Controversial Perth racetrack may cost more than promised, government concedes
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· Courtney Withers
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· Charmaine Manuel
Seis pasajeros de un crucero afectado por hantavirus llegan a Australia para cuarentena de 3 semanas
Un avión que traslada a pasajeros del crucero MV Hondius, afectado por un brote de hantavirus, llega a la base aérea militar de Pearce en Perth, Australia, procedente de Holanda, el 15 de mayo de 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk
Australian trade minister to visit China to secure fuel during Iran war crunch
Beijing tightened jet fuel exports after the war broke out, forcing Canberra to seek alternative suppliers
· Ralph Jennings
Australian trade minister to visit China to secure fuel during Iran war crunch
Beijing tightened jet fuel exports after the war broke out, forcing Canberra to seek alternative suppliers
· Ralph Jennings
NRL Magic Round begins at Lang Park as Australia keeps coach
Fri 15 May 2026 at 5:20pm
· Michael Doyle
King Charles and Idris Elba share the DJ stage at royal garden party
King Charles III hosted a garden celebration at Buckingham Palace on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, the youth charity he founded in 1976 using his Royal Navy severance pay during a period of economic hardship in Britain. Formerly known as The Prince’s Trust, the organisation supports disa…
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Dead rabbit used to stall Parramatta council worker’s exit, ICAC hears
The former City of Parramatta boss was playing games over an executive’s departure from the council, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard, when she advised him not to speak to a colleague who had experienced a death in the family. The death was confirmed to be a pet rabbit.
· Ellie Busby
Australia bans the former National Socialist Network as a hate group
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· Charlotte Grahammclay
6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.
· Associated Press
Ali Moore to hang up headphones as 774 Melbourne Drive host
Fri 15 May 2026 at 4:40pm
Residents ‘unsurprised but deeply disappointed’ as Burswood racetrack clears planning hurdle
A portion of Labor’s contentious Burswood racetrack has cleared a major hurdle after state planning commissioners approved a development application for the Perth Park project on Thursday.
· Indigo Lemay-Conway
Man hospitalised after being struck by car in Sydney’s south
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Alcoa faces more federal scrutiny over Willowdale mine clearing
Bauxite miner Alcoa’s operations in Western Australia’s northern jarrah forest face more regulatory scrutiny, with documents revealing its Willowdale mine is currently being investigated over land clearing.
· Cameron Myles
Two boys arrested after alleged arson attack on Melbourne bar
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Queensland doctor allowed to continue practising during rape case
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AI start-up boss who faked millions in revenue faces jail time
The former chief executive of a Sydney start-up that falsely claimed to have built a revolutionary artificial intelligence platform is facing a prison term for fabricating financial records to swindle investors out of $39 million.
· David Swan
Australian passengers on Hantavirus cruise ship land back home
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Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network criminalised under hate laws passed after Bondi terror attack
Home affairs minister Tony Burke says listing will stop group from organising and meeting, and may prevent more ‘horrific bigoted rallies’
· Krishani Dhanji
Lottery boss criminally charged after Australians’ $US95m win
A former head of the Texas lottery has been criminally charged following an investigation into a $US95 million lottery draw won by Australian professional gamblers, who bought virtually every ticket combination.
· Patrick Begley
Australian fugitives smuggled to South Papua were in the tobacco game, prosecutors say
Singapore/Jakarta: Australian fugitives smuggled to Indonesia from remote Queensland say they were fleeing because of threats from a suspected “competitor” to their NSW tobacco business, Indonesian prosecutors say.
· Zach Hope, Karuni Rompies
‘Our mainland cousins are feeling the heat’: Tassie stadium cost makes clubs nervy
AFL clubs are increasingly nervous about a potential blowout in costs and delays to the construction of Tasmania’s controversial Macquarie Point stadium, expressing fresh concerns the Devils could become a drain on the competition.
· Sam McClure
‘Too much to hide’: Wilson unleashes on Allan over new Big Build scandal
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has described as “deeply distressing” revelations that a Big Build labour hire company run by a man with a history of abusing women profited from a program established by her government to promote gender equity in the construction industry.
· Chip Le Grand, Kieran Rooney
The Maroons have had their Origin team locked in since 1980
The NRL’s website has been polling fans to select their State of Origin teams. It’s hypothetical, of course, but for NSW, why not make it real? Given their record, the Blues could hardly do worse than go full Eurovision.
· Malcolm Knox
‘A fair degree of heat’: Peter V’landys claims early win in fiery defamation battle
Sports administrator Peter V’landys has had a preliminary win in his defamation suit against an online media outlet, after the news site was forced back to the drawing board to file a new defence.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Latrelle Pickett arrived at the Demons with one concern. He needn’t have worried
Latrelle Pickett arrived at Melbourne with just one slight concern ruminating through his mind.
· Peter Ryan
Giggle for Girls app discriminated against trans woman Roxanne Tickle, appeal judge rules when doubling damages
Federal court affirms an August 2024 finding that Tickle was discriminated against on the basis of her gender identity and awards her $20,000
· Jordyn Beazley, Daisy Dumas
Former Victoria’s Secret models among ‘thrilling’ talent strutting through Australian fashion week
L’Idee Woman founder says it was a ‘highly volatile week of logistics’ to get US model Taylor Hill to Australia
6 people from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australian quarantine
A jet carrying passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives at RAAF Base Pearce in Perth, Australia, from the Netherlands on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk
Jail for speeding driver who killed award-winning author in Perth crash
At 67 years old, Brenda Joanne Walker was about to start enjoying her twilight years with her beloved husband when she was hit and killed while crossing a street in Perth’s Kings Park nearly two years ago.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Could Delta win Eurovision? The odds have soared in her favour
Fri 15 May 2026 at 3:16pm
· Annabel Bowles
Victorian ex-premier Daniel Andrews to be immortalised with $134k statue
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‘It makes me a bit angry’: Leniu sets record straight on Roosters and NSW future
Spencer Leniu wants two things known. First, he hates people who question his commitment to the Roosters; and second, he believes he doesn’t deserve to be picked for NSW.
· Christian Nicolussi
Neo-nazi group 'White Australia' listed as banned hate group
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· Yashee Sharma
Ambitious $180m plans for heritage church site with restaurant and hotel
The multimillion dollar redevelopment of a Greek Orthodox church in the inner-north is being celebrated as a once-in-a-generation project, but faces criticism from nearby residents.
· Gemma Grant
Damages doubled after trans woman’s landmark discrimination win
A transgender woman who won a landmark discrimination suit after she was excluded from a social media app marketed as a “women-only safe space” has had her victory increased by an appeal court and her damages doubled.
· Michaela Whitbourn
From drab partitions to haute couture host: how a Sydney civic masterpiece was rescued
Redevelopment of the former Department of Lands building on Sydney’s Bridge Street wins National Trust heritage award
· Kelly Burke
Ruling upheld after transgender woman excluded from female-only app
Fri 15 May 2026 at 2:30pm
· Jamie Mckinnell
Hantavirus cruise passengers arrive in Perth for quarantine
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US miner under further investigation after destroying WA habitat of black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats
Pressure grows on Alcoa over strip-mining of Western Australian jarrah forest, which also threatens Perth’s water supply
· Peter Milne
Critics loved Attica, then their golden boy turned on them
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GP accused of sexual assault on patients bailed to Bellevue Hill home
A Sydney doctor accused of sexually assaulting multiple patients over decades has been granted bail to live at his Bellevue Hill home while awaiting trial, as a court heard further charges could follow.
· Jack Gramenz
Two people found dead in home near Hobart
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Eleanor Wilson
Pachuca supera 1-0 al líder Pumas en la ida de las semifinales de la Liga MX
PACHUCA, México (AP) — Un disparo de Oussama Idrissi se desvió en otro jugador y terminó en el fondo de la portería para darle al Pachuca una victoria de 1-0 ante Pumas el jueves, en su partido de ida de las semifinales del torneo Clausura de la Liga MX.