How Tasmania's planned new stadium could trigger deal for Hobart Hurricanes
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Grace is a news reporter for ABC Illawarra, based in Wollongong. She joined the ABC in 2026 after working as a court reporter in the Illawarra and a federal politics reporter in Canberra. She graduated with a law and journalism degree from the University of Wollongong in 2020.
‘We looked quite good for 20 minutes’: Tony Popovic content after Socceroos draw with Switzerland
Australia coach praises competitiveness in final friendly
· Jack Snape
The best new cycling and ebike trails in Melbourne and surrounds
Bike trails around Victoria have received extensive upgrades, including more spots for ebikes. With many trails accessible by public transport, it’s a great time to go for a ride
· James Norman
King's Birthday Honours 2026: See the full list of awardees
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· Sbsaustralia
'See what happens': PM takes aim at Coalition over 'divisive' permanent resident debate
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· Sbsaustralia
The cash, the carpark and the Hayne Plane: Ten years on from the scandal that rocked rugby league
Beneath a suburban Sydney shopping centre, under the flickering lights of its car park, money is changing hands.
· Adrian Proszenko
Missing Melbourne teacher allegedly murdered by brother in India
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 9:20am
· Som Patidar
Inside Dark Mofo 2026: Australia's wildest music festival returns
Indigenous Australian rapper Baker Boy is among the musical acts set to perform at this year's Dark Mofo festival in Hobart, Tasmania, from June 11 to June 22. (Photo by Cass Edwards, courtesy of Dark Mofo)
· Staff Writer
Man bailed after machete-wielding group arrested at Flinders Street Station
Police have arrested six people, including four armed with machetes, at Flinders Street Station after a fight within the precinct that left a boy in hospital on Saturday night.
· Alexander Darling
Australia news live: Tony Abbott praises Liberal party’s new top strategist as party tries to rebuild campaign machine
Lincoln Folo has been tasked with helping improve campaigning after two federal election defeats. Follow live
· Josh Taylor, Dan Jervis Bardy
Take a look inside Victoria's oldest active timber church turning 170
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 7:59am
· Rachael Lucas
Knitters find key to serenity during 'party, party, party' snow season
Topic:Mental Wellbeing
· Adriane Reardon
Rescue operation frees trapped Sydney driver
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Tete Yengi scores on debut as Socceroos sign off before World Cup with Switzerland draw
Yengi cancels out Dan Ndoye’s opener in 1-1 draw in San Diego
· Jack Snape
Yengi scores for Australia in Socceroos friendly
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At 92, Liz Hicklin embarked on a standup career: ‘I didn’t think about ageing until I was over 90’
Ninety-five-year-old Liz Hicklin may be the oldest ‘sit-down standup’ comedian in Australia. But that’s only part of her extraordinary life story
· Alex Reszelska
Australia’s winter illness season is back – what viruses are prevalent this year and when should you get vaccinated?
Comparatively low numbers of respiratory viruses so far this year follows the worst influenza season in Australia on record in 2025, which saw more than 500,000 confirmed infections
· Melissa Davey
Ed Husic revels in his rebel status – but is the former Labor minister bitter or brave?
Is he right about Aukus? Or is he set on undermining Richard Marles as payback for being dumped from cabinet? ALP sources speak out
· Dan Jervis Bardy
Peter V’landys plays kingmaker of Australian TV with NRL broadcast deal
A perfect storm has propelled the NRL towards an outcome few thought possible – and one which is likely to be felt beyond sport
· Jack Snape
‘Project invisibility’: Queensland government accused of operating secret agenda to purge Indigenous representation
Barrister accuses David Crisafulli of an ‘organised strategy’ to eliminate, remove and reduce the role of First Nations people in public sector
· Andrew Messenger
Personal loans booming as cost of living drives Australians to borrow record amounts
National debt helpline calls have increased alongside growth in new personal loans, which charged an average 9% interest in March
· Luca Ittimani
Victoria Gotti told Carmine Gotti Agnello’s girlfriend ‘you’re a rat’ after she reported abuse: police sources
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· Tina Moore
Chris Hemsworth watched her first screen kiss, now this star is back in Summer Bay
The last time Nicole da Silva set foot on the set of Home and Away, she was wearing a bikini. She shared a kiss with Jason Smith, while his friend, played by Chris Hemsworth, looked on from Sydney’s Palm Beach. Sadly, their characters’ romance didn’t extend beyond her one-day shoot.
· Bridget McManus
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Jessica Stewart is a multiplatform award-winning sports journalist reporting for ABC News in Brisbane. She started her career in regional Queensland as a TV sports reporter in Townsville, Cairns and Rockhampton before joining the ABC in 2020. She also works for the ABC's Grandstand commentary team, calling NRL and A…
What happened to Gus? Parents fight for answers over son’s death days after hospital discharge
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· Kate Aubusson
Barely half of Victoria’s rentals are meeting minimum standards
Barely half of Victorian rental properties meet minimum standards, new research shows, despite a Victorian government push to improve conditions for renters.
· Caroline Zielinski
Australia’s first music school empire collapses, owing $1.8 million
Australia’s first music school empire has collapsed, owing $1.8 million to creditors, as it attempts to rise again under another name.
· Eryk Bagshaw, Lia Timson
Single, lost and desperate, Harsimran turned to an 'employment mentor'
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:59am
· Will Jackson
Australia v Switzerland: World Cup 2026 warm-up – live
Updates from the Socceroos’ final pre-tournament friendly
· Samantha Lewis
'Rain bomb', mini tornadoes: Debunking Australia's greatest weather myths
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:47am
· Tom Saunders
Will Australia be taken for a ride in the AI and data centre boom?
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:40am
· Ian Verrender
As vaccination rates fall in Australia, a British mother has a warning
Topic:Vaccines and Immunity
· Kathryn Diss
At Melbourne's last video rental store, physical media never died
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:30am
· Iskhandar Razak
Russell perplexed by struggles having arrived in Monaco playing mind games
George Russell won the season-opening race in Australia but has been beaten by Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in every grand prix since
· Bbcsport
Bunbury the big winner after Dockers defeat North Melbourne
The Fremantle Dockers recorded their biggest win in AFL history on Saturday at Hands Oval, but it was the WA city of Bunbury that made the most of its time in the spotlight.
· Michael Philipps
The pope’s AI vision and its limits
MELBOURNE, Australia — Pope Leo XIV deserves great credit for making artificial intelligence (AI) the topic of his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity). The world is dangerously unprepared for the social and economic transformation that AI is bringing. Leo’s call for more thought and action…
· Peter Singer
Quantum systems targeted by 2033
AUSTRALIAN quantum technology company Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) said it is aiming to deliver commercial-scale quantum computers by 2033 as it advances development of silicon-based quantum processors for enterprise and government applications.
· J.G. Amor
Shark kills diver off Western Australia
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· Agence France-Presse
Free World Cup live site to open at South Bank
Brisbane will join other Australian capital cities in airing Socceroos and other matches during the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off next week, at a big-screen hub in the inner city.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Premiers in freefall: Broncos suffer another humiliation as hellish two months loom
This is not the same Brisbane Broncos who conquered a miracle en route to last year’s premiership. This is a premiership-winning outfit devoid of confidence, struggling for rhythm, and reeling from two humiliating defeats ahead of what will be a hellish two months.
· Nick Wright
Muere pescador submarino en tercer ataque mortal de tiburón en Australia en 4 semanas
Se observa un letrero en el lugar donde ocurrió un ataque mortal de tiburón en la playa Dee Why en Sídney, Australia, el sábado 6 de septiembre de 2025. (Foto AP/Mark Baker, archivo)
· The Associated Press
McReight’s heroics in vain as Kiss’ tenure ends valiantly at the Chiefs’ hands
Les Kiss’ time at the helm of the Queensland Reds has come to an end, but the signs of fight his outfit showed in their qualifying final defeat to the Chiefs offers a glimmer of hope the Wallabies will soon become a world rugby juggernaut once again.
· Nick Wright
Spearfisher killed in Australia’s third fatal shark attack in 4 weeks
A sign is seen at the site of a fatal shark attack at Dee Why Beach in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
New fight to save trees in Adelaide
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Hugh Bowman backs Celestial Hero to ‘run the race of his season’ at Sha Tin
Australian ace is confident consistent sprinter can break through this term with a potential wet track set to suit
· Jay Rooney
Hugh Bowman backs Celestial Hero to ‘run the race of his season’ at Sha Tin
Australian ace is confident consistent sprinter can break through this term with a potential wet track set to suit
· Jay Rooney
The reading wars are over. The learning wars are just beginning
A fresh cultural conflict is looming over the way Australia’s schoolchildren are taught, one of the nation’s leading teacher educators has warned, just as the sector recovers from the decades-long “reading wars”.
· Noel Towell