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The number of Victorian government schools in poor condition is steadily increasing, according to a major audit of the state’s school building authority, with about one in seven campuses found to be in poor condition last year.
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 6:01pm
Corrective Services NSW staff devised a plan to sneak accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith out the back exit of a Sydney prison to avoid a waiting media pack after being granted bail, documents obtained under freedom of information laws reveal.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing room seven floors above Elizabeth Street is a windowless space where all sense of time – and, for some, memory – evaporates.
One Nation says leader Pauline Hanson’s safety was compromised when activist group GetUp was able to unfurl a stunt banner behind her as she delivered her first-ever speech at the National Press Club in Canberra, forging on to outline plans to clamp down on Muslim migration, end multiculturalism and axe the climate …
Police officers found two children – both aged under five – had been struck by a car in Cabramatta, in the city’s south-west
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 5:37pm
One Nation leader uses platform to rail against multiculturalism, the media and the climate change ‘hoax’
Topic:International Financial Institutions
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has confirmed it is cutting jobs at its iron ore operations in Western Australia as the company looks to extend the life of its Roy Hill mine by a decade.
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Mahalia Barnes is Jimmy Barnes’ daughter, but the band she wants to talk about is AC/DC.
One Nation leader denounces high immigration levels, Islam, transgender rights, the ABC and the Guardian in inflammatory address
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 4:32pm
A football club in Melbourne’s northern suburbs withdrew its support for a Pride celebration, leaving the club divided and the senior women’s team to hold its own unsanctioned event.
Inquest hears clinician was not legally required to report to police but was concerned about public health and safety
King River Resources has fired up a drone-borne magnetic survey over its recently acquired Mindoolah gold project in Western Australia to unveil the source of its eye-watering historical gold mineralisation with detailed new-age imaging.
An ISIS bride accused of harbouring a slave will remain behind bars after a magistrate found even the smallest risk of terrorism was unacceptable.
An extra $100 million to support social and affordable housing will be included in next week’s state budget, Queensland’s treasurer has announced, as the Crisafulli government defends its move to scrap affordable housing from state-facilitated developments.
Australian far-right populist Sen. Pauline Hanson has called for a “monocultural society,” rejecting decades of multicultural policy and blaming the nation’s housing crisis on high levels of immigration.
Topic:Travel and Tourism
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called a journalist “trashy”, said there are too many abortions in Australia, and even swung behind AI red tape during her first appearance at the National Press Club in Canberra.
Girl told mother she thought about killing people ‘all the time’, inquest into 10-year-old Biddy Porter’s death hears
Golden Dragon Mining has made a strategic move to bolster its position in Western Australia’s prolifically gold-productive Murchison goldfields, lodging a new exploration licence application adjacent to the northeastern margin of Westgold’s revered 2.3-million-ounce Big Bell gold mine, 26km northwest of the historic…
Topic:Emergency Services
There’s not a Swedish meatball in sight, but from Thursday, Australian budget retail giant Kmart will launch its assault on big box homewares shopping.
A mysterious development plan on the site of two chicken farms and a winery on Brisbane’s bayside has been given in-principle support by the council following a tense meeting, paving the way for rural farmland to be transformed.
Pakistani authorities claim officers came under fire first before returning shots in the mistaken identity killing of nine-year-old Australian girl Hania Ahmad, despite her father insisting police initiated the gunfight.
City of Vincent councillors have voted unanimously to increase rates on vacant residential properties within the local government area by more than 40 per cent.
Topic:Commonwealth Games
El lanzador de los Rangers de Texas, Robby Ahlstrom, lanza durante la séptima entrada de un partido de béisbol contra los Cardenales de San Luis, el miércoles 3 de junio de 2026, en San Luis. (Foto AP/Jeff Roberson)
Australian police have begun inquiries into claims that Israeli forces raped, tortured, and abused activists detained during last month’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Australian police have begun inquiries into claims that Israeli forces raped, tortured, and abused activists detained during last month’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Australia’s James Slipper is cheered from the field following the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, on Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day, File)
Topic:Livestock Farming
A notorious Perth bikie has spent the night in police lock-up after he was arrested for giving his shirt to a homeless man moments after he walked out of court on Tuesday.
Critica is pushing ahead on its dual critical minerals strategy at its giant Jupiter rare earths project in Western Australia and its Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten asset in Tasmania.
A Tasmanian devil named Mary that escaped its Gold Coast enclosure more than two weeks ago has been recovered following a large-scale search.
The UK, Australia, and Canada have launched a new International Peace Fund to advance peace between Israel and Palestine, the three countries’ foreign ministers announced on Thursday.
Candidates must ‘work their ass off’ to stop One Nation or expect withdrawal of union support, Trades Hall Council secretary says
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Carnivorous animal taken to hospital in an unstable condition after escaping from quarantine facility in Paradise Country on 2 June
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 12:19pm
The mother of a child killer did not believe in mental illness and consulted a naturopathic herbalist about concerns for her teenage daughter, an inquest has been told.
Topic:Local Government
Evergreen Wallabies prop James Slipper says he will put his hand up to play at a record fifth Rugby World Cup in Australia next year, but only if he earns selection and is the best option for the team.
Anthony Mundine had plenty of run-ins with Laurie Daley during their playing days. Who can forget Mundine talking about Daley “running on old legs”? Or when he asked why Daley did not do more to embrace his Indigenous past?
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK stayed at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Dracula," a collaboration with Australian act Tame Impala, according to the chart updated Tuesday (U.S. time).
El centro de los Hurricanes de Carolina, Jordan Staal (11), levanta la Copa Stanley tras una victoria sobre los Golden Knights de Vegas en el Juego 6 de la serie de la Final de la Copa Stanley de hockey de la NHL, el domingo 14 de junio de 2026, en Las Vegas. (Foto AP/Candice Ward)