The type of Sydney homes that are passing in at auction
Not all homes being offered at auction this season are selling equally well, say agents, with certain property types particularly likely to be passed in.
· Dan F Stapleton
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Newest first · UTC+11:00‘It is one of the worst nightmares’: Hundreds of children abused in childcare – by other children
Almost 250 allegations of child-on-child physical or sexual abuse have been made in childcare centres or outside school hours care in the past three years in Victoria.
· Nicole Precel
The type of Melbourne homes that are passing in at auction
Not all homes are faring equally as Melbourne’s auction market starts to slip this autumn, and buyers are cautious about properties that need renovation or have lofty price hopes.
· Elizabeth Redman
‘A beautiful legacy’: Melbourne chefs unite in tribute to Teage Ezard
Melbourne’s restaurant industry turned out in force on Tuesday night to pay tribute to lauded chef Teage Ezard, who lost his fight against multiple system atrophy less than a fortnight ago.
· Fiona Byrne, John Buckley
This madness has gone on for too long. Australia can no longer rely on Trump’s America
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· Shaun Carney
WA department forks out thousands to hide DV victim after her ex is released on bail
Concerns for a Perth woman’s safety have seen her flown home and placed in hiding by a West Australian government department at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars after her violent ex-partner was released on bail.
· Rebecca Peppiatt, Hamish Hastie
Australia to ban Iranian visa holders, citing ‘national interest’
Iranians on temporarily visas will be restricted from re-entering Australia under controversial new powers.
· News.com.au
'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires
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· Agence France-Presse
'We are in agony': Savannah Guthrie's first interview since mum's disappearance
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· CNN
Danny Shum dominates Happy Valley with four-timer as Hugh Bowman continues Derby-winning ways
Local handler has big night out as Australian jockey carries hot form into midweek meeting
· Olivia O'Sullivan
Bloodied Australian tourist found wandering through Thailand’s notorious red- light district
An Australian tourist was discovered wandering through one of Thailand’s most notorious red-light districts covered in blood on Monday night.
· News.com.au
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park uses AI to track, enrich lives of giant pandas, monkeys
Theme park also reports a surge in overseas visitors over winter, fuelled by a 60 per cent jump in long-haul arrivals from UK, US and Australia
· Wynna Wong
Is Israel deploying the ‘Gaza model’ in Lebanon? – podcast
As Israeli strikes have intensified in Lebanon reporter William Christou has been travelling around the country witnessing the destruction in some of the hardest hit places.
Long-promised animal cruelty prevention laws quietly shelved by Victorian government
Exclusive: Labor bill recognising all animals as sentient and raising care requirements won’t be introduced before state election
· Benita Kolovos
Self-test health kits promise quick results. But what do doctors think of them?
Australian pharmacies now offer rapid tests for perimenopause, iron, vitamin D levels and more. Experts weigh in on whether they’re worth using
· Emma Joyce
More Than Powering Today: Shaping Australia's PV & ESS Future
SYDNEY, Australia, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, unveils its latest innovations — PowerTitan 3.0 with AC block design and Hybrid Solution at Sungrow PV & ESS Summit in Sydney. The event attracted over 300 partners and industry experts to ex…
· PRNEWSWIRE
Australia refuses to say how many Chinese nationals are arriving by boat, saying it may damage bilateral relations
Exclusive: Indonesia reports growing number of attempts by Chinese nationals to organise boat journeys, as Australian authorities refuse to reveal details
· Wing Kuang
Small petrol stations urge Albanese government to crack down on fuel wholesalers as operators run dry
Businesses ranging from vegetable growers to miners warn of disruption from rising petrol prices and lack of supply
· Tom Mcilroy
SA premier announces surprise cabinet reshuffle after landslide win
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Karishma Sarkari
Cyclone expected to deliver massive 'rain dump' to Perth after crossing WA coast
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Karishma Sarkari
First production revealed for Perth’s new $233.5 million film studio
The starting gun has fired for Perth Film Studios, with its first major production – a crime drama set in a fictionalised version of Kalgoorlie – now under way.
· Hamish Hastie
Australian church lawyer appointed by pope as Vatican's chief legal expert
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Major Olympic update on multibillion-dollar Brisbane stadium
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Shutting the gateway to the Pilliga
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Nine lays out vision for WA in style at State Buildings
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Revealed: The Australian universities boasting some of the best courses in the world
Four Australian universities boast engineering courses in the world’s top 10, and 13 data science and AI courses are in the global top 100, as experts call for greater investment in STEM to shore up national security and diversify the economy.
· Sally Rawsthorne
Pay gap for classroom assistants emerges as flashpoint in Victorian teacher dispute
The wages of Victoria’s 34,000 government school classroom assistants have emerged as a flashpoint in the escalating teachers’ pay dispute that shut classrooms in hundreds of schools across the state on Tuesday.
· Noel Towell
'My kids' lives mean nothing': Mum sobs as 'callous' driver jailed
A suspended driver has been jailed for nine years after driving dangerously at double the speed limit before a horror crash that killed two siblings.Johnson Kokozian, 23, was taking his friends on a joyride in his brand new SUV when he tried to overtake a car at Heckenberg, in south-west Sydney, in 2023.The suspende…
· Adelaide Lang
Melbourne teen, 17, charged for allegedly collecting terrorism material
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Joseph Sahyoun
Parents celebrate ‘country school’ zone change after a decade of lobbying
Students in two regional Victorian towns will be able to access a popular “country feel” high school in Daylesford as part of 11 new enrolment boundary changes announced by the state government this week, marking a win for the community’s decade-long fight for change.
· Caroline Schelle
One of Melbourne’s pioneering Italian restaurants is up for sale
Restaurant power couple Rinaldo Di Stasio and Mallory Wall have placed Cafe Di Stasio in St Kilda, the standard-setting Italian diner they have owned for 38 years, up for sale.
· Ardyn Bernoth
Australian shares soar on Middle East ceasefire hopes
The ASX has responded positively to softer inflation figures and talk about a ceasefire in the Middle East. (AAP: Steven Markham)
Indie retailers pushed to back of queue in fuel supply squeeze
Unleaded petrol was selling at an eye-watering 259.9¢ a litre at Fast Fuel service station in Wantirna on Wednesday. Diesel wasn’t selling at all. Yellow signs with a sad face emoji had been stuck to every hose in the forecourt, reading: “Sorry this hose not in use.“.
· Adam Carey, Elias Visontay
My Kitchen Rules star Anthony Mu found not guilty of assaults
A former contestant on My Kitchen Rules who was accused of a range of offences, including dragging a complainant down a hallway and choking her, has been found not guilty.
· Ebony Cavallaro, Cloe Read
Australia prepares for oil prices above US$120 a barrel as diesel passes $3 a litre nationwide
Fuel stocks at same level as when US and Israel launched their war on Iran a month ago, energy minister says
· Josh Butler
‘Massive betrayal’: Iranian nationals with valid tourist visas blocked from entering Australia for six months
Tony Burke says decisions about permanent stays should be ‘deliberate decisions of the government, not a random consequence of who booked a holiday’
· Sarah Basford Canales
NSW takes extraordinary action to secure fuel supplies
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Teachers’ pay demand just one issue to fix in “broken system”
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BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’
Triple J signed off with the hip-hop anthem Express Yourself while other radio and TV networks filled the air with BBC broadcasts, re-runs and soothing music
· Caitlin Cassidy, Amanda Meade
Demolition company a front for secret bikie clubhouse, police fear
An accused building industry extortionist has been banned from associating with a bikie employee after police suggested Joel Leavitt’s demolition company was actually a front for a secret Bandidos clubhouse.
· Erin Pearson
Breaking: Iranian visa holders temporarily barred from travelling to Australia
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· David Lipson
Tropical Cyclone Narelle intensifies off WA as it continues rare path across Australia
Storm is not likely to make a direct hit on Perth, though the city may experience heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday
· Graham Readfearn
WA woman arrested for allegedly bumping her boyfriend up the social housing list
A 55-year-old Clarkson woman has been arrested and appeared in court on Wednesday after police investigated a public housing recipient who significantly jumped the queue for a property.
· Rebecca Peppiatt, Rachael Clifford
Radical swim training approach pays off for Cameron McEvoy with ‘really special’ record
Australian says he has ‘barely done much swimming’ since August
· Jack Snape
'I wish they killed me': Mother left traumatised after violent home invasion
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Joseph Sahyoun
‘Political Band-aid’: cutting Australia’s fuel excise could make petrol shortages worse, economists say
Fuel tax cuts also risk adding to inflation by enabling some households with enough income to spend more
· Luca Ittimani
Pauline Hanson wants to work with Liberals and Nationals to defeat Labor – but rules out official coalition
One Nation leader says voters ‘want to get rid of the Labor party, by all means’ but rejects possibility of formal power-sharing partnership
· Dan Jervis Bardy
Travellers warned of track closures, Story Bridge works over Easter holidays
There will be major track closures in south-east Queensland for three weeks, including over Easter, with travellers forced to catch replacement buses instead of trains.
· Felicity Caldwell