‘The very best of who we are’: Freeman joins race to help deliver 2032 Games
Athletics great Cathy Freeman is set to make an impact on another home Olympics after joining the race to deliver the Brisbane 2032 Games.
· Laine Clark
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Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds
· Josh Butler
Plans to increase on-street parking, fines and rates in Melbourne draft budget
Topic:Local Government
· Sacha Payne
Melbourne girl, 13, allegedly shouted antisemitic remarks, threw eggs and swerved car towards Jewish families
Jewish families ‘narrowly escaped being struck by the car’ after girl swerved towards them in Ripponlea, police say
· Nino Bucci
Legal experts push back on removal of 'good character' evidence in NSW
Legal experts are pushing back against the NSW government's proposed reform to abolish 'good character' evidence during sentencing. (ABC News)
· Digby Werthmuller
13-year-old girl charged with nearly running over Jewish families in antisemitic attack
A 13-year-old girl has been charged with nearly running over Jewish families in an antisemitic attack that was allegedly part of massive crime spree across Melbourne.
· Angus Delaney, Isabel McMillan
Alleged Cobblebank murder weapon found in father’s shed, court told
The mother of the 16-year-old accused of murdering two children on the streets of Cobblebank knew her son had snuck out of the house that night and found him with a sword the next day, a court has heard.
· Erin Pearson
The Freedmans just bought $3m worth of horses. Now they’re fighting to avoid a ban
Melbourne Cup-winning partnership Anthony and Sam Freedman are embroiled in a legal fight to avoid disqualification for what they claim was a medical oversight, the Victorian Racing Tribunal heard on Tuesday.
· Danny Russell
Childcare centre where accused paedophile worked shut down for three months
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Eleanor Wilson
Police aim to quell vigilante fears in well-off suburb after assault charges
Police and local representatives are trying to calm the nerves of a community in Brisbane’s inner-south after an outbreak of fights at a local park.
· Julius Dennis
South Australia claim back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles
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Melbourne childcare centre suspended for 90 days following multiple breaches
A childcare centre in Werribee will suspend operations for nearly three months after compliance issues were found by a regulator. (Facebook)
WA man jailed for life after killing Kimberley woman
Samuel Jade Lincoln Jingle was sentenced in the Perth Supreme Court on Tuesday morning. (ABC News: Briana Shepherd)
· David Weber
‘Are we frustrated? Yes. Surprised? No’: how Victorian Liberal moderates’ plan to oust Moira Deeming went horribly wrong
Jess Wilson tried to create a united front – and it worked for a minute. But they just couldn’t help themselves
· Benita Kolovos
‘We have expressed sympathy’: Israeli ambassador declines to apologise for Zomi Frankcom killing
Israel’s new chief diplomat in Australia has declined to directly apologise to the family of Zomi Frankcom, as her relatives push for the Israeli investigation into the soldiers who killed the Australian aid worker in a drone strike two years ago to be resolved.
· Matthew Knott
Water Polo Australia looks at 'silver linings' despite star player's defection
Luke Pavillard is one of the world's most lethal left-handed shooters. (Getty Images: Orange Pictures/BSR Agency/Albert ten Hove)
· Simon Smale
Afternoon Update: debit and credit card surcharges scrapped; younger workers to be paid more; and the worst of reality TV
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· Kris Swales
Lomax set to make Super Rugby debut against Reds at Suncorp
Former NSW Origin winger Zac Lomax is set to make his Super Rugby debut for the Force against the Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday evening.
· Iain Payten, Jonathan Drennan
Three cars destroyed after suspected arson attack at Sydney Tesla dealership
Police are combing through CCTV as they work to determine who set three Teslas alight at a dealership in Sydney's west, damaging the rest of the showroom.The fire was originally thought to have started due to a battery explosion, but it was quickly ruled an arson attack after jerrycan lids were discovered near the P…
· Joseph Sahyoun
Melbourne couple allegedly beat and starved woman enslaved in their home
Chee Kit Chong and wife Angie Yeh Ling Liaw are both accused of keeping a slave in their Point Cook home in Melbourne for several months. (Facebook: Chong Chee Kit)
· James Oaten
Oirthir
Tasmania’s regional dining scene took a hit when well-regarded fine diner Van Bone closed in late 2024. But the idyllic site near Marion Bay, about 45 minutes from Hobart, lives on as Oirthir (pronounced “oor-heid”).
· Tomas Telegramma
Samuel Jingle murdered his partner. Her family says he ‘smiled’ as he was arrested
Warning: this report contains the name of a deceased Indigenous person, with her family’s permission. It also contains distressing details.
· Elise Gately, Hannah Murphy
Queensland promises to use fuel tax windfall on cost-of-living relief
The excess goods and services tax collected as fuel prices surged would be returned to Queensland households, the state government has promised, as it joined with Victoria to knock back an alternative proposal to cut prices at the bowser.
· William Davis
Australia says 5 social media platforms aren't fully complying with age law
A YouTube sign is shown near the company’s headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
· Rod Mcguirk
Lomax 'no stranger' to hostile Brisbane if he makes Super Rugby debut
Zac Lomax is yet to make his Super Rugby Pacific debut since joining the Western Force. (AAP: David Woodley)
· Michael Doyle
Report card issued on Antarctic division's cultural reforms
The Australian Antarctic Division has four stations in Antarctica and Macquarie Island, including Casey Station. (ABC News: Owain Stia-James)
· Jano Gibson
Wyndham mayor faces calls to go over reference for child sex offender
A western suburbs mayor is facing internal pressure to resign after it emerged that he joined a failed Liberal political aspirant in giving a friend on child sex abuse charges a glowing character reference.
· Adam Carey
Rolling track closures across Queensland train lines amid fuel crisis
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Rebecca Masters
Boaties find themselves in stand-off with stowaway sugar glider
A stowaway sugar glider that had nested inside the folds of a sailing boat north of Brisbane is back on dry land after finding itself in a stand-off with shocked boaties in the middle of Moreton Bay.
· Sarah Richards
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The most common lottery myths revealed
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Emily Bennett
Tourists on buses out of Exmouth ahead of Easter weekend amid Tropical Cyclone Narelle clean-up
Hundreds of travellers are being bussed out of Exmouth in Western Australia’s north and the clean-up is well under way after Tropical Cyclone Narelle struck the state’s Coral Coast at the weekend.
· Hannah Murphy
How bin chickens, kittens and possums test Sydney’s delayed metro line
Completing the delayed final stretch of Sydney’s $30.4 billion M1 metro rail line in the southwest has thrown up a long list of challenges in turning a more than century-old heavy railway into one for driverless trains.
· Matt O'Sullivan
Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme
Greens amendments to force new watchdog to scrutinise uni fees and the Jobs-Ready Graduates scheme rejected by federal government
· Caitlin Cassidy
Man accused of failed Invasion Day rally bomb may enter insanity plea
Liam Alexander Hall was photographed being spoken to by police on the day of the Perth Invasion Day rally. (Photograph: Kitty Byrne-Hemsley)
‘Pocketing billions’: How the Iran war has thrown Putin an oily lifeline
Washington: As Australia braces for fuel shortages and the world confronts the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran that could trigger a global recession, one country is reaping the spoils: Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
· Michael Koziol
Vitello y los Gigantes logran su 1ra victoria al vencer 3-2 a Padres y Bader jonronea
Harrison Bader, de los Gigantes de San Francisco, celebra su jonrón durante la tercera entrada de un juego de béisbol contra los Padres de San Diego, el lunes 30 de marzo de 2026, en San Diego. (Foto AP/Gregory Bull)
· Bernie Wilson
Farming stalwart and grandson remembered after dam accident
Ian Burnett is being remembered as a respected leader of the central Queensland agricultural community. (Supplied: AgForce Queensland)
· Claudia Sullivan
Owner of property where Dezi Freeman died goes to police
The owner of Dezi Freeman’s hideout has contacted police after learning about the siege while living in a remote Tasmanian town.
· Carla Jaeger
Perth man accused of attempted terror attack at Invasion Day rally to plead mental health defence
Lawyers for Liam Alexander Hall say the 32-year-old is undergoing treatment in custody
· Narelle Towie
Delay for teen accused of Universal founder Greg Josephson's fatal stabbing
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Rex Martinich
'EVs can't just be for snobs': Minns calls for end to reliance on Middle Eastern oil
Petrol prices have skyrocketed over the last few months. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
· Jessica Kidd
Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran? - podcast
As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces…
Johnston conecta jonrón de 2 carreras y Rockies aplastan 14-5 a Azulejos para 1ra victoria
Hunter Goodman, de los Rockies de Colorado, conecta un sencillo durante la quinta entrada de un juego de béisbol contra los Azulejos de Toronto en Toronto, el lunes 30 de marzo de 2026. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press vía AP)
· Ian Harrison
Fair Work abolishes junior pay rates, with half a million young Australians to be paid more
Union celebrates ‘landmark decision’ that will mean adults aged 20 or younger are no longer paid less
· Jonathan Barrett
Lawmaker says Australia broke rules deploying troops to UAE
A senior Australian lawmaker accused the government of breaching its own rules by deploying troops to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month without proper parliamentary oversight.
· Middleeasteye
Sydney brick pit becomes arena in fight to save iconic frog
Hundreds of endangered green and golden bell frogs have been vaccinated against chytrid as part of the trial. (ABC News: Declan Bowring)
· Declan Bowring
Drones and apps put the future of Australian farming in young hands
Topic:Agricultural Technology
· Emily Middleton