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Newest first · UTC+11:00Second group of Australian women linked to Islamic State to return home
A group of seven Australian women and 12 children linked to the Islamic State terrorist group have made travel plans to return home, authorities said on Tuesday, in what would be the second such Australian group to leave a Syrian refugee camp this month.
· REUTERS
Parliament rebellion erupts as Sharpe cops unprecedented fortnight suspension
The NSW government’s leader in the upper house, Penny Sharpe, has been suspended from parliament for a fortnight, an unprecedented expulsion that marks a dramatic escalation in the power struggle between the Minns government and the Legislative Council crossbench.
· Michael McGowan, Jessica McSweeney
NT police will not lay charges against officers over Kumanjayi White’s death while being restrained at Coles
Police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes ‘significant distress’ for 24-year-old Warlpiri man’s family and wider community
· Sarah Collard
Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy
NEW DELHI — The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives Tuesday on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy, as the group known as the Quad seeks to deepen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific over concerns about China’s growing influence in the region.
· Associated Press
As Trump woos China, the Quad grouping drifts towards irrelevance
As the foreign ministers of India, Japan and Australia lined up with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a “family photograph” at the start of a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, their body language was stiff, with only the top Indian diplomat, S Jaishankar, trying to smile.
· Urooba Jamal
Watch: Light drones fall during display in Sydney
Almost 90 drones fell into the water of Sydney's Darling Harbour during a light festival on Monday.
Perth FIFO worker who praised Bondi gunmen pleads guilty to racism, weapons charges
A Perth man who made social media posts supporting the gunmen who attacked a Jewish community at Bondi Beach in December has pleaded guilty to racism and weapons charges.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
‘We want to play like other teams’: Afghan women’s cricket dreams remain undimmed
Benafsha Hashimi fled the Taliban to Australia in 2021 and is determined to fight for the ICC to follow Fifa’s lead and recognise Afghanistan’s exiled players as the national side
· Taha Hashim
Woman charged after allegedly assaulting Melbourne waitress
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The ‘risky’ plan to take 31,000 Olympic swimming pools from beneath WA’s largest river
Environmentalists warn a major river in northern Western Australia and its inhabitants – including the endangered freshwater sawfish – are under threat from a groundwater management plan that will result in the equivalent of more than 31,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools being taken from the region each year.
· Holly Thompson
ISIS brides touch down in Australia
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Breaking: Another group of ISIS-linked woman and children land in Australia
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Lidia Thorpe wipes back tears as police rule out charges over death in custody
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Yashee Sharma
Group of 19 women and children linked to Islamic State due to arrive in Australia
Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp expected to fly into Sydney and Melbourne on Tuesday
· Nino Bucci, Caitlin Cassidy, Catie Mcleod
PLC Resources fires first drill shots into major WA gold anomaly
PLC Resources has wrapped up the first-ever drilling campaign at its Rochefort gold prospect in Western Australia’s Murchison region, completing a reconnaissance reverse circulation (RC) program and demobilising the rig from site.
· Penny Taylor
Jewish Australians report harassment and intimidation after giving evidence at antisemitism royal commission
Commissioner says multiple witnesses reported ‘a dramatic increase in online hate messages’
· Ben Doherty
Joe Hockey says he is nervous about AUKUS – and wants Albanese to cold-call Trump
Former ambassador to Washington Joe Hockey says he is worried about the possibility the United States will not supply nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as promised under the AUKUS pact because of faltering American production rates.
· Matthew Knott
Cancilleres del Quad hablan en Nueva Delhi sobre cooperación en el Indopacífico
El ministro indio de Exteriores, S. Jaishankar, segundo por la izquierda, habla mientras la ministra australiana de Exteriores, Penny Wong, a la izquierda; el ministro japonés de Exteriores, Toshimitsu Motegi, segundo por la derecha, y el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, escuchan tras una cumbre …
· Sheikh Saaliq
Woman charged over alleged assault of teen cafe worker
A 52-year-old woman has been charged over the brazen alleged assault of a teenage female cafe worker in Melbourne’s north.
· Angus Delaney
Woman charged over alleged assault that left waitress with chipped tooth
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· April Glover
Inquiry into antisemitism in Australia says witnesses face online bigotry
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The head of an inquiry into antisemitism in Australia on Tuesday said Jewish witnesses who appeared before it are facing online harassment and bigotry and issued a condemnation.
· Rod Mcguirk
Video: Australian flotilla activist describes abuse in Israeli detention
Australian activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla described their experience in Israeli detention as they arrived in Sydney, Australia.
· Middleeasteye
Australian travel company collapses a week after tours cancelled
Topic:Travel and Tourism
· Kristy Sexton Mcgrath
The bench has been NSW’s biggest downfall before. How will they handle Origin’s new rules?
Everyone has a plan, Mike Tyson said, until they get punched in the mouth.
· Dan Walsh
Australian police arrest two in connection with gunman Dezi Freeman
Australian police have arrested two men in connection with Dezi Freeman, the conspiracy theorist gunman who was shot dead by police after a seven-month manhunt in March.
· Helen Livingstone
The no-nonsense nun who got things done for the homeless and mentally ill
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· Malcolm Brown
Fan in Australian jersey catches Aussie-hit homer in 15-year first
Tue 26 May 2026 at 2:55pm
· Simon Smale
Nikki was days from death when Rabbi Eli blew an ancient horn by her bedside
Sydney writer Nikki Goldstein was in a coma in St Vincent’s Hospital, her body succumbing to a life-threatening infection when Rabbi Eli Schlanger emerged outside her intensive care room.
· Alexandra Smith
Failed Australia Day bombing accused faces court
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Aaron Bunch
Tigers release Australian shortstop Dale
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The Kia Tigers announced Tuesday they have waived their struggling Australian shortstop Jarryd Dale.
· Yoo Jee-ho
First ‘adult time for adult crime’ plea adjourned amid courtroom confusion
The first teenager facing sentencing under Victoria’s “adult time for adult crime” laws was charged two hours after the law came into effect after carjacking a taxi driver while armed with a knife.
· Erin Pearson
Two men arrested after investigation into Dezi Freeman’s movements
Two people have been arrested and will be interviewed by police as part of investigation into the movements of police killer Dezi Freeman.
· Isabel McMillan
Two men arrested in connection to Dezi Freeman’s movements after Porepunkah shootings
A 48-year-old and 35-year-old will be interviewed by police after their arrests at two separate locations in north-east Victoria
· Benita Kolovos
Two arrested as part of Dezi Freeman investigation
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Stuart Marsh
Dozens of drones crash into Sydney harbour after light show glitch
Almost 90 drones fell from the sky over Sydney's Darling Harbour during a popular winter light show, with footage showing devices splashing into the water, close to crowds.
· Lana Lam
Liddell’s famous power station chimney stacks crumble into history in massive blast
Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopment
· Penry Buckley
Olympics body gatecrashes Save Victoria Park event to erect fences
The Olympic infrastructure body charged with delivering 2032 Games venues has been accused of intimidatory behaviour after it gatecrashed a Save Victoria Park event on Tuesday morning to erect fencing.
· Cameron Atfield
Injured Riley McGree out of World Cup as Tony Popovic springs late Socceroos surprise
Key attacker picked up injury in Championship playoff final
· Jack Snape
Decommissioned power station's chimneys crash to the ground in livestreamed demolition – video
AGL has destroyed two giant chimney stacks at the defunct Liddell coal-fired power plant. The power station in the NSW Hunter Valley closed in 2023 after operating for more than 50 years
Sydney light show called off after malfunctioning drones crash into water
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A show featuring dozens of drones in dazzling displays above Sydney's Darling Harbour has been called off, organisers said Tuesday, after the flying gadgets malfunctioned and fell into the water.
· Agence France-Presse
The fantastic Ms Fox rises to the occasion
When meeting Rising’s artistic director Hannah Fox for lunch in April, I didn’t know Austrian performance artist Florentina Holzinger, whom Fox had programmed for this year’s festival.
· Kerrie O'Brien
19 Australian women and children linked to Islamic State group set to return from Syria
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A group of 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have booked flights to return from Syria and some could face charges, Australia’s government said on Tuesday.
· Rod Mcguirk
Who is Homer Gere? Meet the ‘Euphoria’ heartthrob who filmed wildly intimate scene with Sydney Sweeney
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· Audrey Rock
Queensland school shut after students exposed to mercury
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Patrick Brischetto
SBy Sara Garcia
Sara Garcia is South Australia's Deputy Digital Editor for ABC News. She has been working as a reporter and digital producer with the ABC in Adelaide since 2014, having previously worked for regional newspapers in South Australia.
The three big decisions Popovic must make to finalise Australia’s World Cup squad
For the past few weeks, coach Tony Popovic has been unveiling the names of players who have been invited to Australia’s pre-World Cup training camp in Florida in batches, as if he were a music festival promoter drip-feeding the line-up to stimulate ticket sales.
· Vince Rugari
South Korea showcases flagship submarine in British Columbia for Canadian navy
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — The flagship of South Korea’s submarine fleet is docked in Canada’s Pacific-coast province of British Columbia where it’s serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation’s pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it.
This program aimed to improve early education. Instead, it’s created a growing kinder crisis
Parts of Melbourne could be short thousands of kindergarten places over the next decade due to a $1.4 billon state government program which has sent enrolments soaring across the state.
· Bridie Smith
‘Visual chaos’ or vibrant drawcard? The battle to save The Rocks’ fairy lights
For more than a decade, the fairy lights threaded through the trees of The Rocks have cast a warm glow across Sydney’s oldest precinct, drawing tourists through cobblestone laneways and lighting the way for late-night diners and pub-goers heading home from Circular Quay.
· David Barwell