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Newest first · UTC+11:00Parramatta council worker’s emails were read on CEO’s orders, ICAC told
An employee suspected of making confidential bullying complaints to a City of Parramatta whistleblowing system had her emails surveilled on the authority of the now-sacked council boss, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.
· Ellie Busby
Catholic girls high school to go co-ed, two primary schools to close
A southside Catholic high school for girls is set to be expanded and accept male students from the end of the decade, while two nearby primary schools will be closed down this year.
· William Davis
Multiple passengers injured in bus rollover on Queensland's Bruce Highway
Topic:Transport Accidents and Incidents
· Chloe Chomicki
Sydney home of alleged Alameddine leader sprayed by gunfire
The home of the alleged leader of the Alameddine crime family has been sprayed with gunfire in an early morning drive-by shooting, six months after he was charged with plotting to murder a former ally turned rival.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
MSO to go to trial over pianist Jayson Gillham sacking in bid to ‘control’ stage
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says it will go to trial next week to defend an unfair dismissal case brought by a pianist whose concert it cancelled after he made comments on stage about Gaza, characterising the matter as a fight to “control” who appears on its stage.
· Debbie Cuthbertson, Kerrie O'Brien, Elizabeth Flux
Angus Taylor’s plan to bar migrants from welfare payments undermines our quest for belonging | Shadi Khan Saif
The proposed changes draw a clearer line between those who are fully entitled and those who are not
· Shadi Khan Saif
Snowy Hydro tunnel breakthrough
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More than 100 charges against 14-year-old Melbourne girl dropped
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Modern antisemitism built on old Jewish stereotypes and tropes, royal commission told
UK expert tells Australian inquiry how antisemitism developed and that governments must define it in order to develop policies against it
· Tory Shepherd
Top barrister spared jail time for 'blatant dishonesty'
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Tara Cosoleto
Japan's Eneos to buy Chevron fuel business for $2.17bn
Japanese energy company Eneos said on May 14 that it will buy U.S. oil company Chevron's fuel products business in several Southeast Asian countries and Australia for $2.17 billion. (Photos by Mao Kawano and Yuji Ohira)
· Staff Writer
Japan's Eneos to buy Chevron Southeast Asia fuel business for $2.17bn
Japanese energy company Eneos said on May 14 that it will buy U.S. oil company Chevron's fuel products business in several Southeast Asian countries and Australia for $2.17 billion. (Photos by Mao Kawano and Yuji Ohira)
· Staff Writer
Police search abandoned mine shafts for missing woman Trisha Graf
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· Declan Durrant
Ousted AFI boss makes major concession in unfair dismissal case
The ousted former boss of the Australian Film Institute has made a major concession on the first day of his unfair dismissal case in the Federal Court, dropping a demand that he be reinstated.
· Karl Quinn
Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed
Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts
· Jonathan Barrett
‘Cannot sell this’: Teachers’ union facing members revolt as crunch meeting looms
Internal criticism of the leadership of the state’s public school teachers union is growing ahead of a crunch meeting on Friday in their ongoing dispute over wages and conditions with the Allan government.
· Noel Towell
‘Societies where antisemitism takes root will always fail’: UK expert tells royal commission
A leading British expert on antisemitism has told the royal commission that social cohesion is at risk when conspiracy theories, such as “Jews pull the strings”, are allowed to flourish.
· Alexandra Smith
Woman fatally stabbed in affluent Canberra suburb
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Joseph Sahyoun
Teen who threatened Melbourne synagogue walks free after IS propaganda case
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Tilli Andrew
'Like driving on bubble wrap': Residents describe mouse plague horror
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· Kenith Png
‘A completely different world’: Why the modern America’s Cup is unrecognisable
If the last time you watched an America’s Cup was in 1983 when Australia II broke the longest winning streak in sports history, you’ll likely remember the secret weapon that helped them do so.
· Frances Howe
One Nation says its ‘next stop’ is western Sydney. Good luck with that
May 14, 2026 — 3:30pm
· Azadeh Dastyari
Autistic teenager ‘groomed’ by AFP sentenced for separate terrorism offence
An autistic teenager whose Islamic State fixation was previously “fed” by undercover police has been freed after pleading guilty to sharing violent extremist material and threatening a Melbourne synagogue.
· Lachlan Abbott
Labor defends youth crime policy as 109 charges against teen dropped
The state government has vowed to “do everything” to strengthen punishments for teenagers who commit serious offences after a 14-year-old girl had more than 100 charges against her dropped because she was found to have been legally too young to understand her conduct was wrong.
· Angus Delaney
Asian stocks are mixed as investors watch Trump-Xi summit
Asia markets index of Japan, South Korea and Australia is seen on a screen at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
· Chan Ho Him
Breaking: Woman dead, man arrested after stabbing in Canberra
Thu 14 May 2026 at 3:01pm
How Trump’s concessions risk affecting Australia’s own interests
It’s been said that this visit by Donald Trump to China for meetings with Xi Jinping could change the course of US-China competition and the balance of power in the Pacific and beyond.
WA’s Yindjibarndi traditional owners consider appeal against Fortescue’s $150m record native title payout
Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation label federal court ruling against mining giant’s Solomon Hub iron ore operation ‘unsatisfactory’
· Sarah Collard
Larvotto unlocks hidden antimony-gold value in NSW Hillgrove waste
Larvotto Resources has made gravy from the overlooked leftovers at its Hillgrove antimony-gold project in New South Wales, confirming it can successfully recover valuable antimony and gold from a 1.4 million-tonne pile of historic tailings at the soon-to-be operational project.
· Andrew Todd
'Mass migration': Taylor reply to restrict immigrants
Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of Australian politics and Angus Taylor's budget reply speech, due to be made at 7.30pm.
Locksley snaps up high-grade NSW copper-gold play
In a savvy move, Locksley Resources has added serious exploration firepower to its New South Wales portfolio, locking up a binding option agreement to buy 100 per cent of the high-grade Iron Duke copper and gold project.
· Murray Ward
Queensland minister denies wrongdoing over shares disclosure
Topic:State and Territory Parliament
· Alex Brewster
Queensland man's 2021 disappearance to be probed in coronial inquest
Thu 14 May 2026 at 2:39pm
· Heloise Vyas
Yindjibarndi leader urges WA government to ‘readjust priorities’ on back of Fortescue compensation win
An Aboriginal group awarded more than $150 million for cultural and economic losses in a legal battle with mining giant Fortescue has welcomed findings by the court that ruled the company liable, but took aim at the WA government for not adopting a neutral position on the case.
· Michael Philipps
Big Bash privatisation debate exposes tensions in Australian cricket | The National
It seems all is not well in Australian cricket. Australia remains one of the three robust cricket boards in the world – alongside India and England – with significant financial might that is independent of outside factors.
· Ajit Vijaykumar
‘It was an emergency’: Man who left dead woman with paramedics claims she was his fiancé
A Perth man who was located by police after a woman’s body was dumped with paramedics in Joondalup on Wednesday said the deceased was his fiancé and had died while he was asleep.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Keli Lane seeks use of prison diaries in lawsuit against NSW
Keli Lane, who is serving a lengthy jail sentence for the murder of her newborn daughter, is seeking to use her prison diaries as part of her lawsuit against the state over alleged abuse in custody.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to fly out of Netherlands in full PPE after plane and crew secured
Health minister Mark Butler says six passengers who have tested negative for hantavirus will land in Western Australia on Friday
· Nick Visser, Cait Kelly
Email reveals Jewish group warned police about Bondi gunman in 2019
Topic:Royal Commissions
· Phoebe Pin
Suspect in custody over Wynyard shooting in Tasmania's north
Police investigating the shooting on Wednesday. (ABC News: Mackenzie Heard)
Passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to arrive in Perth tomorrow
The MV Hondius passengers bound for Australia landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday. (Reuters: Piroschka van de Wouw)
· Cason Ho
Police shun dementia training after woman's Taser death
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Miklos Bolza
Beachgoer accidentally makes modelling debut at Australian Fashion Week show
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Kelenic y Montgomery ayudan a que Medias Blancas superen 6-5 a Reales para su 4ta victoria seguida
Colson Montgomery, de los Medias Blancas de Chicago, es felicitado por el manager Will Venable, tras conectar un jonrón ante los Reales de Kansas City, el miércoles 13 de mayo de 2026 (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
· Jay Cohen
Who is Tammy Tyrrell, the former Jacqui Lambie senator who just defected to Labor?
Addition of Tasmanian crossbencher means Labor has gained a seat in the Australian senate – but still doesn’t have a majority
· Josh Butler
Five rescued from Hantavirus cruise ship to arrive in Australia tomorrow
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· April Glover
Queensland opposition leader apologises after contempt inquiry
Topic:Government and Politics
· Alex Brewster
‘Going down the Hume’: Premiers trade blows over Victoria’s budget billions
Premier Jacinta Allan has dismissed complaints by other states that the federal government is financially “propping up” Victoria, saying the state spent years watching Canberra shovel buckets of money into projects across NSW.
· Chip Le Grand