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Newest first · UTC+11:00Out of the flames: communities give thanks
Victorian volunteers have responded to many devastating and deadly fires over the years, but the brutal heatwave of early 2026 provided some especially challenging conditions. From mid-February, more than 435,000 hectares of land had burned and 26 total fire bans had been declared, compared with 12 during the previo…
· Simon Webster
Victorian teacher strikes delayed for two weeks as pay deal inches closer
Rolling teacher strikes expected this week will be delayed, as pay negotiations show “strong progress”.
· Nicole Precel, Jackson Graham
Melbourne bar rammed, doused with petrol amid suspicious fires
Two jerry cans could be seen on stairs inside the Electric Bar this morning. (ABC News: Kate Meade)
Marion withdrew $80k at a Byron Bay bank. She hasn’t been seen since
The daughter of a woman who changed her name, went overseas and then disappeared believes “someone knows something” about what happened to her mother, whose presumed death has fuelled a popular podcast and is now the subject of a $1 million reward for information.
· Jack Gramenz
Piastri, Norris resurrect McLaren’s season in wild and wet Miami, but Antonelli’s hot streak continues
After an unexpected five-week break, Formula 1 returned to Florida, where McLaren showed they are on the rise, with Australian Oscar Piastri claiming third and teammate Lando Norris second in a chaotic race.
· Hannah Kennelly
Busch brilla y Cachorros vencen 8-4 a los Diamondbacks para su 5ta victoria seguida
Michael Busch, de los Cachorros de Chicago (derecha), celebra con el coach de tercera base Quintin Berry (izquierda) tras conectar un triple de tres carreras durante la quinta entrada de un partido de béisbol contra los Diamondbacks de Arizona, el domingo 3 de mayo de 2026, en Chicago. (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
· Jay Cohen
Australia news live: Chalmers says budget will pay down more debt; families of Bondi shooting victims to take stand at royal commission
Treasurer says next week’s budget will save more than it spends. Follow today’s news live
· Stephanie Convery, Josh Butler
ACT government locks in more-direct route for light rail to Woden
An artist's impression of the proposed Albert Hall light rail stop in the Parliamentary Triangle. (Supplied: ACT government)
· Monte Bovill
Japanese Prime Minister begins visit to Australia
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How people power is helping to restore bus routes across Sydney
Topic:Public Transport
· Jessica Kidd
SA's history preservation organisation faces questions over future
Topic:Monument and Heritage Site
· George Yankovich
Australia's most remote communities losing essential services due to price of fuel
Topic:Rural and Remote Communities
· Mietta Adams
Suaalii’s dream Twickenham debut is a millstone around his neck
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s muted return against the Western Force in Sydney on Friday night was partly due to the visitors’ smart tactics of starving the Waratahs of the ball.
· Paul Cully
Tenants having to fight to fix unliveable, unsafe, unhealthy public housing
Having to create a makeshift kitchen due to cockroach infestations, constantly wet carpet, and widespread mould making bathrooms unusable are just some of the issues facing Tasmanian public housing residents.
· Adam Holmes
Changes to Queensland train station staffing hours explained
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· Charlie Mclean
The mental health 'safety gap' causing decade-long delays for vulnerable Australians
Mental Health Australia, the nation's peak body for the mental health sector, has found that some migrants face significant adjustment pains when moving to the country. Source: Getty / Picture Alliance
· Sbsaustralia
Kimi Antonelli gana el Gran Premio de Miami para su tercera victoria seguida en F1
El italiano Kimi Antonelli de la escudería Mercedes celebra tras ganar el Gran Premio de Miami el domingo 3 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Rebecca Blackwell)
· Jenna Fryer
Victoria's housing plan will homogenise suburbs, campaigners say
A statewide coalition of 21 residents' groups will campaign to oppose the Victorian government's planning reforms, arguing councils and community members should have greater input into how their neighbourhoods are shaped by development.
· Shannon Schubert
Warnings over Russian ‘blood oil’ as Asian fuel imports increase
Australia’s increased reliance on Asian fuel is putting the nation at risk of importing sanctioned Russian “blood oil” via third countries, experts and pro-Ukraine groups say, as the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens global energy supplies.
· Angus Delaney
AI tool ‘too dangerous to release’ could wreak havoc on businesses
Australia’s largest cybersecurity firm has issued an urgent warning about a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can find and exploit flaws in software at unprecedented speed and scale, and which experts fear could trigger the next wave of major data breaches.
· David Swan
The Rajs bought into the Australian dream. It came with a nightmare
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· Anthony Segaert
Inside the fight to stamp out polio in one of Australia’s closest neighbours
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· Angus Thomson
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‘Sick of paying Point Piper prices’: Lavish party host Di Maloney disputes $100m debts claims
For good reason, Point Piper local Di Maloney is well known for her no-expense-spared parties: Guest lists of up to 800 people, free-flowing champagne, caviar stands, light shows, live entertainment, smoke machines, a state-of-the-art sound system and staging for her DJ son Ryan.
· Lucy Macken
A swanky Melbourne sandwich shop and providore has landed on the Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula locals got a taste of Melbourne’s inner-south east with the arrival of Breadcetera’s second outpost at the weekend. Following the success of the swanky sandwich shop and grocery store’s debut opposite Malvern East’s Central Park last year, it’s now making its mark in Mount Eliza, just a few kilo…
· Emily Holgate
‘Leaving to resettle in a country at war’: The Australian Jews fleeing Sydney
Nir Golan was called a “dirty Jew” and was subjected to a Nazi salute by a stranger as he waited for a bus in broad daylight, in a busy thoroughfare of Bondi Junction. Witnesses turned their heads and said nothing as hate speech spewed from a man who seemingly targeted Golan for wearing a kippah.
· Alexandra Smith
The seven factors that will decide if interest rates go up tomorrow
Emily Stewart explains this week's interest rate decision. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser)
· Emily Stewart
Australia to hold first antisemitism commission hearing after Bondi Beach interim report
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is set to begin its first block of hearings on Monday, following the presentation of an interim report regarding the Bondi Beach Massacre.
· MICHAEL STARR
Strait talk and migration shivers
MORE than two months into the volatile Iran-US war, permanent and temporary migration to the Five favorite DestiNations for Filipinos — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US — mirrors how the ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must proceed: carefully, ready for unannounced, expensive fees, and always…
· Crispin Aranda
Strait talk and migration shivers
MORE than two months into the volatile Iran-US war, permanent and temporary migration to the Five favorite DestiNations for Filipinos — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US — mirrors how the ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must proceed: carefully, ready for unannounced, expensive fees, and always…
· Crispin Aranda
The Swans are fast, bold, skilful – and making the most of the AFL’s new rules. It’s a good time to be a forward | Jonathan Horn
With seven goals, Malcolm Rosas Jr propelled Sydney to the top of the ladder in a helter-skelter win over Melbourne
· Jonathan Horn
Our national energy transition is a rare opportunity to enrich and reward Australian workers
A good national prosperity strategy won’t just replace one industry with another; it will restore confidence across middle Australia along the way
· Thom Woodroofe
What are we here for? Anthony Albanese’s Labor government faces the defining test of its appetite for reform
In the first of a two-part series, Labor insiders weigh up the competing stresses on the government in what was meant to be its central year to deliver change
· Dan Jervis Bardy
The ‘Oscars for political nerds’ or a threat to democracy? Grab a ticket, it’s Canberra’s budget fundraiser season
As major parties once again spruik budget night events at thousands of dollars a ticket, some MPs say they resent the ritzy social galas
· Krishani Dhanji, Sarah Basford Canales
How to conserve your dragon – and avoid losing Australia’s most imperilled reptile for a second time
Melbourne zoo’s new breeding centre hopes to safeguard the future of the critically endangered Victorian grassland earless dragon
· Petra Stock
Bondi royal commission: what more could have been done? - podcast
The interim report of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion has handed down its first 14 recommendations. It says there is no gap in current laws that could have prevented the shooting. But the 155-page report calls for better policing of Jewish festivals after a ‘high’ terror risk was flagged for…
Why the RBA is predicted to deliver a third straight interest rate hike this week
While interest rate rises can’t affect the surging price of oil caused by Middle East turmoil, they are still the Reserve Bank’s best – and only – tool to fight inflation
· Patrick Commins
Trump teases 'very interesting' UFO files in new document dump
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Associated Press
Los 76ers aspiran a más tras avanzar a segunda ronda al vencer en el juego 7 a los Celtics
Joel Embiid de los 76ers de Filadelfia celebra con su equipo la victoria en el juego 7 de la primera ronda de los Celtics de Boston el sábado 2 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Jim Davis)
· Kyle Hightower
Boxed in: The harsh budget reality facing Victoria and the two costs we can’t rein in
Victoria is financially “boxed in”, with the state government consistently struggling to bring down spending to meet its own budget expectations, driven by health expenses and interest payments.
· Kieran Rooney
To be frank, there’s no other store
“So sad about the distress of David Jones,” writes Nola Tucker of Kiama. “My grandfather was a floorwalker there in the 1890s. ‘A man with the white carnation,’ said my mum. I also worked there on the ground floor in the Elizabeth Street store in Uni holidays and remember the excitement when Frank Sinatra was in Syd…
Takaichi bound for Australia to strengthen economic, security ties
The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance
· Bloomberg
Takaichi bound for Australia to strengthen economic, security ties
The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance
· Bloomberg
Jeremy, 16, died from a tick-induced meat allergy. Sydney’s north is a global hotspot for the disease
When he was 16, Jeremy Webb went on a Central Coast camping trip with friends. They ate sausages and marshmallows. Feeling breathless and nauseous, he ran for help, but collapsed. His friends called an ambulance as they desperately tried to resuscitate him.
· Adam Hegarty, Anne Worthington
Rare opportunity for bipartisan correction
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When tension is a good thing: Meet the acrobat couple running a circus
As a couple who run a circus, Charice Rust and Jonathan Morgan have learned the importance of work-life balance.
· Carolyn Webb
Brisbane Lions complained about a privacy breach over #whiteboardgate. Close the blinds and give us a spell
Brisbane Lions. Strengths: Playing football. The quality of progeny. Academy products. Procuring public money.
· Michael Gleeson
Australia should consider Japanese submarine back-up as Takaichi arrives to meet Albanese
Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS pact is so risky the nation should ask to lease submarines from Japan as a fall-back option, a former senior defence official has said as Sanae Takaichi arrives in the country for her first visit as Japanese Prime Minister.
· Matthew Knott