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Just as many people are ready to blame the government for its spending as they do global inflationary headwinds, making reform difficult for Albanese
· Peter Lewis Australia
Australia’s emergency plan starts with carpooling, escalates to fuel caps
Australians would be urged to tackle a fuel shortage by carpooling and using electric vehicles under the government’s emergency fuel plan, while more extreme measures would ration fuel by shutting petrol off at the pump once a daily allowance was exceeded.
· Brittany Busch
Track Cyclone Narelle live as it approaches WA
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has re-formed off Western Australia, bringing with it the danger of damaging winds and heavy rain.
World in pictures, March 25, 2026
A Tottenham Hotspur supporter sets off a flare as the team bus arrives before the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on March 22, 2026 in London, England. Credit:Alex Pantling/Getty Images
· Danie Sprague
Could Cyclone Narelle come as far south as Perth?
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has re-intensified over the Indian Ocean and is threatening to put Western Australia next on its hit list.
· Tyne Logan
Governments announce $2b bailout for Australia's largest aluminium smelter
Topic:Energy Industry
· Aaron Kelly
Is this Australia’s moment to embrace renewables? Ask Adam Morton your questions now
The impact of the war in the Middle East is likely to reshape the global economy for years – is this the moment for Australia to change the way it thinks about energy? Post your questions now for our climate and environment editor
· Adam Morton
‘Rules are in flux’: $2b bailout for Rio Tinto as Labor cites national sovereignty
A $2 billion taxpayer-funded subsidy has been announced for Rio Tinto’s Queensland aluminium smelter, as the Albanese government doubles down on its commitment to save local manufacturing with another bailout.
· Mike Foley
Two more arrested after alleged kidnapping and murder of Sydney grandfather
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Patrick Brischetto
Cacti confiscated from home garden over fears of another 'prickly pear' disaster
Topic:Succulent Plants
· Crispian Yeomans
Woman dies after being struck by truck on remote outback highway
A woman has died in outback Queensland after being struck by a truck. (ABC News)
· Abbey Halter
Jetstar slashes flights to New Zealand as fuel costs bite
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Patrick Brischetto
Sydney teenager charged with terror offences after allegedly posting threats of extremist violence
NSW police allege the boy ‘held a mixed ideology and outlined plans for acts of violence’
· Australian Associated Press
Live: Australian share market to rise ahead of CPI data release
Australian shares are set to rise as the market opens, after a volatile session on Wall Street where investors swayed between fears of rising oil prices and hopes for a resolution to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
· Samuel Yang
Two more arrested over Sydney grandfather’s alleged kidnapping and murder
Two more people have been arrested over the horrifying alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian, taken from his bed in a case of mistaken identity.
· Jack Gramenz, Riley Walter
Breaking: Two more people arrested over grandfather's kidnapping murder
Detectives investigating the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian have arrested two people. (Supplied: NSW Police)
Wombats, dolomite cliffs, the ‘cleanest air in the world’ — our guide to a thrilling Tasmania adventure
Even for Australians, the island of Tasmania is obscure. For Americans, it’s frightfully far-fetched. Its capital, Hobart, is known as the gateway to Antarctica, and that should give you some idea of its place in the world, a good deal farther south than Cape Town.
· Christopher Cameron
Aussies heading to the USA set for high-speed Wi-Fi in a travel revolution
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Trevor Long
Why SA farmers are turning from the Liberal Party towards One Nation
The swing towards Pauline Hanson's One Nation party was noticeable in rural electorates. (ABC News)
· Eliza Berlage
Football Australia explains why Matildas' next games are against low-ranked teams
Two games against New Zealand, yielding a combined 7-0 goal difference, were part of the Matildas' Asian Cup preparation. (Getty Images: Mark Brake)
Three people killed, two injured in crash involving car and truck
Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
Alleged bank robber arrested after 30 years on the run
A man has been arrested over two bank robberies that allegedly took place almost 30 years ago. (Supplied: NSW Police)
· Bruce Mackenzie
Location of Brisbane's new Olympic stadium unveiled
New artist's impressions show the interior of the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park. (Supplied: Queensland government)
· Jack Mckay
In Australia's most food insecure suburbs, lines for aid are doubling
Cos We Care's Ann Cooper, in the centre holding a box, said people accessing food relief had doubled in six months. (Supplied)
· Ahmed Yussuf
Australia politics live: ‘we got lucky’ with Perth attack says Burke; treasurer says economy will be ‘buffeted’
Minister tells security conference many people could have been killed in Invasion Day incident; Treasury working ‘full tilt’ on budget measures. Follow updates live
· Martinfarrer, Sarah Basford Canales
Tropical Cyclone Narelle re-forms off WA, expected to reach category three
The forecast track map of Narelle has it affecting multiple communities in WA's north. (Supplied: BOM)
Queensland mulch company says 'political agenda' behind council rejection
Topic:Urban Development and Planning
· Tobi Loftus
Wine growers fear smoke taint will spoil harvest as planned burns begin
Smoke over a vineyard after a planned burn in Big Hill. (Supplied: Cliff Stubbs)
· Nate Woodall
E-bike power crackdown and age limits introduced in NSW
Restrictions on high-powered e-bikes have been introduced, as the state government explores age limits. (ABC Radio Sydney: Declan Bowring)
· Millie Roberts
Hannah Green gets in her punches in the boxing ring and on the golf course
Hannah Green of Australia poses with the tournament trophy after winning the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)
· Doug Ferguson
First Western Sydney Airport international flight tickets go on sale
Topic:Air Transport Industry
· Declan Bowring
‘There’s something sassy about this’: the reinvention of the sari – in pictures
View image in fullscreenThis is an early example of a radical, glamorous sari, says exhibition curator Priya Khanchandani. Tarun Tahiliani designed this for Lady Gaga’s debut performance in Delhi in 2010. It’s made of foil jersey and accessorised with Swarovski crystal chains. Normally saris are draped by the wearer…
· Isabella Lee
Zoo welcomes Lion cubs
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International airline locks in flights to Sydney's new airport
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Sydney Sweeney has a scantily-clad night at the theater in sizzling Syrn lingerie video
Sydney Sweeney’s back for round two.
· Avery Matera
'So lucky': Burke warns failed Perth bomb attack could have killed many
Police and crowds at the Perth Invasion Day protest on January 26, 2026. (ABC News: Cason Ho)
· Stephen Dziedzic
They lived in spare rooms and motels, their teen years 'stripped away'
Kesh Fernandez remembers how overwhelming becoming homeless as a teenager was. (ABC News: Leah White)
· Tessa Flemming
UTAS landed a land deal — but its problems may run deeper
The University of Tasmania wants parliament's approval to dispose of land in its "upper" Sandy Bay campus. (ABC News)
· Adam Holmes
Gary is part of the super-rich. He believes wealthy Australians should be paying more tax
UK inequality campaigner Gary Stevenson recently signed an open letter with hundreds of the "super-rich" — including Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith — demanding they be taxed more. Australia's number of billionaires doubled between 2015 and 2025, according to Oxfam. Credit: SBS/Caroline Huang
· Sbsaustralia
The Sydney venues cradling the next generation of bands
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· Kayla Olaya
Rare bright spot in an area dogged by lobbying and political backflips
It’s 6.15am in one of Sydney’s biggest clubs, and a young mother of two is sitting alone, exhausted and terrified over how much cash she has just blown on the flashing machine in front of her. She will never see that money again – nor the $5000 she also spent the night before while the rest of the city slept.
· Bevan Shields
Sydney Dance Company artistic director Rafael Bonachela reveals departure date
Long-time artistic director and choreographer Rafael Bonachela is leaving Sydney Dance Company (SDC).
· Nick Galvin
Why tenants can't trust photos like this on rental listings anymore
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· Maddison Leach
All households to suffer if 'central' industry buckles under soaring fuel costs
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Yashee Sharma
Can you spot the speed limit on the sign in this picture?
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Joseph Sahyoun
He kicked in a door to assault his ex. A loophole got him off a serious crime
He kicked open a door secured with three locks to assault his ex-partner in the apartment they once shared.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Labor’s budget reality bites as industrial peace with teachers ends
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· The Age's View
Broken lifts, vandalised toilets and a mysterious odour: Something smells at Southern Cross
A nauseous stench has forced V/Line to indefinitely shut a booking office at Southern Cross Station, in the latest example of poor amenity affecting travellers and workers at the privately run transit hub.
· Patrick Hatch