Modi accused of using 'hate speech' for calling Muslims '...
India's main opposition party has accused the prime minister of using "hate speech" after he called Muslims "infiltrators" at an election rally.

Doody proves the world is his oyster
HOW did a Gamilaraay man from Walgett, some 460 kilometres from the coast, end up representing Australia at the world oyster opening championship? As Gerard ...

Major international series ahead for national teams
BASKETBALL fans will have much to look forward to in July with a major international series featuring Australia’s top teams against China and Japan at John C...

Matty gets motivated to take on the push-up challenge for...
WARNING: Readers are advised this story mentions themes of suicide and self-harm. REGISTRATIONS are now open for The Push-Up Challenge, Australia’s largest m...

Parrtjima shines light on strong connections
THOUSANDS of people attended opening night at this year’s Parrtjima – A Festival in Light, and as the free 10-night festival rolled on, thousands more turned...

Fit again, Kyah dares to believe in fairytale
KYAH Simon believes A- League Women underdogs Central Coast can go all the way, and that her body can help them get there. Simon played a full 120 minutes in...

'Lost' Johnny Cash album from 1993 has never seen the lig...
An album recorded just months before Johnny Cash began his acclaimed American series of releases has been unearthed from the archives and will be released th...

Springs of discontent flow through the town of Alice
WALKING through Todd Street Mall in Mparntwe/Alice Springs at 9.30am on a Monday, it’s hard to believe the tired-looking shopping strip was once a bustling t...

Edition 824 on sale TODAY!
In our latest edition, ON SALE TODAY, you’ll read about: • AFTER winning the shucking competition at last year’s Narooma Oyster Festival, Gerard ‘Doody’ Denn...

GWS Giants star Toby Greene's suspension upheld after AFL...
This is the eighth time in his career the GWS Giants captain has been suspended.

Mother of four jailed for fatally stabbing husband in the...
Earlier this month Kerrie Lee Catling pleaded guilty to the 2021 manslaughter of her husband, Chris Catling. During sentencing today the court heard emotiona...

Mariners forward Torres stood down amid sexual assault ch...
Central Coast Mariners striker Angel Torres was arrested on Monday in relation to an alleged sexual assault of a woman in March, and has been stood down by t...

EV demand 'motoring along' as energy authority brushes of...
Amid plans by some automakers to hit the brakes on EV expansion plans, the International Energy Agency says demand is set to surge in 2024.

A Tesla driver who made false claims the car was in autop...
Sakshi Agrawal, who spent two years fighting charges against her, has entered a last minute guilty plea after she crashed into a pedestrian in Melbourne in 2...

A subterranean wonderland lies beneath the Nullarbor. A b...
The Nullarbor Plain is famous for being dry, flat and featureless — but it's a very different story beneath the surface, with an intricate cave system that h...

Transurban warned NSW government about traffic 'hotspots'...
A parliamentary inquiry into the Rozelle Interchange has heard from Transurban's general manager for Westconnex, Denise Kelly, who said the toll-road operato...

After a long and arduous 25 years, birthing is reborn at ...
Planned births are returning to one of Australia's most remote towns for the first time in a quarter of a century, saving women in the region an exhausting ...

Racism tainted investigation into 1987 deaths of Aborigin...
The NSW State Coroner finds racism tainted an "inexplicably deficient" police investigation into the 1987 deaths of two Indigenous girls.

'Emotional moment' as spears taken by Captain Cook are re...
Four spears stolen by Captain James Cook and his crew after he arrived at Botany Bay more than 250 years ago are handed back to traditional owners at a cerem...

Alleged victim fought off chainsaw-wielding neighbour wit...
Horace Monching was getting ready for bed when he heard a noise outside. It was his neighbour, allegedly wielding a chainsaw, a court has heard. A tussle ens...

Former party paradise Great Keppel Island a step closer t...
The crumbling former tourism resort on Great Keppel (Woppa) Island will be one of the first things to be revived under a new master plan for the lush, tropic...

Elon Musk's fight with Australian regulators isn't really...
There has been no shortage of criticism from across the political aisle levelled at tech billionaire Elon Musk for refusing to take down graphic footage in a...

Adelaide casino may be slapped with $75m fines in search ...
The operator of the Adelaide Casino could soon face heftier penalties of up to $75 million if it is found to engage in misconduct, under a proposed overhaul ...

Sharks star stood down for short term over 'failed drug a...
Cronulla believes it is more important for Braydon Trindall to focus on his 'health and welfare issues' after he allegedly failed roadside illicit drugs and ...

Inquest into deaths of three patients ramped outside of S...
An inquest into three unrelated deaths of South Australians affected by ambulance ramping has started in Adelaide – including one man who waited in an ambula...

Man who allegedly used a ladder to try and break into Wak...
Fairfield Local Court heard Nikolaj Mikic had turned himself into police after investigators released images of 12 men they believed were involved in a riot ...

'Treat your nicotine products like you would any other po...
Children under five are increasingly being put at risk of nicotine poisoning because of the availability of vapes and e-cigarettes, child accident prevention...

'It was just surreal': Woman recounts gunman's home invas...
Tracey Rawlings says she doesn't know if she can be alone again after a 36-year-old man with a rifle walked into her home demanding her car.

'Fear and anxiety': Lewis's CTE plea as concussions end S...
League icon Wally Lewis has given a raw insight into his life after being diagnosed with probable CTE on the same day Sharks co-captain Dale Finucane was for...

'I thought we were past this': Mums share their experienc...
We spoke to mothers to hear about their experiences of taking their breastfed babies to live gigs such as the theatre and concerts, including one who welcome...

Alcohol, meth and failure to take basic safety precaution...
A coroner finds Isaiah Dixon, Bree-Anna Thomas and Thomas Courto's drownings off Tasmania's north-west coast to be "wholly avoidable".

Ten killed after two Malaysian navy helicopters collide m...
Malaysia's navy says two military helicopters have collided and crashed during a rehearsal, killing everyone on board.

Human skull found near remote Kimberley community
An investigation has been launched a member of the public made the discovery on the weekend.

Parrots are being trafficked to become pets in Australia,...
You may be familiar with the use of DNA technology for catching criminals and solving crimes, but a group of scientists from Canberra and the UK are using DN...

Despair for homeless residents as 'safe haven' for 20 yea...
Reid's Guest House in Ballarat has provided crisis accommodation to thousands of people over the past 20 years. Now it Is set to close and residents have to ...

Family not informed 15-year-old Indigenous teen had left ...
Exclusive: ‘How many others have to put their daughter in the ground or son in the ground?’ asks 15-year-old’s mother Follow our Australia news live blog for...

'I have carried that black day with me ever since': Israe...
The head of Israeli military intelligence, who last year accepted responsibility for the failures that allowed the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, h...

Floods swamp southern China, fears for future of 'world's...
Floods have swamped a handful of cities in southern China following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region's defences against bigger deluge...

Former home affairs boss Pezzullo issues warning on China...
The former home affairs secretary had a decorated career in the public service before a series of leaked messages cost him his job. He now admits he has no o...

Pair get prison time for offences in lead up to crash tha...
Dean Cluney and Tyrone Gardner were sentenced after pleading guilty to breaking into a home, then intimidating two female occupants before crash that killed ...

WADA accepts Chinese swimmers tested positive to banned s...
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it stands firmly by its investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive to the same banned substance...

eSafety commissioner wins two-day injunction against X ov...
The eSafety commissioner has been granted a two-day legal injunction to compel social media platform X to hide posts that include graphic footage relating to...

People in the crystal meth underworld have a code of sile...
Australians are among the biggest users of ice in the world. Four Corners investigates where some of that crystal meth is coming from, and who's behind it.

The unintended consequences of Elon Musk's Bart Simpson m...
In this week's round-up of the best, worst and strangest in tech news, Elon Musk chucks a Bart Simpson in — figuratively — mooning the Australian government,...

A 'generosity of spirit': Sir Andrew Davis, former Melbou...
Sir Andrew Davis made a significant impact on cultural life in Australia during his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from 2013 t...