Tropical Cyclone Narelle forecast to hit third state after crossing NT coast
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· April Glover
Ice cream shop in Melbourne’s south-west gutted by fire
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Kings deny roughing up Cotton in NBL Championship Series opener
Bryce Cotton was restricted to just 10 points in game one. (AAP: Mark Evans)
Kings deny roughing up Cotton in NBL Championship Series opener
Bryce Cotton was restricted to just 10 points in game one. (AAP: Mark Evans)
Larger sharks could enter Port Phillip as climate warms water, scientists say
Sevengill sharks are among the species being tracked by scientists near Melbourne. (AAP: Julian Smith)
· Natasha Schapova
'We can't recreate the past': Oxford Street blow as queer venue shutters
Stonewall Hotel has entered voluntary administration and is leaving Sydney's Oxford Street following 28 years of operation. (ABC News: Adam Griffiths)
· Miriah Davis
Elche corta su racha sin ganar en 2026 con triunfo ante Mallorca en La Liga
MADRID (AP) — El Elche salió de la zona de descenso de La Liga al derrotar a Mallorca 2-1 para lograr su primera victoria del año el sábado.
· Tales Azzoni
Far North Queensland takes stock of cyclone damage as clean-up begins
Crews in the town of Lockhart River spent much of Saturday cleaning up. (Supplied: Wayne Butcher)
· Katrina Beavan
Rain-battered communities face down second bout with slow-moving cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has made its way across the Gulf of Carpentaria after making landfall in Far North Queensland. Source: AAP / Brian Cassey
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Brisbane’s ‘big bunch-up’: New report flags end of suburban sprawl
The Brisbane backyard will be squeezed out as suburban neighbourhoods become more contained and the city finally sheds its sleepy tag to become a true 24-hour economy.
· Cameron Atfield
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'There is a risk': Concerns over the new Iranian leader owning assets in Australia
A list of publicly known assets compiled by SBS News shows that the new ayatollah's net worth could be well into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Credit: Middle East Images/ ABACA/ PA/Alamy/ AAP/ Schlosshotel Kitzbühel website/ Google Maps
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These two dads say Australia needs to talk about compensating surrogates
Australians desperate to start a family are being driven overseas into markets that can be dangerous, costly and ethically dubious.
Emersonn marca al final y Tolosa supera 1-0 al Lorient en la Ligue 1
El suplente Emersonn anotó un gol en solitario en los últimos minutos para darle al Tolosa la victoria en casa el sábado 1-0 ante el Lorient en la Ligue 1.
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· April Glover
Amy lost three pregnancies. No one asked about her mental health
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· Rebecca Masters
Superannuation should be used for aged care, not inherited by next generation, aged care CEO says
Labor should urge Australians to rethink purpose of super, Tracey Burton says, so country’s $4tn in superannuation could help plug funding shortfalls
· Tom Mcilroy
The Iran crisis is hurting Australians’ hip pockets and driving inflation. It’s time for a windfall fossil fuel tax | Zoe Daniel
The political and economic fallout from the Iran war provides an opportunity for the Albanese government to finally get with the program
· Zoe Daniel
Across Australia’s outer suburbs, more parents are picking private over public schools. What’s behind the trend?
The uptick in enrolments is sharpest in urban growth areas, with parents seeking the best opportunity they can get for their children
· Stephanie Convery
Matildas rise to a grand occasion but are left to rue the goal that never came
Australia had Japan on the back foot for long periods but a flurry of shots were scuffed, saved and blocked in a narrow Women’s Asian Cup final defeat
· Jack Snape
The Melbourne expert who has spent a lifetime uncovering ‘the archaeology of the printed book’
Prof Wallace Kirsop, 92, is one of Australia’s foremost experts in rare books – not just their contents but their makers, buyers and readers, and the stories they tell beyond the page
· Stephanie Convery
Petrol theft expected to rise in Australia as police call for more CCTV and prepaid pumps
Amid a surge in fuel prices and fear of shortages, SA police chief signals officers might stop investigating ‘drive-offs’ unless service stations install prepaid pumps
· Nino Bucci
Tasmania’s Mount Arthur: a place awash with the true sort of quiet that soaks into your skin | Joseph Earp
I do not want to paint this tucked-away spot as ‘quaint’ or ‘sleepy’. In fact, the effect all nature has on me is ultimately rousing
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Australia last rationed fuel in the 1970s. Could we do it again?
As oil prices skyrocket, analysts believe the disruption to the global supply will last months, not weeks. So what other options are there?
· Patrick Commins
New games for an old console, meet the new generation of Game Boy developers
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When it comes to great food, New Zealand is cutting Australia’s lunch
“This is like mana for our industry,” says Ben Bayly in between mouthfuls of paua, New Zealand abalone, which here at Bayly’s flagship Auckland restaurant Ahi has been braised, served with a paua emulsion and topped with crisp shards of kumara.
· Ben Groundwater
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On the evening of 29 December 2011, police officer Clifton Lewis was moonlighting as a security guard at a Chicago minimart when two men walked in. They shot him several times, then took off with his gun and police star. A week later, police had their suspects: four men affiliated with a gang called the Spanish Cobr…
The state’s surf clubs are struggling, and sausage sizzles won’t cut it any more
It took 25 years of sausage sizzles and shaking the tin for a small northern NSW surf club to fund a new clubhouse to replace the 1967 brick and fibro facility.
· Julie Power
‘These are avoidable’: Dozens of babies dead or permanently injured after freebirths
At least 13 babies have died following so-called freebirths in Victoria over the past five years, while a further 11 have suffered potential lifelong brain injuries.
· Henrietta Cook
Aussie home of King Charles’ polo coach hits the market for $11.5m
Sky Farm, the home of the late Australian polo legend Sinclair Hill and his wife, Wendy, near Nowra, has hit the market with a price guide of $11.5 million to $12.5 million.
· Kristy Johnson
Savour the ‘unbeatable tongue-twang’ of fresh fruit pies at this nostalgic bakery cafe
When I was growing up, my family’s holiday car trips traversed New Zealand’s North Island, visiting countless farming relatives across the rolling pastures after stopping to eat a particular family-size blackberry pie available in a bakery in the town of Rotorua.
· Lenny Ann Low
Revealed: The biggest predictors of depression, anxiety in teenagers
Bad sleep and trouble at home can set adolescents on a trajectory towards depression and anxiety, says an Australian-first study aimed at predicting and protecting the teenagers at greatest risk.
· Kate Aubusson
Australia’s smoking rates fell for decades. But that’s changed – and here’s why
As Australia’s top thinkers on organised crime gathered in Canberra this week, one topic hijacked the conversation: what to do about Australia’s worsening illicit tobacco problem.
· Marta Pascual Juanola
What country Victoria revealed about my Chinese grandfather's secret past
Genealogy is an addictive hobby but unlocking family secrets — and dealing with the fallout — can reveal the hidden stories that shape who we are.
Nicole Kidman growing close to Australian actor as they’re spotted holding hands after Keith Urban divorce
Nicole Kidman has her heart wide open.
· Alexandra Bellusci
Mason’s legacy lies in the reputation he helped forge for Hong Kong’s final court
The death of the influential Australian jurist at the age of 100 prompts reflection on the continued value to the city of eminent justices from overseas
· Cliff Buddle
Adriana Lima’s signature scent can be yours for under $25
This Victoria’s Secret model isn’t keeping her favorite fragrance a secret.
· Hannah Southwick
One in four women cop driver misbehaviour in rideshares and taxis
More than one in four women have experienced inappropriate conduct by rideshare and taxi drivers, including being asked sexual questions, NSW government data shows, as the state moves to mandate behavioural training for drivers.
· Elias Visontay
Labor landslide, Libs hit rock bottom and a seismic One Nation shockwave
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· Eleanor Wilson
2026 Women’s Asian Cup – in pictures
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· Guardian Sport
In South Australia One Nation has put meat on the bones of its polling surge – now both major parties need to respond
The SA election result is devastating for the Liberals, but there are warning signs for Labor too in One Nation’s startling rise, which has rocked Australian politics
· Dan Jervis Bardy
One Nation's surge could send 'seismic shockwaves' across border
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· Eleanor Wilson
Pauline Hanson addresses One Nation supporters in South Australia
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Women’s Asian Cup: Japan beat Australia in final to claim continental title
Maika Hamano scored the decisive goal in the 17th minute to win the cup for Japan for the third time in the last four editions
· Reuters
Maika Hamano's goal secures Japan's Women's Asian Cup win over Australia
Japan’s Maika Hamano, center, celebrates after scoring the first goal during the Women’s Asian Cup soccer final between Japan and Australia in Sydney, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Matildas suffer heartbreak as Japan stunner wins third Women’s Asian Cup crown
Japan 1-0 Australia (Hamano 17) in final in Sydney
· Samantha Lewis
Waratahs waste first-half dominance to lose 12th in a row against Blues
There is no shame in losing to the Blues. Beaten Super Rugby finalists last season, the Kiwi powerhouse had won their last 11 against the Waratahs. But their 12th will be one of the hardest for NSW to stomach.
· Jonathan Drennan