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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will dash to Singapore to lock in fuel imports from the oil superpower as Australia backs diplomatic moves from Turkey and Egypt to mediate an end to the war in Iran.
The Australian War Memorial has a display commemorating Ben Roberts-Smith's Victoria Cross. (AAP: Alan Porritt)
Reporting on Bruce Lehrmann’s Queensland rape case was suppressed for almost three weeks, it can be revealed, in a now-abandoned bid by the former federal Liberal party staffer to keep his name out of the press.
Queensland senator ‘steadfast’ in her support of former Australian soldier as police charge him with five counts of war crime – murder
Under the bill, 12 offences will be added to laws that already allow children to be sentenced to life behind bars for some non-violent crimes
Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday.
The Crisafulli government seized on a drop in crimes typically committed by youth offenders as evidence its tough-on-crime agenda was working, but the Labor opposition said community safety remained a concern and accused the LNP of cherry-picking data.
Nine years after investigative journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters started reporting on war crime allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier is sitting in a police holding cell after being arrested at Sydney Airport.
Talia Gibson has gone from squad member to key player for Australia's BJK Cup tie against Britain. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
Red Metal Limited has delivered a high-value Easter surprise, rewarding its loyal backers with a direct slice of one of Australia’s most promising silver and copper-gold development plays. The company has unveiled plans for a major in-specie distribution of its ASX-listed Maronan Metals shares, a tactical move aimed…
Australian federal police commissioner, Krissy Barrett, says a former soldier was arrested at Sydney’s domestic airport on Tuesday morning, and will face court in New South Wales later on Tuesday. She says, ‘It will be alleged the man was a member of the ADF when he was involved in the death of Afghan nationals betw…
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Jesse Arthars has been picked to play fullback for the Brisbane Broncos on Friday night. (Getty Images: Bradley Kanaris)
Australian boxer Andrew Moloney has locked in a world title shot in Japan. (AAP: Richard Wainwright)
A large amount of illegal steroids and prescription drugs were among the substances discovered in the raids. (Supplied: ACT Policing)
Two teenage boys have been arrested and charged after another teen was allegedly brutally bashed in a Geelong alleyway last week.
Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney airport and is expected to face charges for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Roberts-Smith reportedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff and drank out of a prosthetic leg of a man who was gunned down
Roberts-Smith reportedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff and drank out of a prosthetic leg of a man who was gunned down
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Simon Hill could choose to define himself by any one of a bunch of restaurants.
When Ben Roberts-Smith boarded a plane from Brisbane to Sydney for a family holiday, he had no idea scores of officers would be waiting for him on the tarmac, ready to arrest the former soldier over alleged war crimes.
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Queensland’s residential care system for at-risk children has lurched into a “financial catastrophe” as costs balloon past $1 billion a year, an inquiry has heard.
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True North Copper has launched reverse-circulation (RC) and diamond drilling at its Wallace North copper-gold deposit in northwest Queensland, in a fresh program aimed at growing a near-mine resource and feeding crucial technical work for upcoming development studies.
The reporting period for the data covers the last three months of the former Labor government and the first nine months of the LNP administration. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)
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El pívot de los Nuggets de Denver Nikola Jokić intenta lanzar el balón tras recibir una falta de Toumani Camara de los Trail Blazers de Portland junto al pívot Robert Williams III en el encuentro del lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/David Zalubowski)
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former Australian soldier was charged on Tuesday with war crimes on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police said.
Australian data center builder Firmus is looking to expand at home and across the region. (Source photos by AP and screenshot from Firmus' website)
El primera base de los Rangers de Texas Jake Burger saluda al pitcher Jakob Junis tras vencer a los Marineros de Seattle el lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Julio Cortez)
El pitcher de los Padres de San Diego Germán Márquez lanza en la primera entrada ante los Piratas de Pittsburgh el lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Gene J. Puskar)
Australia's most-decorated living soldier has been arrested and will be charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, according to local media.
Rohan Dennis outside an Adelaide court for sentencing submissions last year. (ABC News: Stephen Opie)
Woman denies allegations of aggravated kidnapping during Augusto Pinochet’s 1970s military dictatorship
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith, who has been arrested in Sydney in connection to an investigation over war crimes. (AAP: Flavio Brancaleone)
Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he committed war crimes
Former Special Air Services soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged war crimes.Roberts-Smith, 47, was arrested at Sydney Airport today.The Victoria Cross recipient served in multiple theatres overseas during his service with the armed forces, including Afghanistan.LIVE UP…
An 11-year-old boy has died after being hit while riding his push scooter in Mandurah, marking a tragic end to a string of fatalities across the Easter long weekend.
A new $150 million retail outlet is facing scrutiny over a contentious parking policy that prioritises customers rather than the workers who run its 100-plus stores.
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Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested in relation to multiple counts of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners in what looms as the most significant war crimes prosecution in Australian history.
Kellie grew up in Bendigo, Victoria and joined the ABC in 2000 as a rural reporter in Gippsland. She worked in the Melbourne newsroom as a television and radio news reporter, newsroom chief of staff and reporter for AM, PM and The World Today. Kellie was executive producer of the Victorian Country Hour and is curren…
Raymond Tan (Dua Bakehouse) blends the flavours of his Malaysian childhood with French technique at this cafe-bakery. Sardine hand pies sit alongside squishy kuehs, bite-sized desserts usually made of rice flour, and cakes soar sky-high in flavours such as kaya toast or Ribena. Cookies are thick and heavy-set, with …
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Some of Australia's largest online bookmakers are regulated in the Northern Territory. (ABC News: Michael Donnelly)