Carrick has apologised for an outburst that was found to have breached the code of conduct for members of the Legislative Assembly.
- 'Out of whack': War Memorial program was not impartial, ACMA finds AWM council chair says its relationship with the ABC has been sullied.
- North Korea accused of using overseas workers finance nuclear weapons A report has found that North Korean overseas workers raised between $US450 million and $US800 million last year for the state's nuclear weapons program.
- Court battle looms for Socceroos star after drug test Socceroo Cristian Volpato will challenge a charge by NSW Police that he was driving with cocaine in his system.
- Schools grappling with class 'splitting' as union flags industrial action Teachers are set to stop work again next week after the union says a pay and conditions offer from the government failed to meet their demands.
- Record jail sentence for Israeli money launderer after Sydney trial Shabtay Yaacoby has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for laundering more than $50 million of scam funds. Yaacoby will be eligible for parole in January 2035.
- Cuts, punishment powers and a notable exception: changes in Labor's migration shake-up The federal government has announced a shake-up of Australia's migration system, with visa-hoppers, overstayers, students, and backpackers targeted in the enforcement action.
- With eight words, Tony Burke may have handed his opponents a campaign ad Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Courtney Gould gets you up to speed on the happenings from Parliament House.
- Police arrest three men in Wadeye over stolen Darwin RAAF base vehicle Northern Territory Police have arrested three men following an alleged crime series using a vehicle stolen from Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin earlier this week.
- The world relies on this hidden water buffer. A ‘super’ El Niño is coming The planet's water cycle is becoming erratic, swinging between too little and too much, the United Nations has warned, with an El Niño expected to exacerbate the long-term trend.
- Raheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face | Jonathan Liew Winger was one of the first big-money academy transfers, part of a child labour market that has barely been questioned.
- Rancour, road trips and revival: tale of battle for Brighton’s future hits the stage The funeral director from Worthing was co-editor of the Brighton fanzine Gull’s Eye when he received a phone call from Gordon Lucking, a Crystal Palace director, in July 1995.
- Nearly 1,700 sea dragons reported dead during SA's algal bloom Nearly 1,700 sea dragons are documented to have died during South Australia's harmful algal bloom, a new report has found, amid hopes of a strong breeding season next month.
- Australia Post worker stole dozens of bank cards to fund ‘debilitating’ gambling addiction Court hears Mauro Paul Coluzzi and two associates defrauded customers and banks of more than $130,000.
- International education sector alarmed by Labor move to bar families The federal government today announced international students will be barred from bringing their families to Australia as part of a broader immigration enforcement action.
- Fujitsu ready to sell its custom ‘Monaka’ Arm chip, maybe to rival server-makers Clouds, the sovereign-sensitive, and the inferencing-interested are also about to get sales calls. Fujitsu will start selling its Monaka processors, and servers packing them, in November.