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Newest first · UTC+11:00Is this how it feels to be young, broke, scammed and cast out on the street?
When Maddelin McKenna’s debut feature Mad Rush screens at MIFF next month, it’s doubtful there will be a more Melbourne film in the program – or one more relevant to viewers of a certain age.
· Karl Quinn
Do we love our iPhones more than children?
The average number of children born to Australian women has hit rock bottom.
· Matt Wade, Bronte Gossling
All three and four-year-olds to be screened for autism under Victoria’s NDIS alternative
Every Victorian three and four-year-old child will be offered screening for autism and developmental delays under a new program designed to shift thousands of children from the NDIS onto state-run support.
· Daniella White
Who are the Socceroos? Australia's FIFA World Cup team explained
LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026
· Sbsaustralia
SpaceX courts Australian investors as government warns Elon Musk risk
Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 5:39am
· Cam Wilson
Residents say Brisbane's new outer city estates missing crucial service
Topic:Public Transport
· Tobi Loftus
World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia
Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 5:30am
· Peter De Kruijff
Victorian town fights high suicide rates with mental health first aid
Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 5:25am
· Violette Storm
The crusading club boss and his $1.7m side hustle
A club boss who has crusaded against the industry’s reliance on gambling revenue is being scrutinised by the regulator after the club awarded his private company a $1.7 million consulting contract.
· Harriet Alexander, Nigel Gladstone
Chipping away at it: the artist with burning passion for ice sculpting
He thinks it’s cool to travel the world as an ice sculptor, but turning ice blocks into beautiful objects is also a passion for Kevin Kapusi Starow.
· Carolyn Webb
More properties languish on the market as buyers get the jitters
Stubborn sellers and nervous buyers are responsible for a sharp increase in the number of Australian homes languishing on the market for six months or more, experts say.
· Dan F Stapleton
$32m in work needed after Sydney metro opening risks disrupting commuters
Installing fire hydrants at a cost of at least $32 million on station platforms along the final stretch of Sydney’s M1 metro line will be left until after its planned opening in mid-October, raising the risk commuters will be disrupted if it cannot be done during scheduled maintenance shutdowns.
· Matt O'Sullivan
A Woodside report promised thousands of Browse jobs. New analysis tells another story
A report commissioned by oil-and-gas giant Woodside has exaggerated the economic benefits of its Browse to North West Shelf gas project including overinflating the number of jobs it will create, according to a not-for-profit research group.
· Holly Thompson
Dumping Jacinta Allan would make sense if the Coalition was the real threat to Labor. It isn’t
June 11, 2026 — 5:00am
· Chip Le Grand
‘Profound injustice’: 16 experts demand inquest for Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre
Some of Australia’s most prominent domestic violence experts have thrown their weight behind Virginia Giuffre’s family’s plea for a public coronial inquest, warning that the circumstances surrounding her death raise broader questions about family violence, coercive control and expose systemic failures.
· Carla Hildebrandt, Melissa Fyfe
‘Busting out the dance moves’: Katter the life of the party in Melbourne
Maverick MP Bob Katter isn’t the most regular visitor to Melbourne, so when he hits the ground the man in the hat tends to get noticed.
· Fiona Byrne, John Buckley
Brittany Higgins returns to frontline politics to fight ‘rising tide’ of misogyny
Brittany Higgins is returning to frontline politics, launching a campaign against Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and what she describes as a rising tide of “misogyny, extremism and anti-democratic movements” in Australia.
· Rob Harris
Chris Minns is taking an uncharacteristic risk with new drug driving laws
June 11, 2026 — 5:00am
· Michael McGowan
Supreme Court knocks back sovereign citizen’s challenge to WA gun seizure in legal first
A West Australian man whose gun was seized in a series of raids targeting sovereign citizens has lost a major legal challenge, marking the first time a court has validated the police’s justification for targeting the anti-government movement.
· Hannah Murphy
Labor counters Chinese threats to sea cables, as it creates hacking ‘human firewall’
The threat of China severing sea cables to cut Australia’s internet access has pushed Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to launch a security assessment into seabed security, as Labor boosts training among office workers to avoid a catastrophic hacking incident.
· Paul Sakkal
La campaña de dobles de Serena Williams en Queen's Club en riesgo por lesión de Mboko
La estadounidense Serena Williams regresa una bola junto a su compañera de dobles, la canadiense Victoria Mboko en el encuentro de dobles ante la canadiense Nicole Melichar-Martinez y la neozelandesa Erin Routliffe en el Queen’s Club tennis championships el martes 9 de junio del 2026. (AP Foto/Alberto Pezzali)
Serena Williams’ doubles partnership in doubt after Victoria Mboko injury
Mboko forced to retire in singles match at Queen’s
· PA Media
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club in jeopardy after Mboko injury
Victoria Mboko, left, of Canada retires injured during her match against Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic on day three of the Queen’s Club tennis championships in London, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP)
Williams' Queen's campaign in doubt after Mboko injury
Victoria Mboko had a break point against Karolina Pliskova when she suffered a heavy fall
· Bbcsport
Sydney Sweeney finally addresses ‘Euphoria’ cast feud rumors
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· Tamantha Ryan
Twenty-two states condemn Iran, front group for 'lethal' worldwide terror attacks
Twenty two countries across North America, Europe, and Australia condemned and demanded an ended to Iranian regime attacks against Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites and individuals within their territories in a joint statement on Wednesday, in the wake of a series of attacks by alleged Iranian front group…
· MICHAEL STARR
One Nation’s ‘incredibly sloppy’ financial reports reveal more than $1m in missing or worthless assets
Exclusive: Financial returns, obtained by the Guardian, are ‘very poor and unprofessional’ and call into question party’s fitness to govern, expert says
· Sarah Martin
How to Talk Australians: The Movie review – viral web series lampooning Aussie culture gets big-screen adaptation
The popular satire’s humour resonates with an uncomfortable ring of truth
· Luke Buckmaster
World Cup Group D view from the USA: co-hosts determined to justify their hype | Jeff Rueter
Australia, Turkey and Paraguay must be vigilant of a defender-heavy squad ready to bring Mauricio Pochettino’s vision to life on the home stage
· Jeff Rueter
The politics and profit of a World Cup in Trump’s America – podcast
Kick-off is just hours away in what is already shaping up to be one of the most controversial and complex Fifa World Cups as geopolitical disputes and allegations of corporate greed cast a shadow over the tournament.
For those shedding a tear over house prices falling, these numbers may change your mind | Greg Jericho
An average home would cost $595,500 now if prices were the same relative to income as before John Howard turned the market into an investor casino
· Greg Jericho
Breast cancer and endometriosis drug Zoladex is being pulled from Australia. How will women be affected?
The vital medicine, made by AstraZeneca, will not be available from November, possibly leaving thousands of women without treatment
· Krishani Dhanji
Labor scraps plan to make spy agency’s 9/11-era questioning powers permanent
But Australian government will expand offences covered by rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on defence system
· Tom Mcilroy
‘Russian’ manicures are on the rise – but experts say a lot can go wrong
More customers are seeking out meticulous e-file manicures, but there are concerns about the risk of infection with the cuticle-raising beauty treatment
· Isabella Lee
Hundreds of schools to roll out year 1 maths checks next term
More than 400 Victorian primary schools will roll out a new year 1 numeracy checks next term as the state expands its screening programs designed to identify students at risk of falling behind in maths.
· Nicole Precel, Jackson Graham
Hundreds protest against Pauline Hanson as WA Labor seats on 'hit list'
Topic:State and Territory Government
· Nicolas Perpitch
Australia begins the Women's T20 World Cup as No. 1 with India surging
FILE -New Zealand’s players pose with the trophy after winning the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 final match against South Africa at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
· Foster Niumata
O'Callaghan chasing Titmus and 'the impossible' as she misses world record
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 10:40pm
· Jon Healy
Philippines continues rescue effort after powerful Mindanao quake
More than 1,200 emergency personnel, supported by international teams from Japan and Australia, were deployed across the disaster zone as search crews continued inspecting damaged buildings for possible survivors. Although only four people remained officially listed as missing, authorities said heavily damaged struc…
· AfricaNews
Pauline Hanson met by protesters at sold-out Perth fundraiser
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‘I didn’t do it’ accused killer tells police after girlfriend’s disappearance
A Zumba instructor accused of killing his girlfriend and possibly dumping her body in a suburban Brisbane tip told detectives “I didn’t do it” during his police interview, moments after being shown photos of authorities excavating his front yard.
· Cloe Read
Modi wants Australia’s uranium to power India’s data centre boom
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hoping to use a visit to Melbourne and Sydney next month to unlock a flood of uranium imports and boost defence ties with Australia in a move that will be closely watched by China.
· Matthew Knott
Four injured in drive-by slingshot attacks across inner-Brisbane
Multiple people have been injured after a spate of alleged random slingshot attacks from a moving car in Brisbane.
· William Davis
Australia's new swimming star emerges
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South Australian smelter thrown a lifeline
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US chain Wendy’s is finally bringing its square burgers to Melbourne
We already have McDonalds, Carl’s Jr and Five Guys. Now American fast-food franchise Wendy’s (not to be confused with Australian ice-creamery Wendy’s Milk Bar) is trying its luck in the local market. Its first Melbourne restaurant will open in Dandenong South on June 24.
· Quincy Malesovas