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Uncle Robbie Thorpe speaks outside the Victoria state Supreme Court of Appeal in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
Up to four in five cigarettes smoked in Australia are illegal, as new evidence dragged from the nation’s sewers reveals that decades of campaigning to reduce smoking rates has failed.
Former Parramatta Council boss Gail Connolly pressured an employee to resign for receiving messages from other colleagues that criticised an executive and friend of Connolly’s, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.
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FILE -England coach Brendon McCullum hits the ball to England fielders during a practice session ahead of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
About 1,500 anti-abortion activists gathered outside NSW parliament on Tuesday night, rallying in support of a Libertarian MP’s bill to ban sex-selective abortions in the state. The bill is the latest in a series of attempts to wind back abortion access since it was decriminalised in all states and territories almos…
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Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
Greens support needed to pass proposed changes but party concerned it will give government sweeping discretionary powers
A country footy club in regional Victoria has apologised for allowing a convicted child sex offender to return to club, acknowledging the decision was “not consistent with what our wider community expects”.
Western Australia’s government has moved to revoke the exemption order that allows bauxite miner Alcoa to continue mining while the state’s Environmental Protection Authority conducts an independent assessment of its mining proposals.
The NSW and Victorian governments are scrutinising their multimillion-dollar relationships with KPMG, after the consulting giant last week confirmed confidential client data had been shared, throwing the company into turmoil.
Exhibition Station will remain open during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie declared, despite leaked documents revealing concerns about its proximity to the athletes’ village.
Exhibition Station will remain open during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie declared, despite leaked documents revealing concerns about its proximity to the athletes’ village.
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 5:21pm
The time Perth homes spent on the market has blown out to a median of two weeks, according to new data, but houses are still being snapped up in suburbs once considered working-class.
The Trump administration has proposed a new 12.5 per cent tariff on Australia and a slew of other countries for allegedly failing to take action to prevent slavery, angering the federal government.
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Socceroos defender subject of viral campaign to make him ‘Cristiano Ronaldo of World Cup’ as New Zealand’s Tim Payne surpasses All Blacks
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The economy was slowing even before the Middle East conflict and interest rate hikes started to bite, while the boom in datacentres was a rare bright spot
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Co-hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy ask where it all went wrong for the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations as artists pull out of a scheduled concert series and celebrations. Also: the California governor primary race, why it matters and which candidate has a character based on him in Armando Ian…
Hundreds of school workers have unanimously rejected the state government’s wage offer in an early sign that attempts to settle the long-running dispute with the education workforce may face trouble.
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Former prime minister Scott Morrison has backed the move to buy only second-hand submarines from the United States, rather than a mix of new and old vessels as originally planned, as he called for Anthony Albanese to do more to sell the benefits of AUKUS to the public.
Senate estimates hearing told issues caused by a glitch in the automated system that runs the controversial mutual obligations scheme
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The West Australian government will tip $17.8 million into a program to recycle solar panels and lithium-ion batteries in a bid to recover valuable materials and reduce the waste being sent to landfill.
A secret plan exists that would throw out height controls across Melbourne, with the government targeting hundreds of train stations for high-rise towers in a radical expansion of its transport zone policy.
Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates nicotine consumption rose 40%, with illicit sources accounting for 80% of all tobacco
Electric vehicles have notched a new milestone, reaching nearly half of all new vehicle sales last month, revealing the potential for clean cars to defy the sceptics and help Australia to meet its climate goals.
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 4:09pm
CCTV cameras caught the carnivorous marsupial skulking around deserted grounds at 4am Tuesday morning
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 3:33pm
Handwritten notes by a US citizen, in which she said she was “thankful to be alive”, have been read to a jury as part of a second trial for her accused killer.
Berkeley: Ruben Zadkovich saw it coming. In September 2024, before Lucas Herrington had played a senior game at club level, the then-Brisbane Roar coach made an extraordinary declaration, unprompted: that this frizzy-haired 16-year-old beanpole standing behind him, a player who most fans had never heard of, was actu…
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 3:25pm
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After the victory of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party in the Farrer byelection, Barnaby Joyce said the party has its sights set on western Sydney. But could western Sydney communities forge their own path forward and tackle some of their most pressing challenges through grassroots organising?
Former construction union boss John Setka has received threats on his life, his lawyer has revealed, as he fights allegations he sent abusive emails.
Pacgold Limited has unveiled a strategic demerger of its non-core North Queensland gold assets, relinquishing control to roll the projects into a soon-to-be-listed and powerfully backed Manda Resources.
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 2:57pm
BoM and other agencies expect transition to the first El Niño since spring 2023 sometime during winter
Joc Pederson de los Rangers de Texas le da seguimiento a su doble remolcador en la quinta entrada ante los Cardenales de San Luis el martes 2 de junio del 2026. (AP Foto/Jeff Roberson)
Gateway Mining has strengthened the case for a district-scale gold discovery at its flagship 1780-square-kilometre Yandal gold project in Western Australia after reporting a string of high-grade first-pass intercepts from southern structural corridors, a whopping 20 kilometres south of previous drilling at its Musta…
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 2:07pm