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Authorities are yet to decide how they will move the body of the massive creature, which is attracting humans, eagles – and plenty of sharks
Rise in electricity demand in first quarter of 2026 was moderated by record output from rooftop solar
A boom in battery installations across Australia is outstripping the most optimistic industry forecasts, smoothing out volatile electricity price swings and making the grid more resilient to the threat of global shocks as the Iran war pushes up the cost of energy in other countries.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks to the media after a meeting with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
Punk rockers Amyl and The Sniffers have bagged three top gongs at the Australian music industry's APRA awards. (Supplied: John Angus Stewart)
Melbourne punk quartet wins for Jerkin’, while Guy Sebastian wins most performed Australian work and most performed pop work
Members of Australian families at Roj Camp in eastern Syria, housing people with alleged ties to Islamic State militants, prepare to leave for Damascus as part of a second repatriation effort by Syrian authorities, at Roj Camp in eastern Syria, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
Cocaine use also reaches record highs, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission figures show
Queenslanders are consuming the illicit drug ice in record amounts – 720 kilograms more than the previous year – according to the latest analysis of wastewater.
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
South Bank’s first-ever seafood festival? Really?
A since-ousted Queensland CFMEU leader told major contractor CPB that its bid for a significant state hospital expansion job failed because it did not work with the union.
Mandarin Oriental The Landmark opens a new champagne bar, Artifact brings us the best of Rome, and Cruise at Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour transports us to Mexico
Mandarin Oriental The Landmark opens a new champagne bar, Artifact brings us the best of Rome, and Cruise at Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour transports us to Mexico
India has overtaken England to become Australia’s top overseas country of birth as the overseas-born share of the national population climbed to 32 per cent, the highest since 1891.
A drug trafficker and her partner, who was shot five times by police after charging at them with a knife, have been banned from providing National Disability Insurance Scheme services due to concerns over their chequered histories.
SYDNEY, Australia — Actor Sam Neill says he is cancer-free after five years of living with lymphoma, thanks to a genetic therapy that modified his immune system.
Olympic breakdancer Raygun has raised concerns about the state of higher education in Australia weeks after she took a voluntary redundancy from a Sydney university.Rachael Gunn worked as a lecturer in the faculty of arts at Macquarie University until February.The competitive breakdancer rose to prominence when she…
The City of Sydney is investigating avenues to ban property investors from using their second homes as short-term rentals, as the council moves to free up much-needed inner-city housing.
Government hesitation helped antisemitism flourish in the lead up to the Bondi massacre, one of the nation’s top Jewish leaders has argued in an emotional royal commission submission that decries the use of the terms “Zionist” and “genocide supporter” to attack Jews in Australia.
A pilot and passenger are dead after a light plane crashed into a hangar shortly after takeoff north of Adelaide.
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Soldados participan en un ensayo del desfile militar del Día de la Victoria, en la Plaza Dvortsovaya de San Petersburgo, Rusia, el 28 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Bill Grayden at a Perth service for the 75th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign. (ABC News: James Carmody)
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Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
A week after charging a bikie over an alleged blackmail plot, police have also charged a woman who they claim tipped him off about their plan.
Plane was attempting to land when it crashed into the hangar and sparked a fire
St Pauli captain says decision undermines the sport as force for good
Thousands of government school teachers across Melbourne’s north-west are set to push ahead with rolling half-day strike next week, as negotiations with the state government over wages and working conditions drag on.
After three days stuck on a ledge 13 storeys high, and a two-night stay at the vet, rescued Jack Russell Elbie has happily reunited with her buddy, six-year-old staffy Noi, “like she never left”.
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The plane crashed into a hangar at Parafield Airport, causing a large fire. (Supplied: Shaun Stevenson)
Armed detectives have charged three teenagers over two attempted kidnappings and several aggravated home invasions linked to the violence plaguing Melbourne’s nightlife industry.
US President Donald Trump has said he's "not happy" with Australia's position on the Iran war, criticism Joe Courtney says is "harmful". (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
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More than 290 people, including surviving officer Keely Brough, have been honoured with bravery awards for actions during the Wieambilla tragedy. (Supplied: Queensland Police Service)
West Wits Mining has opted to trim the fat from its asset portfolio, striking a deal to offload its Mt Cecelia gold project in Western Australia while retaining a meaningful stake in any future success.
Three teenagers are accused of targeting and attacking the promoters of an event at a Melbourne hospitality venue.
A T-shirt worn by Jefferson Lewis was found next to a pair of children’s underwear on the banks of the Todd River, police say
Coleen Lamarre, 63, charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to trial over alleged murders of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird
Jessica Omond is worried she may not be able to afford to take her three daughters to netball training and games. (ABC Eyre Peninsula: Jodie Hamilton)
Brett Lindsay pictured outside of Batemans Bay Local Court in September 2025. (ABC South East NSW: Floss Adams)
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The threat posed to homes by a grass fire burning on the state's Northern Tablelands eases after earlier prompting an Emergency alert.
Albanese defends plan forcing Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers through a levy
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Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie accused Labor leader Steven Miles of orchestrating chaos on the rail system, as a union urged the NRL to intervene and pressure the LNP government to resolve an industrial impasse before the city’s sporting flagship, Magic Round, is derailed.
Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election